Rideshare News
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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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You can no longer book Uber rides inside Google Maps
Looks like there was some type of falling out between Uber and Google. Did anyone ever use GM to book …
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Uber wants to be able to detect if you are drunk BEFORE they match you with a driver.
Uber is applying for a patent that would help detect if someone (a rider) is drunk before they get in …
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A string of NYC taxi driver suicides raises concerns about Uber/Lyft practices
"A string of five apparent New York taxi driver suicides in five months has advocates concerned about the impact of …
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YES! Lyft Doubled its rides in 2017. See Ya Uber.
Check it out. According to Forbes, Lyft increased its rides given by 120%.
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Uber to Ban Riders with Low Ratings.
What does everything think of this? Is it for real or just a publicity stunt?https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2019/05/29/uber-will-ban-riders-with-low-ratings/#520b761972cf
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Restaurants Shrink as Food Delivery Apps Get More Popular - Bloomberg
For real? Is this really happening? Will Uber win again? More patrons want to eat at home, and so food …
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Uber Driver Ratings used to be 3.74. This douche says we need to bring them down.
Have you ever wondered the hyper inflation of Uber driver ratings? They are all at 4.7 or higher. and 4.5 …
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Uber Self-Driving Car Test Driver is Found Guilty in Pedestrian Death
The Uber test driver who was responsible for monitoring one of the company's self-driving cars that hit and killed a …
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A researcher rode more than 5,000 miles with Uber and Lyft and discovered the biggest differences between the two ride-hailing giants.
Seems like pretty basic stuff we all already know - Lyft allowed tipping before Uber, Lyft is generally the "nicer …
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5 star rating system hurting servers in the restaurant industry as well
We need to get straight what each of the stars on the 5 star rating system mean. Many restaurants now …
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Saudi Arabia lifts Women driving ban and not even 24 hours later there is a women Uber driver!
This makes me so happy, seeing countries take huge leaps forward. Bravo to these women who took the initiative to …
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Uber CEO, Dara, WANTs NYC to impose fees on Ridesharing apps (including Uber!)
After hearing about the recent taxi driver suicides, Dara is proposing that a fee be added to rideshare apps in …
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Man commits suicide in the back of a NYC Taxi
If this isn't ominous I don't know what is... In all seriousness though, this is so sad :( https://nypost.com/2018/09/02/man-shoots-himself-in-back-of-taxi-cops/
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Self-driving taxis could be up to 80% cheaper than today's rideshares
I'm a little skeptical companies would go that low, but maybe if there is enough competition this could actually happen. …
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In NYC, deadheading accounts for ~50 percent of the 600 million miles that TNCs have added to the roads since 2013.
We really need to look into the problem of extreme deadheading. Millions of miles are being driven for no reason …
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Walmart's grocery delivery partnerships with Uber, Lyft fail to take off
That was an abrupt end to this grand plan to take over the grocery delivery market. Excerpts below, and I …
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9 most ridiculous moments from Uber’s $245 million legal battle with Waymo
My favorite is Travis Kalanick asking for a "pound of flesh" and claiming later he doesn't remember saying it http://www.businessinsider.com/uber-waymo-most-ridiculous-moments-laser-is-the-sauce-2018-2
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Uber hires Amazon Exec to join Uber as its new regional manager for Northern and Eastern Europe.
"The ride-hailing giant said Jamie Heywood, U.K. director of electronics at Amazon, would join Uber next month as its new …
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Uber Skyport designs
This is how you'll get in your new Uber Air Taxi soon. Sooo cool. I want this to be real! …