Following offerings aimed at young drivers, Uber is now reaching out to even younger passengers. More to the point, the parents of those young passengers, with a new service called Uber Car Seat, announced Tuesday (March 26) for customers in America’s two largest cities. “Now available in New...
Uber and Lyft will reportedly halt their operations in Minneapolis after the city council voted to require that drivers be paid a minimum wage of $15.57 per hour. The rideshare companies said they will stop operating there on May 1, Reuters reported Friday (March 15)....
Uber reportedly wants to move deeper into India’s two- and three-wheeled vehicle market. Speaking during an event Thursday (Feb. 22) in Bangalore, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the company was trying out services from scooters to motorbikes in what he referred to as his “toughest market,” providing a blueprint for...
Uber and Lyft’s most recent earnings reports spotlight a widening divergence in approach in business models. At first glance, there’s a core focus for both firms: That would be matching the supply and demand for movement, of course, for drivers and customers to link up...
Lyft said it has made several improvements for drivers in its latest product update, the Early 2024 Release. The rideshare platform’s latest release addresses key concerns such as earnings, deactivations and safety, Lyft said in a Tuesday (Feb. 6) blog post. “We take driving as...
While ridesharing giants Uber and Lyft experienced significant growth in revenue in 2023, they reportedly facechallenges in 2024. For different reasons, financial services group Nomura recently downgraded both Uber and Lyft, Seeking Alpha reported Friday (Dec. 29). Uber, the dominant player in the ridesharing industry,...
Uber is adding several features related to safety, navigation and earning to its app for drivers. “Today we’re announcing improvements to the Uber Driver app, while also making earning on Uber safer and fairer,” Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in a Monday (Nov. 13) blog...
It’s commonplace to mention Uber and Lyft in the same breath in any conversation about the great travel snapback. As earnings reports through the past few days have shown, the rising tide of travel demand has lifted the core business of both companies. But the...
Fully autonomous rides are now available to Uber customers in Phoenix via a partnership of the ride-hailing platform and Waymo. Starting Thursday (Oct. 26), Uber customers in Phoenix who request a ride on the app may have the opportunity to experience Waymo Driver self-driving car...
