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

Lyft’s Recent Fundraising Includes $25M From Jaguar Land Rover
Lyft’s Recent Fundraising Includes $25M From Jaguar Land Rover
June 13, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Lyft, the ridesharing app, recently raised $600 million in venture funding with participation from Jaguar Land Rover, via its mobility services unit InMotion. That news comes from TechCrunch,...

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Uber CEO Travis Kalanick Leave Of Absence Up For Boardroom Discussion
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick Leave Of Absence Up For Boardroom Discussion
June 12, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Ridesharing company Uber has seen its fair share of scandal over the past year. With reported sexual harassment, discrimination, unprofessional behavior and bullying among its...

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Cab Industry May Soon Be Extinct
Cab Industry May Soon Be Extinct
June 07, 2017  |  Ridesharing

The yellow cab industry may become extinct soon, according to Chicago cabbies. With Uber and Lyft soaring to new heights in the sharing economy, cab survival...

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Uber Fires 20 After Sexual Harassment Investigation
Uber Fires 20 After Sexual Harassment Investigation
June 06, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Is Uber safe? Uber employees, not just riders, may be asking this today as the ridesharing startup just fired more than 20 people for sexual...

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Curb And Via Team Up To Challenge Uber
Curb And Via Team Up To Challenge Uber
June 06, 2017  |  Merchant Innovation

Imagine an Uber with professional drivers, easily identifiable cars and no surge pricing. Oh, wait – that’s a taxi company. Now, a partnership between Curb...

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Frances Frei Takes The Wheel As Uber SVP Of Leadership And Strategy
Frances Frei Takes The Wheel As Uber SVP Of Leadership And Strategy
June 06, 2017  |  News

Ridesharing startup Uber is shifting gears and appointing its first-ever senior vice president of leadership and strategy: Massachusetts management academic Frances Frei, a Harvard Business...

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Uber Beefs Up Legal Ranks
Uber Beefs Up Legal Ranks
May 22, 2017  |  Legal

Uber may be operating, at least for now, without a general counsel and may be looking for someone to fill that role. Recode reports that...

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GM Maven Launches Ridesharing Service For Gig Economy
GM Maven Launches Ridesharing Service For Gig Economy
May 04, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Maven, GM’s dedicated mobility wing, has launched Maven Gig, which gives occasional gig economy workers access to ridesharing services, as well as enables them to obtain...

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China’s Didi Raises $5.5 Billion In Latest Round Of Funding
China’s Didi Raises $5.5 Billion In Latest Round Of Funding
May 02, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Didi Chuxing, the Chinese ride-hailing company, has raised greater than $5.5 billion in what is being billed as the largest round of funding for a...

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