Carjackings are on the rise in Chicago and that combined with the rise in fuel costs has ride-hailing drivers less enthusiastic about taking to the road. As Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Aug. 3), there were more than 1,800 carjackings in Chicago in 2021, the highest number...
Uber has introduced a pair of features it said are designed to provide more flexibility and opportunities for the company’s drivers. According to a Friday (July 29) news release, the new features are known as Upfront Fares, which deals with the way drivers accept rides,...
Lyft has laid off about 60 people and announced it was ending its program that let people rent its cars on its app. The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday (July 20) that Lyft has been consolidating its global operations. The 60 people are less than...
The payments division of ride-sharing and food delivery firm Didi was hit with 4.27 million yuan ($632,170) in fines on Friday (July 15) by the People’s Bank of China, Reuters reported, citing a notice from the central bank. Didi’s payments division was fined for 12...
Uber’s past ghosts are still chasing the company, and the recent revelations exposing how top politicians secretly helped Uber to grow may have consequences beyond reputational damage. On Sunday, July 10, The Guardian revealed thousands of leaked files explaining the extensive help Uber got from...
Uber Technologies is continuing its global expansion with a launch in Israel that is facilitated by joining its ride-hailing platform with a nationwide taxi network, according to a Reuters report Tuesday (July 5). Thousands of independent and company-tied taxi drivers have joined Uber’s Israeli operation,...
Lyft and Hertz are partnering and launching new offerings intended to make summer air travel easier, according to a Monday (June 27) press release. Lyft is offering Priority Pickup for customers in select markets heading to airports, and is now allowing shared trips for airport...
For those who prefer or need to pay using cash, rideshare platform Lyft is partnering with more than 35,000 retailers across the U.S. — including Walmart, ACE Cash Express and Kroger Family of Stores — to enable people to use paper money to add to...
Shareholders in Chinese ride-hailing app Didi Global have voted to delist the company from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the company announced in a Monday (May 23) press release. The shareholder vote to delist was a move inspired at least in part by a...
