Peloton, the freshly-minted unicorn company that makes $2,000 high-tech spin bikes, is opening up a showroom in the Seattle area. According to the company’s website, the showroom will be in… Read More
In early 1995, when Amazon.com was still just an idea in Jeff Bezos’ head, a lawyer friend of venture capitalist Tom Alberg asked him for a favor. “This friend said his… Read More
Taxis in California can now ditch their legacy metering hardware and use smartphone-based technology to calculate fares. Flywheel, the San Francisco-based company which develops an app to let taxi passengers hail… Read More
Flywheel is reeling in more cash to help build out its taxi-hailing platform. The San Francisco-based company, which develops an app for taxi drivers who use the Flywheel app to let passengers… Read More
Flywheel wants to attract new users, and it’s giving out dirt-cheap rides as a way to do so. The company, which develops a hailing app for taxi drivers, will offer $5 flat-ride rides up-and-down… Read More
Those who take taxis in San Francisco should expect to see more Flywheel branding. Flywheel, which develops a hailing app for taxi drivers, today announced that it has partnered with San… Read More
If you dislike surge pricing and want to hail a ride from your smartphone on New Years Eve, Flywheel might be a decent option. The hailing app for taxi drivers announced today… Read More
Flywheel has a new executive team, a fresh round of funding, and serious ambitions to scale bigger than competitors like Uber. The San Francisco-based company, which develops a hailing app for… Read More
Amazon has partnered with the taxi-hailing app Flywheel to test package delivery in some markets. Amazon conducted tests this fall in San Francisco and Los Angeles, and is now considering broader use… Read More
While UberX, Lyft, and Sidecar have been approved by lawmakers to operate in Seattle, for-hire companies are trying to stay competitive with apps like Flywheel. Flywheel, a San Francisco-based company that… Read More
Amid all the hoopla in Seattle over the legality of app-based transportation companies like Lyft, Sidecar and UberX, many supporters of the “ride-sharing” movement have criticized the taxi industry for… Read More
There’s a new way to hail a taxi in Seattle and it doesn’t involve standing in the street and waving your hand. Flywheel, which allows riders to call for a… Read More