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

Uber Eats Throws Down Gauntlet, Aims For 70 Pct Of Food Delivery Market
Uber Eats Throws Down Gauntlet, Aims For 70 Pct Of Food Delivery Market
October 24, 2018  |  Delivery

Uber plans the expansion its on-demand food delivery service Uber Eats so that it covers more than 70 percent of the U.S. by the end...

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Lyft Buys Blue Vision Labs For $72 Million
Lyft Buys Blue Vision Labs For $72 Million
October 23, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Lyft, the ride-hailing startup that is expected to launch an initial public offering (IPO) next year, has reportedly acquired Blue Vision Labs, the London-based augmented...

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Uber And Lyft Race To Get Ahead In IPO Game
Uber And Lyft Race To Get Ahead In IPO Game
October 17, 2018  |  Ridesharing

The world being created by ridesharing services is one of aggressive corporate expansion, political action, payments development, socio-economic uncertainty and gig economy growth. Now comes...

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Uber Mulls Bringing On Minority Investor For Self-Driving Unit
Uber Mulls Bringing On Minority Investor For Self-Driving Unit
October 17, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Uber, the ride-hailing company, is reportedly mulling bringing on a minority investor to help it bankroll its self-driving unit. Financial Times, citing two people familiar...

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Waymo Logs 10 Million Miles Driven On Public Roads
Waymo Logs 10 Million Miles Driven On Public Roads
October 10, 2018  |  Innovation

Waymo, the self-driving car company owned by Alphabet, announced on Wednesday (Oct. 10) that its self-driving vehicles have surpassed 10 million miles driven on public...

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Waze Carpool Now Available Nationwide
Waze Carpool Now Available Nationwide
October 10, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Waze Carpool, the Google-owned app that connects people with rides, announced Wednesday (Oct. 10) that the service is now available nationwide. In a blog post,...

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Uber Eyes Grocery Delivery
Uber Eyes Grocery Delivery
October 10, 2018  |  Delivery

Ridesharing company Uber is considering getting back into the grocery delivery game. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said that due to the company’s success in the delivery...

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SoftBank Near Deal To Invest $500M In Grab
SoftBank Near Deal To Invest $500M In Grab
October 05, 2018  |  Ridesharing

SoftBank Group is close to reaching a deal with Grab, the Southeast Asian ride-hailing company, in which it will invest $500 million. Reuters, citing sources...

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Scooter-Sharing Co Expands Its Offerings With ‘Bird Zero,’ ‘Bird Delivery’
Scooter-Sharing Co Expands Its Offerings With ‘Bird Zero,’ ‘Bird Delivery’
October 05, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Electric scooter-sharing startup Bird is expanding its services with the launch of new custom electric scooters in coming weeks. In partnership with Okai, Bird designed...

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