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

Bicycle, Bicycle — Why People Want To Ride Mobike’s Bicycle
Bicycle, Bicycle — Why People Want To Ride Mobike’s Bicycle
July 17, 2017  |  Mastercard

Bike-sharing has become big business worldwide in a relatively short span of time.  Virtually unheard of even a few years ago, these days there are...

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Uber And Yandex To Create New Company In Russia
Uber And Yandex To Create New Company In Russia
July 14, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Uber announced Thursday (July 13) that it is teaming up with Yandex to create a new company that combines its Rides and EATS business in...

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Uber Informs Investors That Bookings Will Rise As Losses Decline
Uber Informs Investors That Bookings Will Rise As Losses Decline
July 13, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Uber told investors to expect bookings to increase and losses to narrow during its first presentation to shareholders since Travis Kalanick was pushed out as...

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Larry Page Can Be Deposed In Uber Suit, Court Rules
Larry Page Can Be Deposed In Uber Suit, Court Rules
July 11, 2017  |  Legal

Larry Page, the chief executive of Alphabet and co-founder of Google, has to answer questions by ridesharing app company Uber in its lawsuit over self-driving...

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Ride-Hailing Returns To Long Island And Upstate New York
Ride-Hailing Returns To Long Island And Upstate New York
July 05, 2017  |  Ridesharing

The New York Times reports news that ride-hailing has returned to New York state and Long Island after a two-year battle by Lyft, Via, Uber...

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The End Of The Uber Experience?
The End Of The Uber Experience?
July 05, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Friction is something that I talk and write about a lot. Its abundance in payments and commerce is what inspires innovators to challenge a friction-filled...

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Lyft’s John Zimmer On The Uber Rivalry
Lyft’s John Zimmer On The Uber Rivalry
July 04, 2017  |  Ridesharing

With 30 percent of the app-driven ridesharing trips taken in the United States, a decade into its journey, Lyft is proving to be a formidable...

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How GM’s Maven Is Driving Unattended Urban Mobility
How GM’s Maven Is Driving Unattended Urban Mobility
June 23, 2017  |  Unattended Retail

Can car-sharing services help detangle urban traffic gridlock? For the June Unattended Retail Tracker™, PYMNTS catches up with Bob Tiderington, senior manager of General Motor’s...

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Ridesharing Co. Uber Enables In-App Tipping For US Drivers
Ridesharing Co. Uber Enables In-App Tipping For US Drivers
June 21, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Carsharing app Uber, aiming to keep its drivers from jumping ship, has reportedly rolled out the ability for passengers to give drivers in the U.S. a...

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