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 Autonomous Unit Invests $150M In Toronto
Uber Autonomous Unit Invests $150M In Toronto
September 14, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Uber’s CEO used his first visit to the company’s Canadian tech hub to announce a new engineering hub in Toronto. Dara Khosrowshahi revealed that Uber...

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Uber Lawsuit Contends Company Saves Money By Misclassifying Drivers
Uber Lawsuit Contends Company Saves Money By Misclassifying Drivers
September 12, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Uber Technologies is facing a lawsuit that claims the ride-hailing company is misclassifying drivers in California as independent contractors in order to save money. According to...

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Grab Expands Payments To Vietnam
Grab Expands Payments To Vietnam
September 11, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Grab, a Southeast Asian ridehailing company, announced Tuesday (Sept. 11) that it has inked a partnership with Vietnam’s Moca Technology and Service company. According to a...

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Uber Ecosystem Expands Into Uber Cash
Uber Ecosystem Expands Into Uber Cash
September 10, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Mention innovation and disruption and thoughts will often turn to Uber. The story of the ridesharing company’s massive disruption of the century-old regulated taxi industry is well-documented....

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What Innovators Can Learn From Uber Cash
What Innovators Can Learn From Uber Cash
September 10, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Long before innovators began talking about the power of ecosystems to transform commerce, scientists spent centuries studying them under microscopes in their labs. Biologists wanted...

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Formativ Health Teams Up With Lyft For Patient Rides
Formativ Health Teams Up With Lyft For Patient Rides
September 07, 2018  |  Ridesharing

To help patients get rides to their medical appointments, Formativ Health is teaming up with Lyft. The health services company plans to work with Lyft...

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GO-JEK Pairs With P2P Lenders To Boost FinTech In S. Asia
GO-JEK Pairs With P2P Lenders To Boost FinTech In S. Asia
September 05, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Indonesian ride-hailing and online payment company GO-JEK is expanding its financial technology services through partnerships with three peer-to-peer (P2P) lending firms: Findaya, Dana Cita and...

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Uber’s Newest Project? Reinventing Its Payments Experience
Uber’s Newest Project? Reinventing Its Payments Experience
September 05, 2018  |  Ridesharing

The transportation company that innovated payments by delivering the Uber experience is at it again — this time, by making it easier and more rewarding...

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Uber Expects Electric Bikes To Hurt Margins
Uber Expects Electric Bikes To Hurt Margins
August 27, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Uber has announced that it will soon be focusing on electric bicycles and scooters for shorter trips. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said that while in the...

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