January 06, 2016
US: Chamber calls Seattle’s Uber union law illegal
The US Chamber of Commerce is challenging the city of Seattle’s decision to give Uber, Lyft and other “for hire” drivers the right to unionize — saying it “violates...
January 05, 2016
Icahn Outbids Bridgestone For Pep Boys Sale
On the whole, the automotive services industry isn’t usually exciting enough to grab headlines, but one of the largest companies in the space has been the subject of a bidding...
January 04, 2016
Lyft Snags Big Funding, Partners With GM On Self-Driving Cars
Lyft — Uber’s best known rival in the U.S. and global market — has gotten 2016 started off with a bang. The ridesharing firm announced earlier today (Jan. 4) closing...
December 30, 2015
Uber’s First Casualty: On-Demand Delivery Sidecar Shutting Down
Sidecar will ride no more. The on-demand car service that looked to challenge rivals in the same space — most notably Uber, as well as Lyft — will cease most (but...
December 28, 2015
Saudi Prince Leads Lyft’s $247M Round
The ride-hailing investment space is heating up and from some more interesting players in recent months. The latest to throw his name in the space is Saudi Arabia’s Prince al-Waleed bin...
December 24, 2015
Uber’s Complicated Employment Picture
Uber has had undeniable success in disrupting not only taxis but the entire economy itself. It is one of the vanguard on-demand firms, built out of mobile Web tech and able to...
December 23, 2015
Flywheel’s Uber-Inspired OS For Cabs Launches
The taxi cab business in California just got another weapon to use against Uber. Flywheel, the startup that’s challenging Uber and Lyft in the ride-hailing market with its TaxiOS platform,...
December 22, 2015
Lyft After $1 Billion In Latest Battle Against Uber
In the battle to secure more market share in the U.S. ride-sharing market, the battle between Uber and Lyft has always left the latter of those two companies trailing. However,...
December 21, 2015
Justice Department Investigates Uber Data Breach
The U.S. Department of Justice launched a criminal investigation to find out if employees of Lyft were involved in a data breach against competitor Uber in May 2014. According to...
