Ridesharing

Peer-to-peer ridesharing can be divided along the spectrum from commercial, for-fee transportation network companies to for-profit ridesharing services to informal nonprofit peer-to-peer carpooling arrangements.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Uber Assisted Nearly 50K Workers With $19M During Pandemic
Uber Assisted Nearly 50K Workers With $19M During Pandemic
May 21, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Uber said it has so far spent $19 million assisting almost 50,000 drivers and food delivery couriers who came down with the coronavirus or were...

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Uber Institutes New Protocols To Safeguard Driver, Rider Health
Uber Institutes New Protocols To Safeguard Driver, Rider Health
May 13, 2020  |  Ridesharing

Uber, inviting users to take a “second first trip,” has introduced new safety guidelines to help protect people from the coronavirus as they begin taking...

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SoftBank Envisions Fewer Food Delivery Rivals Amid Digital Shift
SoftBank Envisions Fewer Food Delivery Rivals Amid Digital Shift
May 13, 2020  |  Delivery

The food delivery market may have fewer platforms competing for diners in many places, with reports emerging that ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc. was in...

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Uber Rival Bolt Sidesteps Layoffs Despite Losses
Uber Rival Bolt Sidesteps Layoffs Despite Losses
May 12, 2020  |  Ridesharing

The Estonia-based rideshare unicorn Bolt — Uber’s main competitor in Europe — said it isn’t laying off any workers despite a 75 percent drop in...

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Uber’s And Lyft’s Divergent Journeys Through The Pandemic
Uber’s And Lyft’s Divergent Journeys Through The Pandemic
May 08, 2020  |  Ridesharing

To get a sense of how the pandemic can affect companies differently – even competitors in the same vertical, jockeying for position, for mindshare, for...

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Balancing Gig Workers’ Desire For Work Flexibility, With The Need For A Steady Paycheck
Balancing Gig Workers’ Desire For Work Flexibility, With The Need For A Steady Paycheck
May 08, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Businesses and consumers still see the new coronavirus’s reverberating effects upon their finances and lives. Gig workers have been particularly affected by the pandemic, as...

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Uber Eats Revenues Soar Even As Company’s Q1 Results Slide
Uber Eats Revenues Soar Even As Company’s Q1 Results Slide
May 07, 2020  |  Earnings

Uber reported on Thursday (May 7) that Uber Eats bookings and revenues soared more than 50 percent during the first quarter – a tasty morsel...

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Uber Gears Up For Earnings Report With Layoffs, Lime Investment
Uber Gears Up For Earnings Report With Layoffs, Lime Investment
May 07, 2020  |  Ridesharing

On the surface, it might look like Uber is heading off in two different directions as it readies for its earnings announcement slated for tonight...

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Lyft Ridership Up 3 Pct Even With Quarantine
Lyft Ridership Up 3 Pct Even With Quarantine
May 06, 2020  |  Earnings

Lyft reported an increase in active riders in the first quarter of 2020 with 21,211, up 3 percent year over year. But that number fell...

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