In a blog post penned today, Sidecar CEO Sunil Paul confirmed that General Motors acquired his ride-hailing company and explained why the deal happened. Bloomberg first reported on Tuesday that… Read More
Big automakers continue to make defensive moves against the competitive threat posed by ride-hailing services, such as Uber and Lyft. General Motors has acquired most of the assets of the… Read More
Sidecar, a pioneer in the ride-hailing market, is shutting down its ride and delivery operations on Dec. 31, its co-founders Sunil Paul and Jahan Khanna announced today. The news leaves heavily-funded startups Uber and Lyft… Read More
Sidecar’s decision to shift its business model toward delivering packages, rather than people, seems to be a good one thus far. The San Francisco-based company originally launched back in 2012, primarily… Read More
Ride-hailing app Gett has raised more than $200 million in funding — and it’s celebrating with champagne. Lots of champagne, it turns out, due to a new partnership with Veuve Cliquot.… Read More
The Port of Seattle wants to let companies like Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar pick up passengers at the airport, but its leadership needs a bit more time to develop new regulations. The… Read More
Smartphone owners needing a ride from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport may soon have a few more transportation options. The Port of Seattle has been in negotiations with Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar — also known as… Read More
Sidecar is turning into a delivery business. Up until the beginning of 2015, the San Francisco-based startup was primarily focused on using everyday drivers to shuttle people around town. Yet… Read More
When asked if he thought Sidecar would be delivering weed in its third year of existence, Sunil Paul lets out a huge laugh. “No,” he said, chuckling. Yet today, his company… Read More
A new San Francisco-based startup wants to help drivers who work for Uber, Lyft, Sidecar, Postmates, and other on-demand companies make more money and better understand their actual earnings. SherpaShare… Read More
The next time you have food delivered in Seattle, it could very well be a Sidecar driver showing up at your front door. The San Francisco-based startup announced today that it… Read More
Sidecar is turning into a delivery company. The San Francisco-based startup reported today that 25 percent of its total rides provided in the Bay Area are now deliveries, up 15… Read More
Sidecar is no longer just getting people from point A to point B — the company is delivering packages now, too. The San Francisco-based startup announced a new service today… Read More
Sidecar, the San Francisco-based on-demand transportation startup, will begin charging riders a $1 “RideSafe” fee starting on Thursday to cover costs associated to driver insurance, background checks, and vehicle inspections. Uber… Read More
Lyft is officially allowed to operate at Denver International Airport. The company today announced that it inked a deal with airport officials to legally pick up and drop off passengers… Read More
Uber appears to be raising another meteoric round. A report this afternoon from the Financial Times indicates that the San Francisco-based company is looking to raise another $1 billion at a valuation… Read More
Update, Nov. 5 — The CPUC issued a new ruling on Tuesday superseding the previous ruling that we reported on Nov. 3. See details at the bottom of this post. … Read More
San Francisco International Airport is now allowing the three major on-demand transportation startups to pick up and drop off passengers on its property. Less than a week after Sidecar gained… Read More
Folks traveling to and from San Francisco International Airport will now have a legal way to hail a Sidecar. The on-demand transportation startup today reached an agreement with SFO regulators that… Read More
Colorado already has its own set of state-level regulations for companies like UberX and Lyft. California just enacted its own laws earlier this month. Now, Washington is preparing to do the… Read More
With new startups like Uber and Lyft entering markets without regulation, taxi drivers often tell lawmakers that they want a “level-playing field.” Well, they’re getting one in Tacoma, Wash. UberX, Lyft, and… Read More
An Uber driver in San Francisco allegedly hit a passenger on the head with a hammer and fractured his skull after an argument over routes. SFGate has the details of a… Read More
Authorities in California aren’t happy with the way new transportation startups like Uber are conducting business — and now they’re threatening legal action if changes don’t happen. District attorneys in San Francisco… Read More
Perhaps no story on GeekWire has generated as much interest (or discussion) over the past year as the “sharing economy” — the idea that ordinary folks can make a few… Read More
Sidecar may not make quite as many headlines as Uber or Lyft, but the transportation startup is certainly still finding success. That was made clear today with San Francisco company… Read More
The Verge story that published earlier this week and exposed Uber’s questionable recruiting tactics was a shock to many. After learning how Uber’s independent contractors take Lyft rides as a way to recruit new drivers… Read More
Some UberX drivers in Seattle are no longer working for Uber as a way to protest how they’ve been treated by the transportation company. About 100 drivers from a new group… Read More
Uber and Lyft both made headlines today for introducing a new way for people to carpool with others who are riding on similar routes. But contrary to some reports, Sidecar is actually… Read More
If you’re looking for a ride in Seattle these days, waiting for an Uber vehicle will likely not take more than 10 minutes. That’s because there are more Uber drivers on… Read More
Despite reaching an agreement to allow Uber, Lyft and Sidecar to operate in Seattle legally, a coalition group is still collecting signatures from citizens — just in case the city’s lawmakers don’t approve the… Read More