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People work hard for their money, and no one likes to spend more than they have to, which is why Uber has partnered with WageWorks and other resources. This allows riders to use their pre-tax dollars to ride and get around as long as their employer belongs to a commuter program.
WageWorks is not the only commuter program Uber has partnered with. They are also working with: Edenred, Ameriflex, Benefit Source, and Navia.
WageWorks is used to pay for uberPOOL rides, and anyone can take part in this collaboration as long as their employer belongs to a commuter program. All …
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Uber is constantly evolving. The company was trying to find a way to integrate public transportation into their rideshare app and it seems as though they have found a way. Uber introduced it’s Transit Ride option in early 2019 in Denver, Colorado.
People in Denver now see something different when they open up their Uber app. There’s the word transit and a train car. When the icon is tapped, a list of bus and train routes appear accompanied by directions and fare estimations. Riders still have to buy their tickets at the station, but that could change in the near …
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FREE NOW is one of the most trustworthy ride-hailing apps in Europe. It used to be known as MyTaxi, but the company and app changed their name this summer to FREE NOW on July 2, 2019. The app is a one stop taxi hailing experience for customers to book, pay, and ride.
The app works with yellow taxis, black cabs, and other fully licensed services as a comprehensive ride-hailing platform. FREE NOW operates throughout cities in nine European countries. The app is available and taxi services can be used in certain cities in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Poland, …
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Technology is getting smaller and smaller. It is also allowing people to do more with less. Apple Watches have become particularly helpful in day to day life. They are so intuitive, you can even order an Uber from your Apple Watch.
The Uber available on the Apple Watch has some limitations, but it can still be used to order a ride and receive notifications about a ride and driver currently en route to your location. The Apple Watch does not allow access to the Split Fare, uberPOOL, Share my ETA, or Contact Driver features.
Your GPS determines the pickup …
read moreI have recently written about Scooternomics, how scooters are littering the streets and although most have become Unicorns (worth more than a billion in valuation), they are still losing money at an alarming pace. To the point that Bird had to raise another 300 million dollars a couple of weeks ago albeit at a $2.3 billion valuation. Maybe Uber has learned that they don't have to price a service in demand cheaper in order to make it more attractive, maybe they decided to go for profits instead of following their rideshare playbook.
Two months after banking $8.1 billion from …
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