It’s been a rough month for ride-hailing companies, and Seattle is about to put another bump in the road. As Uber and Lyft grapple with new California regulations that could… Read More
A caravan of Uber and Lyft drivers arrived at the steps of Seattle City Hall on Thursday afternoon to demand better wages and treatment from the ride-hailing companies. The rolling… Read More
Drivers around the world are striking and protesting Wednesday in response to Uber’s initial public offering in a dispute that highlights the growing divide between the booming tech industry and… Read More
Lyft is offering 50 percent off rides to the polls this Election Day, Tues. Nov. 6, in partnership, with a handful of voter turnout organizations. In “underserved communities that face… Read More
If you’re an urbanite, you’ve probably experienced the sub-optimal uberPOOL. You decide to save some cash by splitting a ride with strangers but the trip ends up taking twice as… Read More
Godwin Gabriel believes the ride-hailing industry in America is ready for a new challenger. That’s why he began rolling out Moovn’s on-demand transportation app in Seattle in February. Gabriel lives in… Read More
RELATED: BMW’s ReachNow expands test of Uber and Lyft competitor Ride to all Seattle members BMW’s ReachNow just expanded the test of its new ride-hailing service, aptly named Ride, opening it… Read More
Workers in Seattle, New York City, Boston, and Miami are now able to use pretax dollars to commute to work via Lyft Line, the ride-hailing company announced Wednesday. The program,… Read More
Competing with Uber is no easy feat, as investors are quick to point out. That’s what they told Godwin Gabriel when he first pitched Moovn, an app to help people in… Read More
Seattle’s controversial Uber unionization law is the first of its kind in the nation, and the city wants more time to get it right. During a meeting of the Seattle City Council’s Education, Equity and… Read More
Uber, the on-demand ride-hailing service, today announced a new group feature called Family Profiles, allowing up to 10 people can sign into the same account, which is covered by a single… 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
Earlier this year, drivers from for-hire companies in Seattle would attend City Council meetings and publicly voice their displeasure with new startups like Uber and Lyft. Now, though, those feelings have appeared to… Read More
In what’s become somewhat of a tradition, Uber is delivering ice cream to people in 38 countries around the world today. Most customers will have to pony up a few bucks for their… Read More
A majority of the Seattle City Council voted on Monday to approve a new regulatory framework for transportation startups like UberX, Lyft, and Sidecar. But there was one councilmember who stood… Read More
On his most recent trip to Iran, Houman Pournasseh needed a quick and easy way to get prescription cancer drugs to a friend. He found a delivery service for a… Read More