Survey shows consumers may need some time to warm up to Amazon’s new crowdsourced deliveries While companies like Uber and Amazon continue to turn to tech savvy city-dwellers to test new business models that rely on crowdsourced… Read More
Lyft will hire up to 60 at new engineering center in Seattle Peter Morelli already helped Salesforce and Twitter set up engineering centers in Seattle, so he’s familiar with the technical talent… Read More
Confirmed: Amazon Flex officially launches, and it’s like Uber for package delivery Amazon officially launched its new Amazon Flex package delivery option on Tuesday, taking a page out of Uber’s book by… Read More
Lyft to open engineering center in Seattle, its first outside of San Francisco Lyft is opening an engineering center in Seattle — the latest in a long list of Bay Area companies to… Read More
NASA study: Flying air taxis could be as cheap as an Uber ride, and faster Taking a ride on a flying air taxi could become as cheap as taking an Uber ride, and get you… Read More
Exclusive: Uber to launch restaurant delivery in Seattle and 5 other new cities in big expansion Watch out, Amazon — you’re not the only tech giant looking to dominate the restaurant delivery business. Uber has been adding… Read More
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick heckled by protestors on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 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… Read More
Uber to produce free in-car magazine for riders called ‘Arriving Now’ Uber is making its own magazine — for riders, this time. The on-demand ride-hailing giant is filling backseat pockets of… Read More
Machine learning and digital marketing: Why melding human and machine is important to your business In digital, you can easily spot two opposing camps — the artists and the quants. Artists are folks like the New York… Read More
Lyft hiring Seattle-based engineers, brings on local city general manager Lyft is the latest company looking to hire engineering talent in Seattle. The San Francisco-based ride-hailing company now has two job… Read More
Proposed laws would allow Uber, Lyft pickups at Seattle airport and eliminate taxi exclusivity Uber and Lyft are moving closer to being able to legally pick up passengers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The Port of Seattle… Read More
Uber will face class action lawsuit over driver status as employees, judge rules In a ruling that could have wide-ranging impact to the business models and bottom lines of new on-demand service companies, a… Read More
Uber for big deliveries: Ghostruck expands to 12 cities after pilot in Seattle Ghostruck is expanding after a 10-month pilot in Seattle. The startup, which helps those who need big items delivered, is… Read More
Legislation introduced by Seattle councilmember would let Uber, taxi drivers unionize Mike O’Brien is taking action to give Uber and Lyft drivers more rights. Next week, the Seattle councilmember will introduce legislation… Read More
Enter the Wasteland: You can now get a ride in a Mad Max vehicle in Seattle courtesy of Uber Uber cars are commonplace on Seattle streets, with the company helping to transport thousands of folks each day from point… Read More
Uber launches higher-end UberSELECT service in Seattle, with pickups from airport Uber customers in Seattle have another option to get around town. UberSELECT, a higher-end version of uberX that features brands like BMW… Read More
Sidecar shifts focus to deliveries, says it has the ‘largest B2B on-demand network’ in the U.S. Sidecar’s decision to shift its business model toward delivering packages, rather than people, seems to be a good one thus far.… Read More
Bar Roulette is the new app that taps Uber and Yelp to break you out of your drinking routine Do you always go to the same old places to grab drinks? No more. A new web app, Bar Roulette, wants… Read More
uberX now doing pickups at Seattle airport with mystery for-hire partner 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… Read More
What happens when Uber meets Tinder? ‘UnDer’ the ‘ultimate, auto-erotic experience’ Happy Monday! Chances are you probably used Tinder, Uber or probably both sometime this weekend. But what if those groundbreaking… Read More
Microsoft invests in Uber’s latest round, valuing ride-sharing company at $51B, report says Looking to get a piece of one of the hottest startups on the planet, Microsoft is investing in ride-sharing giant… Read More
Uber moves on from kittens and ice cream, ‘Biketenders’ will deliver booze directly to you Uber is upping the ante this weekend, using the age-old trick of alcohol to win your affection and dollars. Tomorrow… Read More
Uber rival to deliver champagne, hopes to attract upscale clientele Ride-hailing app Gett has raised more than $200 million in funding — and it’s celebrating with champagne. Lots of champagne, it… Read More
Luxe valet startup will drive you home — in your car — after a drunken night out There’s a new way to get you and your car home if you’ve had a bit too much to drink… Read More
Uber and Lyft drivers make more in NYC; Seattle drivers rank No. 13 for earnings per trip If you are an Uber or Lyft driver in Seattle, you probably average around $11 to $13 per trip. A… Read More
Cleaning site Homejoy to shutter July 31 due to battling worker classification lawsuits If you have any Homejoy deals in your hopper, you might want to book that appointment stat. According to Re/Code,… Read More
‘Uber for kids’ service HopSkipDrive raises $3.9M from Maveron, others HopSkipDrive wants to be the Uber for kids, and now it has some funding to do so. The Los Angeles-based… Read More
Lyft loophole allows illegal pickups at Seattle airport, puts drivers at risk of citations Lyft driver Nick Starr was waiting for a ride request on Monday when he received a notification from a passenger needing a… Read More
Uber is paying developers $5 for each new sign-up they help refer Developers who use Uber’s API for their own apps will now earn $5 for each referral they help create. Uber… Read More
Microsoft sells some Bing Maps assets to Uber; 100 engineers shifting to ride-sharing company Microsoft is selling some of its mapping imagery and data to Uber in a deal that bolsters the ride-sharing giant’s recent… Read More
