Google Maps users can now plan trips across different modes of transportation, with a new feature pairing bike routes and transit with ridesharing, VentureBeat reported on Tuesday (Aug. 27). The new feature on Maps lets users streamline directions with public transit, biking and ridesharing options....
Uber has launched JUMP e-bikes in London, with a pilot program of 350 bikes in the Islington Borough and a plan to bring the service to other parts of the city in the near future, according to a report. Uber was almost pushed out of...
Following its acquisition of JUMP Bikes, Uber is looking to create its own versions of scooter and bikes. The company is bringing recruiting, supply chain and other staff to southern China to work with scooter and bike manufacturers, Bloomberg reported. Rachel Holt, who heads up...
So it’s come to this – or, rather, it all comes to a head, so many trends all at once. The sharing economy, environmentally friendly transit and the anti-litter movement all meet. Messily. News comes this week courtesy of CBS that the emergence of the...
April 10, 2018
The bikesharing trend has really gotten rolling in many cities around the world. Whether or not you’ve ridden one, you’ve surely seen them: Fleets of identical bikes, often colorful, clustered at rental docks where anyone from commuters to tourists can pay the fee to take one for a spin. The latest evolution of the trend, […]
November 12, 2019
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 July after several reported battery fires. This followed reports that […]
August 27, 2019
Google Maps users can now plan trips across different modes of transportation, with a new feature pairing bike routes and transit with ridesharing, VentureBeat reported on Tuesday (Aug. 27). The...
May 24, 2019
Uber has launched JUMP e-bikes in London, with a pilot program of 350 bikes in the Islington Borough and a plan to bring the service to other parts of the...
July 03, 2018
As Lyft seeks to contend with Uber’s purchase of JUMP Bikes, the ridesharing company said it will buy bikesharing firm Motivate. Lyft would reportedly pay approximately $250 million for the...
