This Week in Mobility – April 12, 2019 This week, Grab is seeking even more money to expand operations, competition is brimming in the autonomous car industry, and Uber released its S-1 IPO filing. Uber Files For Likely May IPO After the market closed Thursday, Uber released its IPO prospectus. The company will list on […]
This Week In On Demand― March 21, 2019 This week, NYC gets its first autonomous shuttle service, more transit authorities are looking to ridesharing partnerships to fill gaps in service, and UberEats invests in real estate. Self Driving Shuttle Coming to New York City MIT-based company Optimus Ride is bringing New York City’s first driverless shuttle […]
This Week In On Demand — Oct. 12, 2018 It’s been a busy week for on-demand industries. From employee switch-ups to new partnerships, here’s what you need to know about your favorite side-hustle companies. Lyft Hires New CMO & Policy Chief On Monday, Lyft announced Joy Howard is joining their C-suite as CMO. Howard, who previously worked with […]
The 10 Most Exciting Rideshare Startups of 2018 Despite their ups and downs, Uber and Lyft have captured the lion’s share of the ridesharing market in the United States. However, dozens of other rideshare (and bikeshare) firms have launched in the last year, devising new strategies to appeal to niche riders. From bicycles to automobiles […]
Alright, here’s the major events from the rideshare sector in 2017. January Taxi drivers strike at NY airports in response to Trump’s Muslim ban. Uber refuses to support the strike or stop surge pricing. The #DeleteUber Movement begins in response. Uber settles a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit that charged that it misled drivers about pay. […]
Uber is already the subject of four separate criminal investigations, and now we know there is a fifth investigation. Recap Of The First Four Uber Criminal Probes First, the DOJ is currently investigating Uber’s use of its Greyball software tool. This is the tool which Uber used to hide its vehicles from law enforcement officials. Second, […]
Waymo (Google) v. Uber Lawsuit Update Well, it’s been quite a week in the multi billion dollar Uber – Waymo lawsuit! On Tuesday, Judge Alsup, who’s presiding over the Waymo v. Google case, accused Uber of withholding evidence, and delayed the start of the trial. The trial was supposed to begin next week, but now […]
Lyft ended 2016 stalled. Although the company narrowed its losses in 2016, it’s market share was stagnant at under 20%. What a difference a year can make! In 2017, Lyft successfully expanded to over a hundred new markets, more than doubled its ridership, and secured a huge investment and strategic partnership with Google. On the […]
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