Rideshare News
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Taxi driver literally kills an Uber driver [Fox10]
If you ask me, I think this article title is doing itself a disservice. (mine is much cooler) Arrest made …
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Female Uber drivers are paid less than Male drivers
Male Uber drivers get paid 7 percent more than their female counterparts in the U.S., according to a new study …
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Lyft now has 35% of Market Share in the US ride-sharing market [CNBC]
So this may explain the recent panic mode that Uber has been operating under. Lyft says it has 35 percent …
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Seattle considering imposing minimum fares on rideshares
Seattle is considering instituting a minimum fare per ride, to ensure drivers are getting compensated fairly. https://www.geekwire.com/2018/seattle-considers-raising-rates-uber-lyft-rides-boost-driver-compensation/
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Another hiccup for Uber: Some drivers were being charged for giving rides [CNN]
Whatever happened to driver shortage and outrageous prices?(CNN Business)When a Chicago-area Uber driver checked his account balance after dropping …
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Didi IPO is coming
This is gonna be a big one. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/24/chinese-uber-rival-didi-chuxing-in-talks-to-launch-ipo-wsj.html
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3 reasons why male Uber drivers make more than females
Women Uber drivers earn 93 cents on the dollar compared to men and here is why. 1. How long they’ve …
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Uber's $48B Valuation Explained - How Uber is faring and growing since 2017.
Some critical metrics from Forbes. I pulled this data from their interactive dashboard. - Gross Revenue expected to grow from …
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Uber and Lyft IPOs could mean the end of cheap rides
Here's the kicker: "To get to profitability, ride-hailing companies will have to get rid of drivers or raise prices, and …
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Uber to start paying drivers to switch to electric cars
Uber is testing out a new program where they will pay an extra $1 per trip completed to drivers who …
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Uber Rent - Drive stranger's cars AirBnB style! Would you rent your car for $5 an hour?
Wow, it's happening. You just walk up to and drive someone else's car. Sort of like ZipCar but instead of …
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So terrible. Passenger rapes female Uber driver.
Luckily, they were able to track the guy home through the app. Maybe they should start vetting passengers more as …
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Chinese ride-sharing giant Didi picks Australia for first Western foray
Didn't Ola just open up shop in Australia? Who knew. The next big battleground is Australia! "Didi Chuxing Technology, the …
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Uber rang in its IPO with champagne and mimosas. Then the hangover began.
You just can't teach an old dog new tricks, can you.SAN FRANCISCO — Uber shut down a party at …
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Electric Scooter Charger Culture Is Out of Control [The Atlantic]
I had no idea it was like this. I gotta start charging Birds. Over the course of the next few …
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Lyft says its revenue is growing 3x faster than Uber's
Pretty impressive. No wonder investors are sticking by them. https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/12/lyft-says-its-revenue-is-growing-nearly-3x-faster-than-ubers/
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Uber lets your ex-drivers see all your pick-up and drop off locations!?
Apparently they are working on fixing this but what?! I didn't know they could do this. So scary.... https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/uber-rider-history-obscure-location/
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Uber ‘likely’ not at fault in deadly self-driving car crash, police chief says
Well this is just getting more and more heated. Is the police chief in Uber's pocket? Does anyone here agree? …
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The shutdown is turning prison guards into Uber drivers
It may get pretty competitive if everyone affected by government shut downs start driving Uber.FRESNO, California — Aaron McGlothin …
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Forget about Self Driving cars, Uber hopes to have flying taxis by 2020
"Uber bosses are to hold crucial talks with transport and safety officials within days as they work to launch their …