Uber Technologies may have been mulling General Electric Chairman Jeff Immelt as its new CEO, but it seems Expedia chief Dara Khosrowshahi will be Uber’s new CEO instead. According to a news report in Reuters, citing Jeff Immelt’s Twitter feed, the GE chairman said: “I have decided...
Uber investors are trying to fight a lawsuit by shareholder Benchmark Capital against former CEO Travis Kalanick. Reuters reported Shervin Pishevar, a venture capitalist with Sherpa Capital who is an Uber investor, sent a letter to the company’s board of directors to inform them he...
On Wednesday (Aug. 23), ridesharing platform Uber announced the relaunch of Visa Local Offers, a rewards program giving Uber riders around the country the ability to earn Uber credits by using the Visa card attached to their Uber accounts when spending at restaurants, shops and...
Ridesharing mobile app platform Uber rolled out the ability to tip drivers through its app back in June and has already seen positive results from the effort. According to a news report in TechCrunch, the tipping feature — part of Uber’s ongoing “180 Days of Change” campaign in...
Jeff Immelt, the former chairman of General Electric, has emerged as the leading candidate to become the new CEO of ridesharing company Uber. A news report in Recode, which cited numerous sources with knowledge of the situation, said that while the board of directors is still...
General Motors’ Maven carsharing and rental unit is expanding its partnerships in ride and delivery services as the company considers whether to enter the on-demand mobility business currently dominated by Uber and Lyft. Reuters reported news that while both companies’ drivers are leasing thousands of...
Settling any type of lawsuit for big companies often comes with a large amount of press and thus a lot of eyes looking into the messy inner workings of operations. One company that’s seen its fair share of prying eyes over the past few years...
Ridesharing company Uber recently announced news it has launched a revamp of its Uber for Business platform, including easier rule setting for managers, group-based access levels and custom program creation. Tech Crunch reported this is the first significant update since the carsharing platform tool’s introduction, and the...
Innovation for self-driving cars has rapidly increased over the past few years. With companies like Tesla introducing its Autopilot, many others are jumping onto the smart technology bandwagon by testing out autonomous-related features. One of the latest companies to share news that its dipping its...
