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Lyft hits a major milestone: 1 billion trips [The Verge]
Go Lyft! Earlier this month, Lyft crossed a major milestone when it completed its 1 billionth trip. It took the …
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New York City’s first self-driving shuttle service is now open for business
https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/6/20755163/new-york-city-self-driving-shuttle-serviceMuch like other autonomous vehicle (AV) shuttle services that have cropped up in recent years across the country, it …
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Is Lyft leaving Uber in the dust? Top Analyst places bet. What are your thoughts?
https://finance-yahoo-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/finance.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/lyft-leaving-uber-dust-says-091839921.html?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Ffinance.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Flyft-leaving-uber-dust-says-091839921.html
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Electric scooter use is rising in major cities. So are trips to the emergency room.
Anyone could have told you that. We all assume risks. I hope the scooter companies aren't getting sued or blamed …
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Uber Driver Named ‘Jesus’ Makes 400-Mile Round Trip So Passengers Can Attend Aunt’s 100th Birthday
See there are good drivers in the world.https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/uber-driver-makes-400-mile-trip-so-passengers-can-attend-aunts-birthday/
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Top executive COO of Lyft John McNeil leaving Lyft after two top executives COO/CMO left Uber last month!
Rats are jumping off ship before it goes down?https://techcrunch-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/techcrunch.com/2019/07/29/report-lyft-coo-jon-mcneill-is-leaving/amp/?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2019%2F07%2F29%2Freport-lyft-coo-jon-mcneill-is-leaving%2F
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Uber Is Building Its Own Scooter to Compete in Frenzy
It looks like Uber is quietly building its own electric scooter, racing to play catch-up with the billion-dollar startups "The …
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An in depth look at Lyft PPZ (personal power zones) What is it? Who does it benefit?
Great article by Rideguru, definitely worth reading!https://ride.guru/content/newsroom
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Uber glitch charges passengers 100 times the advertised price, resulting in crosstown fares in the thousands of dollars
in the midst of everyone wondering if Uber is a shady company. The credibility...poof!https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/07/18/uber-glitch-charges-passengers-times-normal-price-resulting-crosstown-fares-thousands-dollars/
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Bling, bling... can you make more money by promoting your side hustle business than driving itself?
I’m a big fan of leveraging your status as a rideshare driver for business & networking opportunities. I think everyone …
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Drivers, check out "Street Teams" Big Announcements by Rideshare Professor on July 4th.
If you are a driver and are not happy with Uber and Lyft's rate cuts, fares, surges, etc.... Check out …
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Uber’s self-driving trucks division is dead, long live Uber self-driving cars [TechCrunch]
Don't you love it when you hear a news that mentions they shut down something that existed? Shutting down Self-Driving …
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Uber's Flying Taxi Service coming by 2023 according to Uber.
Three interesting links. Fares are not bad. Maybe equivalent or somewhat cheaper then Uber Black when it first rolls out …
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A bad Uber rating could get you banned from the service [USA Today]
Riders with low ratings could soon be banned from using the ride-hailing service, Uber announced in a blog post Tuesday …
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Congratulations to Uber, the Worst Performing IPO in U.S. Stock Market History
Fun article.Rideshare unicorn Uber doesn’t do anything small. When it was in the game of raising money, it raised …
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VW is launching a car-sharing service called WE [TechCrunch]
VW is launching a car-sharing service called WE that only uses electric vehicles, following the lead of rivals such as …
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Is DoorDash really worth 9X as much as it was worth a year ago?
The hype is strong with this food delivery industry. DoorDash is raising $535 million from SoftBank and others at a …
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A man posed as a ride-share driver and raped a woman at knifepoint
Regular occurrence now She had not called for a ride, police said. He told her that he was driving for …
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LOL Woman Unknowingly Picks Up Her Boyfriend's Mistress In Her Uber And Drives Her to His House!
This story is insane, thank goodness for twitter so this Uber driver could recap the whole incident for us :) …
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Uber AV knew it had to brake for pedestrian, but did not
Uber had turned off the automatic braking system in the car. TURNED. IT. OFF. What were they thinking??? Among the …