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Daimler, BMW Throw In $1 Billion to Battle With Uber, Lyft - TheStreet
What a crowded market.German automakers Daimler (DDAIF) and BMW (BMWYY) are teaming up and committing …
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Cancelled Flight Leaves Boston Marathoner Stranded
A woman was on her way to Boston to complete her 21st marathon when her Southwest flight was canceled. She …
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Lime raises another $310 million, bringing its valuation to $2.4 billion
$300M business for a scooter rental company that rents them out for $1 each!This isn't even gig economy. It's …
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Uber says 911 centers can now track location with RAPIDSOS Tech
I thought Uber's SOS button could always do this? What was even the point of the SOS button before??https://abc7chicago.com/uber-druverm-app-911-call-rapidsos/11081856/
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Thieving Lyft
I wanted to let people know that Lyft has begun not paying drivers their referral bonus's, example:I'm a driver …
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Toronto could soon force Uber/Lyft drivers to complete special training
Toronto is once again planning to introduce mandatory in-person road training for rideshare app drivers before they can acquire or …
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Lyft stopped showing detailed passenger receipts to drivers. Why? What are they trying to hide?
I personally think they don't want the driver to look at the exorbitant cut of their share of the fare …
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Uber riders and drivers share fears about safety after company releases assault numbers, the much anticipated safety report is out!
6000 sexual assault cases out of 2.3 billion rides. Victims were 50% of the time drivers!https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/uber-riders-drivers-share-fears-about-safety-after-company-releases-n1097446
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DoorDash, Grubhub and Uber Eats sue New York City over delivery fee caps
DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats are suing New York City over its decision to make pandemic-era caps on the fees …
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If there were Level 5 autonomous cars available today, would you get in one? Would you trust a robot with your life?
https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/everything-you-need-to-know-about-autonomous-vehicles-going-into-2020
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RIP Juno - End of the Road
Buh, bye.Anything to do with the law changes in NYC? They were focusing on the corporate transports, so I …
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Uber and Lyft drivers STRIKE in Connecticut
Crap, I already missed this, huh. We (Uber drivers) had a strike? Anyone know it was effective?(WTNH) - A …
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Uber hit with 650 million employment tax bill in NJ
Bets on if they will have to pay up?https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/uber-hit-with-650-million-employment-tax-bill-in-new-jersey
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Uber is allowed to operate in London
I feel like this story has flip flopped every other month for the past year or so haha but apparently …
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Cab driver says John Elway is the best quarterback of all time, doesn't realize Elway is in the backseat!
http://www.today.com/news/cab-driver-praises-john-elway-doesn-t-realize-elway-s-t107373
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Subway systems relying on Uber and Lyft for late-night service?
Friends or foes? Metro is the subway system of Washington DC, and there are plans that they will be working …
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Uber hires Google's former head of search
"The hiring of Mr. Singhal, who left Google last year, is a coup for Uber, which has publicly stated its …
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Has Uber won over their drivers yet?
Apparently the #Uber hotline that was set up for drivers in July has already been called over 2 million times …
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Man killed after attempting to jump through taxi window in Times Square
THIS HEADLINE, LOLhttps://nypost.com/2020/09/02/man-killed-after-attempting-to-jump-through-taxi-window/
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What to watch in 2017 in regards to self driving cars
Apparently a Self Driving Tesla is scheduled to drive itself from Los Angeles to New York this year. http://www.businessinsider.com/self-driving-car-milestones-coming-in-2017-2017-1