ride-hailing

Uber, Lyft Boost Demand For Real Estate In Some Neighborhoods
Uber, Lyft Boost Demand For Real Estate In Some Neighborhoods
April 17, 2017  |  Real Estate

Uber and Lyft, the ride-hailing apps taking cities by storm, is also having another positive impact: driving demand for real estate in certain neighborhoods. According to a...

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Uber Drivers Embrace Instant Pay
Uber Drivers Embrace Instant Pay
April 06, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Last year Uber, the ride-hailing app, rolled out Instant Pay in an effort to get drivers to get paid right away, and after opening the...

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Today In Data: Companies In Flux
Today In Data: Companies In Flux
April 04, 2017  |  Daily Data Dive

There’s a flurry of activity going on in terms of acquisitions, expansions and downsizing. From providing better security tools to moving into Asian territory, companies...

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Didi Brazil May Heat Up Uber Competition
Didi Brazil May Heat Up Uber Competition
January 05, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Didi, the Chinese ride-hailing juggernaut, has just taken a stake in yet another ride-hailing peer, this time in Brazil. This extends its reach into Latin...

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Cab Glut In The Big Apple Hints At Ridesharing As Salve?
Cab Glut In The Big Apple Hints At Ridesharing As Salve?
January 04, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Is the Big Apple overrun with one of its ubiquitous signifiers — the yellow cab? CNNMoney reported recently on an MIT study, which, earlier this week,...

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Flywheel, ‘Uber for Taxis,’ Takes Big Apple
Flywheel, ‘Uber for Taxis,’ Takes Big Apple
September 23, 2016  |  Mobile Commerce

Flywheel, the taxi startup that’s challenging Uber and Lyft in the ride-hailing market with its TaxiOS platform, has launched its service in New York City, TechCrunch...

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Siri Will Soon Take Your Money (And Book You A Ride, Too)
Siri Will Soon Take Your Money (And Book You A Ride, Too)
September 02, 2016  |  Apple

Apple has said that its developers are in the midst of working with Siri to develop functions that will let users book rides and make...

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Google Takes On Uber
Google Takes On Uber
August 31, 2016  |  Mobile Commerce

Google is driving straight towards ride-hailing giant Uber. In a clash of tech-driven titans, The Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday (Aug. 30) that Google is...

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Ridesharing Ripe For Competition
Ridesharing Ripe For Competition
August 29, 2016  |  Mobile Commerce

The ridesharing industry is gearing up for real competition, marked as it is by more firms entering the arena, given its low barriers to entry. Those...

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