Car Tech The Web Tesla could take on Uber, gears up to enter the ride-sharing market Tesla applies for permit to launch ride-sharing service in California By Kishalaya Kundu, March 3, 2025, 7:44 AM
Tech Culture Industry This Indian CEO champions the 70-hour grind, dismisses work-life balance as "Western" concept Bhavish Aggarwal has also been urging Indians to ditch what he calls "Western" products By Zo Ahmed, July 11, 2024, 9:01 AM 39 comments
Mobile The Web For the first time ever, Uber turns a profit for the full year From money loser to money maker, Uber's come a long way By Zo Ahmed, February 9, 2024, 12:17 PM
Tech Culture The Web Uber gets exposed as lobbyist shares the ridesharing giant's shady growth story 124,000 confidential files reveal a company that often skirted laws to ensure continued growth By Adrian Potoroaca, July 12, 2022, 12:12 PM 12 comments
Tech Culture Less than two-weeks later, Miami rolls back its ban on shared electric scooters If you can't beat 'em, regulate 'em By Cal Jeffrey, November 29, 2021, 5:59 PM 12 comments
Tech Culture Mobile Uber will let riders reserve trips up to 30 days in advance and pick a 'favorite' driver Uber Reserve rolls out in select cities this week By Cohen Coberly, November 10, 2020, 12:57 PM
Industry California voters pass Proposition 22, eliminating employee protections for Uber and Lyft drivers Uber and Lyft's business model is secure By Cohen Coberly, November 4, 2020, 11:53 AM 36 comments
Industry Car Tech Uber now allows you to book a ride for $50 per hour, make multiple stops along the way You can now schedule a trip for up to seven hours at a time By Adrian Potoroaca, May 30, 2020, 2:20 PM 7 comments
Car Tech Industry Uber may lead $170M investment in scooter startup Lime Uber aims to become the Amazon of transportation By Adrian Potoroaca, May 5, 2020, 3:40 PM
Industry Lyft lays off 17 percent of its workforce, institutes pay cuts for remaining employees Ride-sharing companies are struggling lately By Cohen Coberly, April 29, 2020, 6:31 PM
Car Tech Cruise's self-driving electric shuttle is purpose built for ridesharing Stripping out unnecessary equipment to make more room for passengers By Shawn Knight, January 22, 2020, 11:51 AM
Industry Car Tech Uber continues global expansion by snapping up Middle Eastern rival Egypt officials have approved the deal, but with some caveats By Adrian Potoroaca, December 30, 2019, 2:38 PM
Industry Lyft partners with ADT to enhance rider safety Discreet support in the event of an emergency By Shawn Knight, October 14, 2019, 11:53 AM
Tech Culture Uber will soon enable pet-friendly rides... for a fee Riders will soon have to pay to bring their pets along By Shawn Knight, October 9, 2019, 11:22 AM
Industry Uber rolls out its RideCheck safety feature across the US It uses smartphone sensors to detect vehicle crashes By Rob Thubron, September 18, 2019, 8:35 AM
Mobile Google Google Maps will now suggest ridesharing, cycling options for 'first and last mile' transportation The feature begins its rollout today By Cohen Coberly, August 27, 2019, 3:41 PM
Car Tech Electronics Segway-Ninebot announces an e-scooter that can drive itself back to a charging station The tech could be a boon for Uber and Lyft By Cohen Coberly, August 16, 2019, 4:59 PM 7 comments
Industry Car Tech Toyota pours $600m into Didi and pens smart fleet partnership Toyota is getting serious about investing in ridesharing By Adrian Potoroaca, July 25, 2019, 9:31 AM
Industry Ride hailing has led to a spike in the number of Americans that identify as taxi drivers Perhaps they're better classified as chauffeurs or personal drivers? By Shawn Knight, June 24, 2019, 1:21 PM
Car Tech Industry GM is scaling back its Maven car-sharing service in eight of 17 North American markets Maven will focus on its strongest markets By Shawn Knight, May 21, 2019, 1:13 PM
Car Tech Uber adds Quiet Mode for passengers who don't want to talk to drivers Exclusive to its premium services By Rob Thubron, May 15, 2019, 8:25 AM 7 comments
Car Tech Industry Uber facing class action lawsuit from thousands of Australian taxi drivers It's alleged that the ride-sharing service operated illegally By Rob Thubron, May 3, 2019, 9:17 AM
Industry Uber is targeting a $90 billion IPO, receives $500M from PayPal Uber needs the cash to fill their money pit By Isaiah Mayersen, April 27, 2019, 11:04 AM
Industry Car Tech Sony enters Japan's taxi-hailing market with S.Ride app It boasts a fleet of over 10,000 cabs By Rob Thubron, April 16, 2019, 8:55 AM
Industry Lyft will perform daily driver background checks to boost safety It's also rolling out 'enhanced identity verification' for drivers By Cohen Coberly, April 15, 2019, 4:32 PM