The Seattle City Council approved a resolution to explore new regulations for ride-hailing companies, like Uber and Lyft, Monday. The resolution doesn’t enact new rules yet but it opens up… Read More
In what could be seen as either a vote of confidence or a foolish bet, a group of investors are “piling into a special fund” offered by investment bank Morgan… Read More
A Port of Seattle audit revealed that Seattle Yellow Cab reported “inaccurate and incomplete” receipts for trips originating from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for the past four years. Back in 2010, Puget… Read More
Uber prices neared 10 times the normal rate on New Years Eve and early this morning. “Surge pricing,” a controversial technique used by Uber and Lyft that increases the price of… Read More
As ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft implement “surge pricing” during what will surely be a busy New Year’s Eve on Thursday night, Seattle Yellow Cab hopes to attract customers… Read More
Lyft is on track to hire up to 80 employees for its Seattle office in 2016. Todd Kelsay, general manager for Lyft’s Seattle office, told GeekWire that the ride-hailing company… 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
Uber operates in 68 countries, but none may be more important to the $62 billion company than China. Travis Kalanick, the 39-year-old CEO of the world’s most valuable private company, has made it… Read More
The last time the Seattle City Council implemented a law that Uber didn’t like — a cap on the number of drivers who could work at any given time — the… Read More
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray declined to sign a new law the City Council unanimously approved on Monday that will give Uber, Lyft, taxi, and other for-hire drivers the right to unionize. In a statement, the Seattle… Read More
The Seattle City Council today unanimously passed legislation that gives Uber, Lyft, taxi and other “for-hire” drivers the right to unionize — the first such law in the nation. The ordinance, which still needs… Read More
It’s a big day for Uber and Lyft drivers in Seattle — and those that think they should be protected by labor laws. The Seattle City Council will vote later… Read More
Uber and Lyft are not yet legally allowed to pick up riders at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, but that could change in early 2016. The Port of Seattle Commission met earlier… Read More
Will carpooling become cool? Will people no longer need to own a car? Will Uber replace public transit, or at least parts of it? These are all questions I have after trying out Uber… Read More
David Plouffe thinks a proposed ordinance to help Uber drivers unionize is “puzzling,” and one that may cost the City of Seattle a lot of dough if approved by councilmembers… Read More
Uber CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick was a guest on Stephen Colbert’s new Late Show this week and ran into a bit of drama as pro-taxi audience members heckled him during his interview. Business… Read More
Uber and Lyft are moving closer to being able to legally pick up passengers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The Port of Seattle Commission will meet today to discuss the latest updates to… Read More
Mike O’Brien is taking action to give Uber and Lyft drivers more rights. Next week, the Seattle councilmember will introduce legislation that offers Uber, Lyft, taxi and other “for-hire” drivers the… Read More
You can now hail an uberX at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport … kind of. Prior to today, Uber created a geo-fence around Seattle’s airport on its app to prevent uberX passengers from hailing rides… Read More
Two Uber managers were taken into custody today in France for allegedly operating an illegal taxi business. Prosecutors told BBC that the Uber employees are being questioned for “illicit activity.” TechCrunch reported… Read More
The numbers don’t lie: Uber and Lyft are causing taxi companies in Seattle to make less money. Total fare revenue for the Seattle taxicab industry fell to $72 million in 2013-14,… 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
Portland peeps have another new option to get around town that isn’t called Uber or Lyft. Flywheel, which develops a hailing app for taxi drivers, today launched in the Rose City.… Read More
Over the past year, Portland Commissioner Steve Novick has maintained that he wants taxis and companies like Uber competing on a level playing field. His newly-proposed rules made public today certainly reflect that.… Read More
For those in Seattle that like hailing a ride with their smartphone, but don’t necessarily want to use Uber, Lyft, or Sidecar — or deal with surge pricing — there… 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
Following states like California and Colorado, Sen. Cyrus Habib (D-Kirkland) today introduced legislation that would allow on-demand transit companies like Uber and Lyft to operate legally in Washington. SB 5550 would… Read More
Better late than never. In an attempt to keep up with the likes of Uber and Lyft, Seattle’s largest taxi fleet has released its own mobile app that allows customers… 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