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Taxi Drivers in New York Are Struggling but so are Uber Drivers
WOW - "Mr. Acosta made 4,457 trips for Uber last year, or more than 85 rides each week. He made …
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New York City taxi gang forces couple to pay $470 for 10-minute ride
Driver offers to drive this couple from JFK into Manhattan, ends up being a scammer and somehow fleecing them for …
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Amazon Drivers Are Hanging Smartphones in Trees to Get More Work
Awesome. What time to be alive. Cell phones hanging from trees.Someone places several devices in a tree located close …
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Lime scooters are throwing users off mid ride.
I always knew those scooters were dangerous... 😂 https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/12/lime-scooters-switzerland-bumps/
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Will NYC's cap on number of rideshare drivers really ease the traffic congestion?
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OLA (Indian Rideshare) is set to launch in the UK!
Another Uber competitor. "Ola will open operations in Greater Manchester and south Wales, including capital Cardiff, within the next month." …
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Google's bet: Autonomous Vehicle's first real-world application isn't rideshare. It's grocery delivery. [The Verge]
Perhaps Google has a much level-headed approach on this. Their first use case they are pushing for is grocery delivery, …
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Drivers, have you tried Cargo yet?
Hey RG fans and drivers,We recently partnered with Cargo, the in-car vending machine, to help drivers make a …
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Get ready to be forced to watch ads in your Uber
This oughtta be fun. Thousands of Uber and Lyft cars will be outfitted with video-ad screens that cannot be turned …
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European Court Rules: Uber is a Taxi Service
"Today Taxi drivers have beaten Goliath" - Elite Taxi https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/20/business/uber-europe-ecj.html
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Opinion: Uber is NOT to Blame for Taxi-Driver Suicides In New York
Remember that article from NYT last week about how Uber is to blame for Taxi Driver suicides in NYC. Well …
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Uber plans to kick off IPO in April!
We all knew that Lyft and Uber would file at the same time. https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/14/uber-will-reportedly-file-for-ipo-next-month/
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WAYMO's CEO Says True Self Driving Cars are DECADES AWAY!
Waymo's CEO stuns the world saying fully self driving cars are 20-30 years away!https://www.ridester.com/uber-drivers-wont-have-to-worry-about-self-driving-cars-for-decades/
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Uber driver fatally shoots passenger in Denver
Apparently the investigation is still ongoing but it looks like a driver just shot a passenger this morning! The article …
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Uber’s fastest growing line of business, Uber Eats, is facing stiff competition
The company’s customers aren’t very loyal, so Uber is slashing prices.Uber’s fastest growing line of business, Uber Eats, is …
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Lyft Co-Founder Says on That Future Cars Will Be 'Rooms on Wheels'
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/287998
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Uber Lost $1.1 Billion Last Quarter. That's a Big Improvement
Yep, an improvement over the $1.46 billion in loses from the previous quarter! http://fortune.com/2018/02/14/uber-financial-results-2017/?utm_campaign=fortunemagazine&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&xid=soc_socialflow_twitter_FORTUNE
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Lyft driver found transporting heroin and under age passengers
Not only is this guy carrying bundles of heroin, he is also transporting minors on lyft. The article also states …
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This seems random. Lyft to open a recording studio for drivers in Atlanta.
Anyone from Atlanta on here? https://www.americaninno.com/atlanta/tech-news/got-musical-talent-lyft-opens-free-recording-studio-for-drivers-in-atlanta/
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Uber Eats announces its plan to conquer the US suburbs [The Verge]
By the end of the year, Uber’s food delivery business aims to cover 70 percent of the US Uber Eats, …