Ridesharing

Peer-to-peer ridesharing can be divided along the spectrum from commercial, for-fee transportation network companies to for-profit ridesharing services to informal nonprofit peer-to-peer carpooling arrangements.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Uber and Lyft Settle Massachusetts Lawsuit, End Ballot Initiative

Uber and Lyft Settle Massachusetts Lawsuit, End Ballot Initiative
Uber and Lyft Settle Massachusetts Lawsuit, End Ballot Initiative
June 28, 2024  |  Gig Economy

Uber and Lyft agreed to a settlement with the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General, resolving the office’s multiyear litigation against the ridesharing companies. The...

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Uber Invites Consumers to Give up Car, Try Alternative Transportation
Uber Invites Consumers to Give up Car, Try Alternative Transportation
June 27, 2024  |  Ridesharing

Uber is inviting consumers to give up their personal car for five weeks and adopt a “car-light lifestyle.” The ride-hailing company will select up to...

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Court Rejects Uber’s Challenge to California Gig Worker Law
Court Rejects Uber’s Challenge to California Gig Worker Law
June 10, 2024  |  Gig Economy

Uber said Monday (June 10) that a U.S. appeals court decision rejecting the company’s challenge to a California law that could force it to treat...

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Grab Teams With OpenAI to Integrate AI in Ride-Hailing, Delivery Business
Grab Teams With OpenAI to Integrate AI in Ride-Hailing, Delivery Business
May 30, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Ride-hailing and delivery company Grab partnered with artificial intelligence firm OpenAI to upgrade its app and integrate AI across its business Grab, which operates in...

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Uber Integrates Social Commerce Into Marketplace as Shoppers Seek Peer Recommendations
Uber Integrates Social Commerce Into Marketplace as Shoppers Seek Peer Recommendations
May 17, 2024  |  Social Commerce

As consumers increasingly look for guidance from trusted friends and content creators to inform their shopping, Uber is integrating a social element into its Eats...

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Lyft Extends 70% Pay Standard to Drivers Nationwide
Lyft Extends 70% Pay Standard to Drivers Nationwide
May 14, 2024  |  Ridesharing

Ride-hailing platform Lyft said it wants to lift its driver’s earnings. Earlier this year, the company introduced a new standard for drivers, ensuring they will always earn 70%...

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Earnings Point to Different Routes for Lyft and Uber
Earnings Point to Different Routes for Lyft and Uber
May 08, 2024  |  Earnings

Uber and Lyft bring to mind the oft-quoted Robert Frost poem. You know the one — about two roads that diverged. The rest of the...

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Uber for Business Adds ‘Delegate Profiles’ for Executive Assistants
Uber for Business Adds ‘Delegate Profiles’ for Executive Assistants
April 24, 2024  |  Ridesharing

Uber for Business has designed a new tool to make it easier for executive assistants (EAs) to arrange corporate travel.  The company’s new delegate profiles enable EAs...

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