Uber claims that the flaw in its app that allowed drivers to make unauthorized trips was fixed before its recent London ban. On Monday (Nov. 25), London’s transport regulator, Transport for London (TfL), pulled Uber’s license to operate in the city, marking the second time...
London’s transport regulator, Transport for London (TfL), has yanked Uber’s license to operate in the city, prompting the ride-hailing giant to file an appeal, Reuters reported on Monday (Nov. 25). Uber maintains it has already started to revamp its business model and improve safety. “Over...
Didi Chuxing, a Chinese ride-hailing company, said the advent of 5G technology would potentially allow for advertising and other related services for its mobile users, according to a report by Reuters. The technology is expected to increase the speeds of both streaming and web-based products,...
Ride-hailing company Uber has revealed in its transparency report that it has received an increased number of requests for data information from the U.S. government, according to a report by TechCrunch. The company also said it has gotten increased requests from Canada. The company said...
Chinese ride-hailing leader Didi Chuxing is planning to bring a robo-taxi service to Shanghai, CNBC reported on Tuesday (Nov. 19). “We are going to launch a robo-taxi service in Shanghai very soon,” Tiger Qie, Didi’s vice president and chief technology officer of its ride-sharing unit,...
Ridesharing company Gett, which operates under the name Juno in New York City, is shuttering its operations there and entering into a partnership with Lyft to take on its accounts, according to a report by TechCrunch. Gett is backed by Volkswagen and has a valuation...
Grab has announced that it’s expanding so users of the ride-hailing service in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines will be able to book rides when they visit Japan and 13 Middle East countries, according to reports. The services will be available in the users’ main...
Lyft is bringing its electric bikes back to San Francisco after the company had to stop the service due to several battery fires. The ridesharing company pulled the eBikes off the road in San Francisco — as well as San Jose and Oakland — in...
At a New York Times DealBook conference on Wednesday (Nov. 6), Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi defended the company’s business, saying that it is viable and very different from WeWork, which recently had to call off an initial public offering (IPO) over plummeting value and troubles...
