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Uber and Grab are bringing Southeast Asia’s taxi on-demand war to Myanmar
Southeast Asia’s ride-sharing war is spreading to a new frontier after rivals Grab and Uber revealed plans to expand into Myanmar, the country also known as Burma. Singapore-based Grab announced its...
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Didi Chuxing is reportedly considering a $6 billion investment backed by...
Didi Chuxing, the largest ride sharing app in China, is deliberating a proposed $6 billion investment backed by SoftBank Group, according to a report in Bloomberg. Read More
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Uber to pull out of Denmark, blaming new taxi law
Uber says is will pull out of Denmark next month, on April 18, after the government agreed a new taxi law that introduces additional requirements such as mandatory fare meters and seat sensors. Read...
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Uber responds to the New York Times article about how it psychologically...
Uber is on the defensive after the New York Times claimed that it manipulates drivers using techniques from behavioral science in order to reduce costs and increase corporate growth. The company did...
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Uber reportedly tracked Lyft drivers using a secret software program named...
Another day, another revelation of an ethically questionable business practice by Uber. This time The Information reports that Uber secretly tracked Lyft drivers using an internal software program it...
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Uber returns to Taiwan after partnering with licensed rental car companies
Finally some good news for Uber: it will resume its ride-hailing service in Taiwan today, two months after suspending operations following a long-running battle with the country’s government. To avoid...
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Report: UberRush will stop handling restaurant deliveries
Uber plans to close its UberRush courier service to restaurant deliveries, according to a report in Quartz. Instead, restaurants will be encouraged to use UberEats, the company’s food delivery...
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Lyft’s New Shuttle Service Is More Convenient Than Lyft Line
Lyft has recently rolled out a “shuttle” service that is in beta in San Francisco and Chicago. Since I live in San Francisco, I was able to give this service a try so you know what to expect if it...
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Uber Drivers Will Soon Be Able to Accept Tips
It might be too little too late, but amid all the Uber controversy, which recently culminated in its CEO’s resignation, Uber has decided to allow all U.S. drivers to accept tips. Here’s what that means...
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Uber will now let you add multiple stops to your route
Uber today is adding a new feature that will solve a challenge almost every rider, at some point, has faced: the difficulty with picking up friends along the route to your destination. That’s because,...
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Lyft’s chief operating officer will leave by the end of this year
Lyft’s chief operating officer Rex Tibbens plans to step down by the end of the year. The news was first reported by Axios and confirmed by Lyft to TechCrunch. Read More
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Passport, the technology business for city transit systems, raises $43 million
Passport, company that’s managing much of the technical aspects of how people pay to use public transportation resources in cities like London, Miami, and Los Angeles has just raised $43 million. The...
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Lyft Concierge, its ride-booking service for businesses, opens to all
Lyft today announced it’s expanding its Concierge program – the service that allows organizations to schedule rides for other people – to more business customers. First announced in 2016, the service...
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Former employees say Lyft staffers spied on passengers
Similar to Uber’s “God View” scandal, Lyft staffers have been abusing customer insight software to view the personal contact info and ride history of the startup’s passengers. One source that formerly...
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Heetch raises another $20 million to compete head-to-head with Uber in Europe
French startup Heetch has an ambitious goal. The company wants to become the second ride-sharing service in France and in the other European countries where it operates. The startup just raised $20...
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Uber launches a new lower-priced service called Chap Chap in Nairobi
Uber has launched a new, lower-cost service in Nairobi called Uber Chap Chap. Made possible by using a fleet of fuel-efficient budget sedans, Uber Chap Chap (Swahili slang for “hurry, hurry”) is...
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London sets out safety-first plan for regulating ride-sharing
After London sent ripple’s of shock through Silicon Valley last year, by denying Uber a renewal of its private hire vehicle license, the city’s transport regulator is doubling down on its scrutiny of...
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Chariot co-founder and CEO Ali Vahabzadeh left Ford at the beginning of February
As automakers continue to work on their strategies for the next generation of transportation, one of the biggies is making a change to its leadership structure. Ali Vahabzadeh, the CEO and co-founder...
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MIT to revisit ride-sharing study after Uber rebuttal
The lead academic behind an MIT CEEPR research paper which casts doubt on the sustainability of driving for Uber or Lyft has accepted Uber’s criticism of how driver income data was gathered and said...
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