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

Zego Raises Over £1M In Funding To Provide Insurance Platform For Gig-Economy Drivers
Zego Raises Over £1M In Funding To Provide Insurance Platform For Gig-Economy Drivers
July 20, 2017  |  Gig Economy

Startup Zego has raised just over £1 million in seed funding from investors, including LocalGlobe, with FTSE 100 company Aviva, for an “insurtech” product for...

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Why OnTruck Isn’t The “Uber For Trucks”
Why OnTruck Isn’t The “Uber For Trucks”
July 19, 2017  |  Matchmakers

Iñigo Juantegui, co-founder of OnTruck, tends to hear the word “Uber” a lot. As the head of a platform that connects short haul truckers to...

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Grab Poised To Raise $2B In Funding
Grab Poised To Raise $2B In Funding
July 17, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Grab Taxi Holdings, the Singapore ride-hailing company and Uber Technologies’ largest rival in Southeast Asia, is in the processing of raising $2 billion in venture...

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Bicycle, Bicycle — Why People Want To Ride Mobike’s Bicycle
Bicycle, Bicycle — Why People Want To Ride Mobike’s Bicycle
July 17, 2017  |  Mastercard

Bike-sharing has become big business worldwide in a relatively short span of time.  Virtually unheard of even a few years ago, these days there are...

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Uber And Yandex To Create New Company In Russia
Uber And Yandex To Create New Company In Russia
July 14, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Uber announced Thursday (July 13) that it is teaming up with Yandex to create a new company that combines its Rides and EATS business in...

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Uber Informs Investors That Bookings Will Rise As Losses Decline
Uber Informs Investors That Bookings Will Rise As Losses Decline
July 13, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Uber told investors to expect bookings to increase and losses to narrow during its first presentation to shareholders since Travis Kalanick was pushed out as...

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Larry Page Can Be Deposed In Uber Suit, Court Rules
Larry Page Can Be Deposed In Uber Suit, Court Rules
July 11, 2017  |  Legal

Larry Page, the chief executive of Alphabet and co-founder of Google, has to answer questions by ridesharing app company Uber in its lawsuit over self-driving...

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Ride-Hailing Returns To Long Island And Upstate New York
Ride-Hailing Returns To Long Island And Upstate New York
July 05, 2017  |  Ridesharing

The New York Times reports news that ride-hailing has returned to New York state and Long Island after a two-year battle by Lyft, Via, Uber...

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The End Of The Uber Experience?
The End Of The Uber Experience?
July 05, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Friction is something that I talk and write about a lot. Its abundance in payments and commerce is what inspires innovators to challenge a friction-filled...

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