Klaxit, the French startup that connects drivers with riders commuting to work, has inked a partnership with Uber, recently launching a new feature. According to reports, if a driver cancels a ride home from work, Klaxit will book an Uber ride for the customer. Unlike Uber, which...
Grab and Uber, the Singapore ride-hailing companies, were slapped with fines and restrictions after regulators concluded the merger between the two has resulted in higher prices. Reuters, citing the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore, reported the combined $9.5 million in fines was small compared...
Daimler, the German carmaker that owns Mercedes-Benz, has acquired a stake in Taxify, the ride-booking startup, in a round of fundraising that gives Taxify a valuation of greater than $1 billion. The Financial Times reported that Taxify, which is based in Estonia and has China’s Didi...
In Uber news, the ride-hailing service’s U.K. head has stepped down just as the company is gearing up to meet with London’s transport regulator and have its license in the city renewed. According to a report in Reuters, citing an email seen by the news...
December 20, 2023
Uber and other ride-hailing companies have agreed to give their French drivers a raise. Those workers will now be eligible for 9 euros ($9.85) per trip — up from 7.65 euros ($8.38) — and will be guaranteed an income of at least 30 euros ($32.88) per hour and 1 euro ($1.10) per kilometer, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday […]
September 30, 2018
Klaxit, the French startup that connects drivers with riders commuting to work, has inked a partnership with Uber, recently launching a new feature. According to reports, if a driver cancels a ride...
September 24, 2018
Grab and Uber, the Singapore ride-hailing companies, were slapped with fines and restrictions after regulators concluded the merger between the two has resulted in higher prices. Reuters, citing the Competition...
May 30, 2018
Daimler, the German carmaker that owns Mercedes-Benz, has acquired a stake in Taxify, the ride-booking startup, in a round of fundraising that gives Taxify a valuation of greater than $1 billion....
