Rideshare News
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Uber continues to lose money as it scales scooters, bikes and other newer businesses
Did you see Uber's recent finances? Its losses accelerated this quarter but this was expected primarily due to their new …
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Lyft removed the option to split ride fares with other passengers, but says an "easier" option is coming soon [Business Insider]
Lyft just removed Split Pay, the feature that lets users split ride fares with other passengers.The ride-hailing company didn't …
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Ford buys electric scooter startup Spin [TechCrunch]
So the bikes and scooters are for real, huh? Lyft just bought one too.https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/07/ford-buys-electric-scooter-startup-spin/
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Watch out Bird, Lime, Skip, & Scoot Revel's coming. The infestation continues to grow in some cities
https://finance-yahoo-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/finance.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/revel-rideshare-moped-scooter-uber-lyft-150517295.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%2Frevel-rideshare-moped-scooter-uber-lyft-150517295.htmlRevel is offering Mopeds along the lines of a Vespa. No surprise here, you download their app, find a …
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Lyft Asks Banks for Pitches to Underwrite 2019 IPO [Bloomberg]
"Lyft Inc., the second-largest U.S. ride-hailing company, has asked banks to submit formal pitches to underwrite an initial …
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Comedian Katt Williams charged with assaulting Uber driver
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) - Comedian Katt Williams was arrested in Portland, Oregon, after being accused of assaulting the …
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Fake surges going on for over and hour and drivers in that area not being able to catch a ride in that busy area at all during the surge- (Los Angeles)-Total manipulation of riders and drivers.
Drivers and (Riders) Beware:Since the roll-out of the update last week, all of the sudden in Santa Monica where …
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Lyft Driver and Passenger convince man not to commit suicide
Your feel good story for the day, your welcome! "Zachary Laxton has been a driver for the ride-sharing service for …
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Lyft is paying riders in 30 cities to NOT drive their own cars for 1 month!
"Chicago was the first city to accept the challenge of going car-free for an entire month. Now, residents of 35 …
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New Service? UberSubmarine.
LOL
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'I Wonder What They Are Hiding:' Lyft Drivers Can No Longer See How Much Riders Paid For Each Trip
Lyft not showing trip details any longer, specifically what the passengers pay, less transparency is better for them I guess …
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#FromUberRideToGroomAndBride
Aw, it actually happened. These two found love in an Uberpool and got married, lol https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/10/12/uber-ride-share-couple-wedding/
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Delete Didi, the new social media campaign?
Seems like people love to hate their main ridesahre company whether it is Uber in the US or Didi in …
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Uber for doctors! On-demand services for health and wellness.
A host of new startups are entering the health and wellness field, offering on-demand services straight to consumers: “Heal, DispatchHealth, …
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Uber is striving to make half of all London rides shared with UberPool
I find this especially interesting since I have read multiple reports recently that both riders and drivers do not like …
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Uber now announces it will create a $3 million defense fund to help cover the legal expenses associated with Trump's travel ban.
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/29/uber-customers-lash-out-at-ride-sharing-service-amid-anti-travel-ban-protests.html
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What?! Uber driver beat up passenger with a baton for getting snow in his car!
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170126/logan-square/uber-driver-muntsr-abuseini-baton-attack-charges-snow-road-rage
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Apparently Lyft Tripled their Rides in 2016
They still have a long way to go to catch Uber though. Uber had 78 million rides in December and …
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Lyft opens "Driver Center"
In the olden days, they called it a cab garage... If it quacks like a duck, it's time we …
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Uber and Snapchat?? A new Uber feature allows you to travel right to your friends & use snapchat on the way!
I thought the new location service integration was a stretch for Uber, I'm not sure how I feel about Uber …