Guest post: Lessons from the startup that passed on the chance to be the ‘Uber of China’ I’ve always had the entrepreneurial bug in me. In high school, I sold CDs to friends, discounted telescopes from Costco,… Read More
UberAIR promotion lets customers fly, fly away for holiday weekend on Nantucket Memorial Day weekend travelers sitting in traffic, at least on the coast of Massachusetts, may catch a glimpse of Uber… Read More
Apple invests $1 billion in Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi; Uber CEO tweets about ‘#ridesharewars’ Apple is putting some major cash behind Uber’s fiercest rival in China. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company is investing $1 billion in… Read More
New CEO of BMW car-sharing service details company’s ambitious ‘on-demand mobility’ plans Steve Banfield was perfectly happy with his job and colleagues at INRIX, heading up the marketing team at the Kirkland-based traffic data analytics company he… Read More
Ride-hailing battle in China heats up as Uber rival set to raise $2B at $25B valuation The ride-hailing battle in China continues to ramp up, with Bloomberg reporting late Thursday that Didi Kuaidi is set to raise… Read More
GrubHub CEO: ‘Uber and Amazon are the new boogiemen in the market’ Amazon, Uber, and a whole host of startups are hungry for their share of the food delivery market. But GrubHub has… Read More
Here’s what Uber really thinks about surge pricing — and no, they’re not killing it entirely Uber is denying an NPR report from earlier today that described the company’s plans to eliminate its controversial surge pricing… Read More
Uber uses Seattle again as a testing ground for new ideas, this time for driver appeals process Uber is using the Seattle market to test another new idea. As a result of its recent $100 million settlement with… Read More
Here’s what Uber’s $100M settlement means for drivers, who will remain independent contractors Uber agreed on Thursday to settle two class action lawsuits and will pay as much as $100 million to 385,000 drivers… Read More
Uber expands UberPOOL in Seattle as Lyft launches its own carpooling service Uber is expanding its UberPOOL carpooling service in Seattle, just a few days after Lyft launched something similar in the Emerald… Read More
Testing BMW’s car-sharing service: A Car2go competitor that lives up to ‘premium’ hype There are many ways to describe my experience testing out BMW’s new car-sharing service in Seattle this weekend. Fun. Exciting.… Read More
Testing Uber pickups at the Seattle airport: How I got home for under $22 You can now legally take an uberX or Lyft ride home after arriving at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport — if you can find… Read More
BMW takes on Car2go and Uber with new car-sharing service in Seattle, will expand to 10 cities Starting today, Seattleites have a new way to get around town, while companies like Car2go and Uber now have new… Read More
Lyft to expand carpool service in 6 cities, including Seattle and San Jose Lyft is expanding its carpool service, Lyft Line, to six new cities next week. The expansion brings the service, which… Read More
Uber CTO reveals how Travis Kalanick hired him and offers advice for entrepreneurs Thuan Pham promised himself that it was time to take a vacation. He spent more than eight years helping build… Read More
Uber’s Seattle engineering office grows to 100 employees, with plans to double workforce If you’ve used Uber to hail a ride around town, it may seem like there isn’t all that much that… Read More
Uber offers carpool option to and from Seattle airport as Port launches pilot program for pickups Seattle-Tacoma International Airport will launch a pilot program Thursday that allows companies like Uber and Lyft to pick up arriving… Read More
Uber is recruiting engineers with games on its app Uber is using in-app games to recruit engineers while they take a ride. Business Insider first reported about the company’s… Read More
Testing Uber’s restaurant delivery service: Fast, warm, tasty — but probably too expensive Time will tell if Uber can succeed with its new food delivery operation. After testing it this afternoon, the experience… Read More
Seattle airport plans to allow Uber and Lyft pickups as early as next week It took nearly a year of deliberation and deal-making, but the Port of Seattle appears ready for transportation companies like Uber and… Read More
Uber launches standalone UberEats app for restaurant delivery service in Seattle Seattle is getting another food delivery service — this time, from Uber. The ride-hailing giant today officially unveiled its full-blown… Read More
Uber unveils new breathalyzer kiosk inside a bar as part of new deal with City of Seattle Uber today announced a new partnership with the City of Seattle to help curb drunk driving. The collaboration is part of… Read More
Uber introduces family plan that lets users add up to 10 people per account Uber, the on-demand ride-hailing service, today announced a new group feature called Family Profiles, allowing up to 10 people can sign… Read More
Uber launches standalone food delivery app in four U.S. cities Uber’s food delivery ambitions are ramping up. The ride-hailing giant today debuted its new standalone UberEATS food delivery app in four… Read More
How I ditched my car and went full Uber In May of last year, I finally pulled the trigger: I got rid of my car, a 2013 Honda Civic.… Read More
U.S. Chamber of Commerce files lawsuit against City of Seattle over Uber driver union law The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is suing the City of Seattle over its recently-approved law that would give Uber, Lyft, and… Read More
Uber set to launch restaurant delivery service in Seattle Uber is gearing up to launch its new restaurant delivery service in Seattle. The company sent emails out to a… Read More
Bill Gates doesn’t like unicorns’ near future, says he’d short them Lots of people have predicted that the tech sector’s seemingly endless supply of investor money will soon dry up. Add Bill… Read More
Uber asks City of Seattle to follow 4 ‘key principles’ when crafting driver union law Uber still thinks the new legislation in Seattle that will create a union for Uber drivers is “unlawful,” but the company… Read More
Yelp employee who complained online about pay and got fired is ridiculed. But was she right? A twenty-something tech worker who took to Medium to complain about her pay has become something of a cause celebre… Read More
