Uber has launched a two-week boat service pilot in the Nigerian capital of Lagos. The city is already well-known for its highly congested roads, and the United Nations (UN) has predicted that the country’s population will more than double to 400 million by 2050, making...
The head of the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee wrote letters to the CEO’s of both Lyft and Uber asking them to participate in a hearing about issues facing the ridesharing industry. Nasdaq reported the letter “strongly urged” the two companies to...
Marking the third round of layoffs since August, Uber has laid off approximately 350 employees across multiple teams in the company with the inclusion of Uber Eats. Shares in the ride-hailing company increased 3.2 percent after the news, CNBC reported. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi wrote...
Renault has started a public trial of its on-demand car service on the Paris-Saclay urban campus, according to a press release on Monday (Oct. 14). A panel of around 100 people will use the service — provided by two electric, autonomous and shared Renault Zoe...
Mastercard is teaming with the taxi ride-hailing app Curb to help the American Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery program, which provides free rides to patients going for cancer treatment, Mastercard announced in a press release on Monday (Oct. 14). “Taxis have long been a primary...
Lyft has filed a lawsuit against New York City over a mandate limiting the time its drivers are allowed to spend cruising in Manhattan without passengers, Cnet reported on Friday (Oct. 11), following a similar lawsuit by rival Uber last month. The suit asks that...
Waymo, the autonomous vehicle business under Google’s parent company Alphabet, sent an email to its ride-hailing app customers advising that their next trip might not have a human behind the wheel, the Verge reported on Thursday (Oct. 10). An email to customers posted on Reddit...
Uber is rolling out a new app called Uber Works that will help people looking for shift work connect with companies looking to hire temps, Reuters reported on Thursday (Oct. 3). The app is being tested in Chicago and will show available shifts companies are...
Shares of Uber and Lyft hit new lows Tuesday (Oct. 1) as both rideshare giants struggle after going public. CNBC reported that Uber closed down 4.3 percent to $29.15, falling below its previous low of $30.29 on Sept. 27. Earlier in the day, the shares...
