Rideshare News
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Moving, Delivery & Junk Removal App - Phlatbed
Getting items from place to place can be a challenge! Phlatbed connects you to local drivers who can help …
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Have you notice the Uber/Lyft Driver shortage in your area?
Major driver shortage right now, Uber and Lyft have even offered bonuses to get drivers to return to the platform. …
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LOL Drivers are celebrating Uber/Lyfts poor IPO performances
Feels good to stick it to the man, huh?https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/burn-baby-burn-some-drivers-happy-see-uber-lyft-shares-n1006341
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San Francisco grants bike and scooter permits to only two companies - Scoot and Skip (One year Pilot)
San Francisco announced that only two scooter companies — Scoot and Skip — will get the coveted permits to participate …
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Uber Strike?
Was sent this on twitter today. Anyone else? When will drivers learn that these strikes will never work?
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Toyota Investing $500 Million in Uber in Driverless-Car Pact [The Wall Street Journal]
Is this the first sign that Uber is listening to its investors and looking to hand off the autonomous vehicles …
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Uber lost in NYC. What city will try heavy-handed regulation next?
"Uber and Lyft took on New York City once again, and this time they lost. The New York City Council …
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Uber and Lyft close at record lows as investors lose faith in ride-sharing companies
These Wall street investors...they should just be talking to the drivers. They could have told them this a long time …
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New York City extends its cap on new Uber and Lyft vehicles [The Verge]
Remember what's happening in NYC now will set precedence in many cities moving forward. (Also what's happening in CA).The …
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Scooter-sharing companies tried to barge into San Francisco and got kicked out. [Decode]
Seriously, did we learn from the mistakes we made with Uber? For allowing them to do whatever they wanted? This …
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Get this. Uber is set to disrupt another industry: the magazine business.
I thought this was fake news at first but nope, Uber is releasing a Magazing titled "Vehicle" LOL I am …
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Looks like Turkey is going to ban Uber
Add Turkey to the list of international places Uber is struggling to gain traction. With Lyft creeping up in the …
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Eroding trust - 73% wouldn’t ride in an Autonomous Vehicles (AVs)
AAA reports the number of people who are too afraid to ride in an autonomous vehicle has risen in recent …
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Tipping guide.
I never seen anything from Uber saying how much you should tip the driver. According to this article Uber has …
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Cars with high-tech safety systems are still really bad at not running people over
I thought they had this really figured out!?!https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/4/20898773/aaa-study-automatic-emergency-braking-pedestrian-detectionBTW this video is really hilarious in a really dark way. …
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Lyft's new users are skewing younger than Ubers
If I were Uber this would worry me, not only is Lyft gaining market share on Uber but now research …
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Building a Search Engine for Food Delivery [The Rideshare Guy]
Do you think this will work? or be successful?There are a lot of food delivery apps out there – …
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Lyft Doubles Shares at the Expense of Uber
"The San Francisco-based startup accounted for 19 percent of ride-hailing usage among business customers last quarter, up from 10 percent …
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Use an Uber/Lyft light in your window? You could get pulled over in some states!
Just read this article that those lights are actually illegal in Kansas. I has no idea! I see plenty of …
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Remember that Uber driver who went on a shooting spree murdering 6 people? He just plead guilty.
Still no motive behind this terrible tragedy but at least he is owning up to what he did. The trials …