Tag: rideshare
When Is Tech Making Things Better, Not Just Easier?
Figuring out when tech is “mission-driven” and making life better rather than just easier usually depends on your values. Sometimes, like when...
COVID-19 May Drive Consolidation in Faltering Micromobility Sector
The coronavirus is upending business in micromobility, where startups were already struggling to make shared scooters and bicycles a viable transportation option.Investors...
E-Cargo Bikes in NYC May Ease Congestion, Help Air Quality as...
New York is taking aim at congestion and pollution caused by swarms of delivery trucks with a plan to boost a greener...
Uber Seeing Daylight: Predicts Profitability After Latest, Massive Loss
Uber Technologies Inc., which has shown it can dominate the ride-sharing industry, has yet to prove to Wall Street that it can...
Uber Faces Another Ethical and Financial Challenge With Contractor Fight
Uber has been fighting for years to keep its 3.9 million drivers classified as independent contractors, which means they are in business...
SpaceX, Taking Cue from Uber, Starts Ride-sharing For Satellites
SpaceX is moving ride-sharing to outer space.
Taking a hint from fellow unicorn Uber, Elon Musk’s rocket launching company...
A Digital Nose? Hyundai Spends Millions on Smell Sensors to Keep...
With the spread of sensors that help drivers see more, Hyundai Motor Co. is getting behind the idea that another nose might...
Lyft Building Services for The Blind, Boosting ‘Woke’ Image
Lyft, trying to establish itself as the top ride sharing company leader for the disabled community, is boosting efforts to provide rides...
Xooox, British Ridesharing Startup, Offers An Ethical Alternative To Uber
Uber has grown in a decade to become the world’s largest ride-hailing company, with a market cap of $74 billion, and handling...
Taiwan’s Gogoro’s Headwinds May Rise Even with New Scooter Platform
Taiwan’s Gogoro unveiled its electric scooter rideshare app, as it seeks to keep its position as the country’s leader amid intensifying competition...
India’s Ola Joins EV Mobility Startups Getting VC Love
Venture capital’s appetite for EV mobility startups shows no sign of satiation, as India’s electric-vehicle ride-sharing service Ola Electric Mobility gets a...
Why Uber Probably Isn’t Pivoting to Fintech
Uber earlier this month was reported to be adding financial services to its ride-hailing business and that it was hiring engineers with...
Uber, Lyft Target The Unhip: Medicare Patients Need Rides to Appointments
Uber and rival Lyft have set their sights on a not-so-hip crowd -- elderly passengers needing a ride to a medical appointment....
Bird-Scoot Deal Signals New Stage in Race for Scooter Supremacy
The on-demand scooter industry entered a new phase this year as investors and companies bet that the two-wheelers, at one time reserved...
China’s Hellobike Seeks Up to $1B in New Push for Capital
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A few years after Chinese startups turned dockless bike-sharing into a...
Ride-Sharing: Who Will Define the Future of Transport?
Opinions from our network of advisors, investors, operators and analysts on the risks and opportunities they see.
More than a century ago, Ford Motor Co.’s...
This Startup Aims to Bring Entertainment to Ride-Sharing
On Our Radar: Deals we are paying attention to for their impact on industry.
A long ride goes by much faster with a little “inflight...