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.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Lyft IPO Oversubscribed, Could Reap $1B In CA Taxes
Lyft IPO Oversubscribed, Could Reap $1B In CA Taxes
March 20, 2019  |  IPO

Lyft’s initial public offering (IPO) is reportedly oversubscribed, with the company on its way to getting or maybe even exceeding its sought-after $23 billion valuation....

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Uber Eyes April IPO Debut
Uber Eyes April IPO Debut
March 15, 2019  |  IPO

Sources have revealed that Uber is planning to launch its initial public offering (IPO) in April. According to Reuters, Uber will issue its required public...

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Bike And Scooter Businesses Take A Beating
Bike And Scooter Businesses Take A Beating
March 08, 2019  |  Ecosystems

The sharing of bicycles and scooters is a model that has over the last year or two has moved further into the mainstream of consumer...

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Bird To Roll Out Scooter Program In Three Regions
Bird To Roll Out Scooter Program In Three Regions
March 07, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Bird, the scooter sharing startup, is gearing up to roll out a new program in New Zealand, Canada and Latin America dubbed Bird Platform, in...

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Uber Rolls Out Rewards To All US Passengers
Uber Rolls Out Rewards To All US Passengers
March 04, 2019  |  Ridesharing

After Uber started to introduce Uber Rewards in January, the feature is now said to be available to all passengers in the United States. Through the...

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Uber Fixes Bug That Reveals Client Secrets
Uber Fixes Bug That Reveals Client Secrets
February 21, 2019  |  Safety and Security

After becoming aware of a bug on its back-end systems, Uber repaired a vulnerability that provided access to secret developer tokens. A developer endpoint had...

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Tencent Touts Aggressive Investment Plans
Tencent Touts Aggressive Investment Plans
February 20, 2019  |  Investments

Go big or go home — that could describe Tencent’s aggressive investment philosophy, one whose pace will not ease, according to Martin Lau, president of...

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When Will Profits Hitch A Ride With Uber And Lyft?
When Will Profits Hitch A Ride With Uber And Lyft?
February 18, 2019  |  Ridesharing

The world of ridesharing — one that has expanded into such areas as food delivery and last-mile transportation needs via scooters — is about to get...

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China’s Didi To Take On Uber In Chile, Peru
China’s Didi To Take On Uber In Chile, Peru
February 18, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Didi Chuxing, the Chinese ride-hailing company, wants to take on Uber in Latin America, eyeing Chile, Peru, and Colombia. Reuters, citing job postings and a...

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