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All across the country, millions of people use ride-hail services, like Lyft or Uber, to go out to dinner, get to events such as baseball games and concerts, run errands, commute to work, for airport trips etc. With a tap of a button on their smartphones, passengers request a car and a driver arrives quickly, picks them and drops them off safely at their destination. More than 1 out of 3 people in the US have used ride-hail services, which are most prominent in major cities, such as New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Uber’s 17% of total revenue …
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At the beginning of 2019, Uber started the first of, what they say are, three rounds of company wide layoffs. In the ten and a half months of 2019, the company has laid off enough employees it has become a percent of their entire company’s population. The third and final round of layoffs included 350 employees from a wide range of teams and departments.
Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber’s CEO, sent a company wide email detailing the most recent layoffs. The company said goodbye to employees in the EATS, global rides and platforms, recruiting, performance marketing, and Advanced Technologies Group. Other employees …
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Uber has a tendency to say things that don’t necessarily make sense to the public at large. The latest seemingly nonsensical phrase catching people’s attention is the fact that the tech giant insists on calling their drivers “independent, third-party transportation providers” instead of the easier and more identifiable term "drivers".
The company has been involved with more than a handful of court cases over the years because of a variety of reasons. No matter the case, Uber insists the attorneys, judges, and everyone else never refer to the people operating cars or vehicles on their behalf as drivers …
read moreVia is a compromise between a carpool and a small city bus. The Via app connects multiple passengers heading in the same direction and gives all riders a ride at once, saving costs. However, instead of UberPool, where each passenger is picked up at their requested location, Via will calculate you pick up and drop off locations for you, which will always be within a few blocks of your request. This helps Via to keep their trip times as short as possible even when picking up multiple people. The number of passengers you might share a …
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Grab is rapidly expanding their selection of offerings. Just like Uber with UberEats, Grab has a new feature on their app called "GrabFood". With GrabFood, you can now order snacks or meals from local restaurants through the Grab App to be delievered to your door. Here is how you can order using GrabFood.
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