Chinese ridesharing company Didi Chuxing is diversifying its business amid massive regulatory changes in China that make it harder for riders to work for the company, according to TechCrunch. The company is launching an online financial system targeted toward car leasing and fleet management outfits....
Uber has introduced “Uber Vouchers,” a new product that helps businesses offer discounted or free rides for customers, according to reports. The product, announced on Tuesday (April 9), is aimed at growing the ridesharing company’s involvement in the B2B market, and it comes just as...
Snapp, the Uber of Iran, has hit a milestone by hitting two million fares a day in the country, according to a report by Bloomberg. More and more young people in Iran are embracing technology, while foreign investors from the West are shut out of...
Ride-hailing company Uber is expanding its Ride Pass program, a subscription service that lets riders pay a monthly fee for discounted rides on all Uber platforms, including electric bikes, scooters, UberX, Uber Pool and Express Pool, according to reports. When the program was first introduced...
Ride-hailing company Lyft will offer a slew of perks to its drivers in an effort to encourage them to be more loyal and stop switching to other platforms, according to reports. Lyft, which is expected to soon be a publicly traded company, said it will...
IPOs loom – among them, of course, the long-awaited debuts of Lyft and Uber. The two ride-hailing giants have raised billions of dollars, sparking valuations in the tens of billions (and, in Uber’s case, the valuation stands at about $120 billion, according to recent reports). Beneath...
Four U.K. Uber drivers are filing a lawsuit against the company for alleged violations of EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law, according to a report by CNBC. The drivers claim that Uber is “failing to honor its obligations” under the law. GDPR rules state...
Bird, the scooter sharing startup, is gearing up to roll out a new program in New Zealand, Canada and Latin America dubbed Bird Platform, in which it sells vehicles to entrepreneurs at cost and gets 20 percent of the ride revenue. According to reports, Bird...
After Uber started to introduce Uber Rewards in January, the feature is now said to be available to all passengers in the United States. Through the program, U.S. riders earn points for their Uber X, Premium, and Pool rides along with Uber Eats purchases, according to...
