Lyft is reportedly aiming to bring autonomous robotaxis to its app as soon as next year. The service would launch first in Dallas with additional markets to follow, TechCrunch reported Monday (Feb. 10), citing comments from a company executive. As the report noted, the news...
Uber on Wednesday (July 31) announced a multiyear strategic partnership aimed at integrating 100,000 BYD electric vehicles (EVs) into its platform across several key global markets. The initiative will begin in Europe and Latin America, with plans to expand to the Middle East, Canada, Australia and...
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday (July 25) that gig workers can be classified as independent contractors, ending a long legal battle in the state. The court’s ruling upheld a lower-court decision that Proposition 22, a 2020 ballot measure that allowed companies to classify drivers...
On Tuesday (May 21), the California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging a ballot measure known as Proposition 22. The measure, which was approved by nearly 60% of voters in California in November 2020, allows app-based services such as Uber and Lyft to classify drivers in...
March 19, 2025
Forget the open road and the roar of the engine. A new generation, the zillennials (those born between 1991 and 1999), are approaching transportation with a distinctly different mindset than their predecessors. As detailed in PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest report, “Generation Zillennial: Zillennials’ Transportation Choices May Have Future Down Payments in Mind,” this cohort is less […]
July 06, 2021
In what appears to be an increasingly common show of might, Chinese government regulators have again clamped down domestically on a high-profile, publicly-traded company, despite its prominent name recognition and...
February 10, 2025
Lyft is reportedly aiming to bring autonomous robotaxis to its app as soon as next year. The service would launch first in Dallas with additional markets to follow, TechCrunch reported Monday (Feb. 10), citing comments from a company executive. As the report noted, the news coincides with Lyft’s upcoming earnings, rival Uber’s plans to launch […]
July 31, 2024
Uber on Wednesday (July 31) announced a multiyear strategic partnership aimed at integrating 100,000 BYD electric vehicles (EVs) into its platform across several key global markets. The initiative will begin in...
July 25, 2024
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday (July 25) that gig workers can be classified as independent contractors, ending a long legal battle in the state. The court’s ruling upheld a...
May 21, 2024
On Tuesday (May 21), the California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging a ballot measure known as Proposition 22. The measure, which was approved by nearly...
