Luxury Uber alternative Wheely, a ride-hailing company that’s aimed toward more affluent customers and has drivers that arrive in high-end Mercedes-Benz vehicles, wants to raise $30 million so it can continue to expand its business into the U.S. and Asia, according to a report by...
Following criticism, rideshare app Grab will not be ceasing to offer driver benefits as planned, as drivers worry about funds in the middle of the chaos of the coronavirus outbreak, according to Bloomberg. Grab had previously said it planned to replace existing incentive programs with...
Less than a month after its exit, Uber is back in Colombia, according to a Reuters report . The ridesharing company returned on Thursday (Feb. 20) with a new service that allows customers to rent cars with drivers. They had only been gone for 20...
The emergence of a novel threat — particularly one like the COVID-19 coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China — has a way of bringing out some of the best and most inventive traits in people. That is observable in the medical workers who have put their...
Uber is launching a new telephone booking service aimed at older consumers in the U.S. who might not use the internet on their phones, according to a report by VentureBeat. The service is starting in Arizona, where users can call 1-833-USE-UBER to speak with a...
Three startups that have invested millions in ride-hailing motorcycle taxis in the African country of Nigeria are left with wheels spinning after regulatory changes restricted the use of the vehicles in the city of Lagos, according to a report by TechCrunch. The city of Lagos,...
German officials are planning a vote on Friday (Feb. 14) to decide the fate of electronic scooters in what has become Europe’s largest market. Ever since Germany gave eScooters the green light in June, officials have been trying to get them off the street. Ride-hailing...
India’s ride-hailing platform Ola is now in London – where Uber faces the threat of being banned – after teaming up with industry leaders DriveTech, Mercer and Pearson, the company announced in a press release on Monday (Feb. 10). SoftBank-backed Ola tapped DriveTech (part of...
To put a stop to legislation that would transform gig workers from contractors to employees, Uber and Postmates Inc. are scheduled to meet with a federal judge in California to prevent enforcement of the landmark Assembly Bill 5 legislation. Uber contends that reclassifying workers in such as fashion would...
