Ridesharing

Peer-to-peer ridesharing can be divided along the spectrum from commercial, for-fee transportation network companies to for-profit ridesharing services to informal nonprofit peer-to-peer carpooling arrangements.

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Special Situations Fund Engine Capital Seeks Board Changes at Lyft

Special Situations Fund Engine Capital Seeks Board Changes at Lyft
Special Situations Fund Engine Capital Seeks Board Changes at Lyft
April 29, 2025  |  Ridesharing

Engine Capital, a special situations fund that invested in Lyft in 2024 and has about a 1% stake in the company, said Tuesday (April 29)...

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Uber CEO Says Robots Could Replace Human Drivers by 2040
Uber CEO Says Robots Could Replace Human Drivers by 2040
April 28, 2025  |  Technology

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi predicted that robot drivers will replace human drivers at scale in 15 to 20 years in an autonomous future, as long...

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Lyft to Start Adding Licensed Taxis to Rideshare Platform
Lyft to Start Adding Licensed Taxis to Rideshare Platform
April 24, 2025  |  Ridesharing

Lyft is set to start rolling out a feature that will let riders opt in to be matched with a licensed taxi when that vehicle...

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Lyft Pays $197 Million to Pick Up German Taxi App FreeNow
Lyft Pays $197 Million to Pick Up German Taxi App FreeNow
April 16, 2025  |  Acquisitions

Lyft is expanding into Europe with its $197 million purchase of taxi app FreeNow. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Mobile Phones Overtake Desktops as Consumers’ Preferred Travel Booking Tool
Mobile Phones Overtake Desktops as Consumers’ Preferred Travel Booking Tool
April 04, 2025  |  Travel Payments

Travel agents have long gone the way of video store clerks, and consumers haven’t walked into an airport or hotel to make a flight or...

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A New Kind of Uber: Taking a Spin in Waymo’s Self-Driving Car
A New Kind of Uber: Taking a Spin in Waymo’s Self-Driving Car
March 22, 2025  |  Transportation

The white Jaguar with a bulky top headed toward me on the busy streets of Austin, Texas. About a block away, it stopped at a...

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