Rideshare News
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Did you know you can embed RideGuru on your website?
Did you know you can embed and offer RideGuru to your passengers directly on your website? This allows your visitors …
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Have you heard about the taxi strikes in Barcelona?
They are pretty intense. They have been going on for 2 days. Hundreds of taxi drivers have come together to …
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Lyft is now valued at over $15 B
They're coming for you Uber... This year Lyft is on a pace to record $7.7 billion in gross bookings, the …
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Uber and Lyft are both charging toward potential IPOs next year. [New York Times]
Uber could be valued at $120 billion in an IPO as soon as early 2019 — that’s nearly double the …
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Thousands of Criminals cleared to work for Uber. Here's how...
Wow, this is a fascinating article. Look at the graph - some states still have no screening laws on drivers …
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Lyft scooping up Motivate, the bike-sharing company
Who knew? This really a thing now. The $250 million acquisition comes moments after Uber bought their own bike-hare for …
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Uber passengers in Australia and New Zealand will get banned from the app if their rating drops below 4 stars
Are you a good passenger? Is your rating below 4.0? Uber announced it would ban passengers from the app in …
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PSA: If you live in NYC, Chicago, D.C. or LA, it’s cheaper to take an Uber than own a car.
Here is where it is cheaper to take an Uber than own a car. https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/30/heres-where-its-cheaper-to-take-an-uber-than-to-own-a-car/
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All Rideshare Drivers in California are now Employees
As you all know Uber, Lyft and other Gig economy Companies have been sued several times for misclassification and for …
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Has anyone tried SafeTrek? Safe measures for Females. They say it can call police and authorities automatically.
Has anyone tried SafeTrek? I saw it being advertised on Facebook. You use it while taking a ride on an …
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For women around the world, the “gig economy” is just business as usual
Women “Uberized” the economy long ago... "Women run daycares out of their homes, provide cleaning services to neighbors, and carpool …
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Susan Fowler, the Uber whistleblower, opens up at SXSW about her fight against sexual harassment and discrimination.
During her talk, she spoke about the lessons she's learn, one of them being how diversity and inclusion programs aren't …
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The Fall of Travis Kalanick
Long read but fun and full of interesting tidbits. LOL @ he literally got down on his hands and knees …
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The NYC terror suspect drove more than 1,400 trips for Uber after passing background check
http://www.wbir.com/article/news/nation-now/nyc-terror-suspect-drove-more-than-1400-trips-for-uber-after-passing-background-check/465-fd30eb7c-5319-4a9d-b128-f6001ef13e98 SAN FRANCISCO — Sayfullo Saipov, the 29-year-old suspect in Tuesday's deadly New York truck attack, earned money the way …
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RIDEGURU GIVEAWAY! Win $200 to Amazon!
This giveaway is simple! All you need to do is create a user login and post at least one topic …
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Lyft shares soar 11% on record Q2 revenue, raised guidance!
They only lost $667 million but revenues beat earnings estimates. Good job drivers, it's all due to you.
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Uber employees reveal how they were fired. Sounds similar to how drivers are deactivated.
Uber's Dara K. Seems kind of selfish, uncaring, dishonest, and maybe even evil. Just dont like the man. I dont …
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Is this common? Uber driver takes advantage of disabled, jacking up fare.
This driver saw an opportuniaty with a disabled man and took him on an almost 2 hours joyride to increase …
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Uber editing Southeast Asia. Third major loss for Uber. Losing to Grab
There you have it. This story is now confirmed. "Uber is officially exiting Southeast Asia, selling its regional business to …
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Will you get into a driverless car? If so would you pay the same price as a human driven car?
Lyft is testing it’s driverless cars in Las Vegas, they’re offering rides for 20% more than a human driven car. …