I like and respect Greg Gottesman. But his recent GeekWire post about the upstart, out-of-state taxi companies — Hey, Seattle, why stop with ride-sharing? Cap these 10 other innovations while… Read More
Not only does Lyft raise prices of rides when demand is high, but now the transportation company is lowering rates when demand goes down. Called “Happy Hour,” the new program… Read More
Seattle’s decision to limit the number of vehicles that UberX, Lyft and Sidecar can have on its roads set off a firestorm on comment boards and social media throughout Monday… Read More
In a 9-0 decision Monday, the Seattle City Council voted to cap the number of UberX, Sidecar and Lyft drivers on our streets — to protect the legitimate interests of… Read More
After nearly one year of deliberation, the Seattle City Council voted 9-0 Monday afternoon to enforce new legislation that will regulate app-based transportation companies like UberX, Lyft and Sidecar. These companies… Read More
Follow-up: Seattle City Council approves cap on Lyft, UberX, Sidecar drivers Breakdown: What the key players are saying about Seattle’s ride-sharing cap Hey, Seattle, why stop with ride-sharing? Cap these… Read More
The marketing folks at UberX are once again revving up their engines with a crucial vote looming Monday afternoon in Seattle. The Seattle City Council is expected to approve a regulation… Read More
The Seattle City Council is expected today to place a cap on the number of vehicles that companies like Lyft and UberX can each have on the roads at one… Read More
Even though the Seattle City Council is preparing to limit how many drivers it can have on the road, Lyft is expanding its service in the region. Beginning Friday, the… Read More
From California to Florida, city and state officials are debating how to regulate ride-sharing services. In Seattle, GeekWire has been following the subject closely as these hybrid taxi services and technology companies… Read More
Lyft said it would beef up its insurance coverage for drivers late Thursday night, and now UberX is doing the same. UberX announced that starting today, the company will cover… 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
Leaving your car in an airport parking lot can be a costly expenditure, but one startup founded by a couple 17-year-olds wants to change that. FlightCar, based in the Bay… Read More
During last week’s City Council committee meeting in Seattle, several councilmembers voiced frustration over the fact that app-based transportation services like Lyft would not reveal data about how many drivers… Read More
One Washington state politician thinks Seattle is making a mistake with its plan to place caps on app-based transportation startups, and plans to introduce his own statewide legislation to regulate these companies. Cyrus… Read More
Great news for those who want an easy way to get around Austin at SXSW for the next week: Uber is making a temporary comeback. Bad news for those same… Read More
Want to hop in an Uber without paying surge pricing? It’ll be easier to find thanks to a new feature added to the company’s iPhone app. The company announced today… Read More
Tensions were high Thursday evening at Seattle City Hall as councilmembers debated how to regulate new app-based transportation companies like UberX, Sidecar and Lyft. After much back-and-forth, the City Council voted… Read More
Uber is trying to convince Seattle’s city leaders that its app-based UberX transportation service should be allowed to operate freely, but the company’s most recent marketing tactics may not exactly… Read More
From an Uber general manager to representatives for the taxi industry, it seems no one is happy with Seattle’s decision to cap number of drivers that companies like UberX, SideCar and… Read More
Seattle is set to regulate the number of drivers that companies like UberX, SideCar and Lyft have active on their systems at any given time. The City Council today voted 5-4… Read More
Follow-Up Posts Nobody is happy with Seattle’s cap on ride-sharing drivers Seattle set to cap ride-sharing drivers that are ‘active’ at any given time Seattle city leaders sound off on… Read More
First Macklemore, now the Seahawks. One day after Macklemore, the world-famous rapper and Seattle native, used his social media accounts to voice opposition against proposed regulations that could limit the number of… Read More
Seattle is on the verge of capping the number of total UberX, Lyft and Sidecar drivers in the city to 300 and one Grammy Award-winning musician from the Emerald City… Read More
Taxi drivers, at least from my experience, typically don’t like it when riders ask to pay with credit card and prefer to accept cash instead. But my past two experiences… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO– Uber Co-founder and CEO Travis Kalanick knows that the ride-sharing company’s infamous surge pricing is a hard sell, but he thinks it’s a preferable experience to standing out… Read More
Ride-sharing startup Sidecar today announced a fresh $10 million in funding and an updated marketplace model that providers more choice for both riders and their passengers. San Francisco-based Sidecar, which… Read More
Our guest on this week’s GeekWire Radio show is Matt McIlwain, managing director at Seattle-based venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group and a mainstay of the Pacific Northwest tech community.… Read More
We’ll know how transportation options like Lyft, Sidecar and UberX will be regulated in Seattle by the end of this month. The Seattle City Council’s Committee for Taxi, For-hire, and… Read More
A Seattle City Council committee will delay a scheduled vote on one of the key elements in proposed regulations for ride-sharing companies such as Uber, Lyft and Sidecar. In a message… Read More