Uber today announced a new partnership with the City of Seattle to help curb drunk driving. The collaboration is part of Seattle’s Vision Zero initiative to end traffic collision-related deaths and… Read More
In May of last year, I finally pulled the trigger: I got rid of my car, a 2013 Honda Civic. I was paying an exorbitant amount for parking as a… Read More
Uber is cutting prices in more than 100 North American cities to adjust for what are typically slow winter months. The cuts, which go into effect this weekend and range from… 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
In a ruling that could have wide-ranging impact to the business models and bottom lines of new on-demand service companies, a U.S. District judge said Tuesday that a group of Uber… Read More
Is using Uber for your transportation needs cheaper than owning a car? That’s the question Megan Quinn, a former investment partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers — and investor in Uber… Read More
Lyft driver Nick Starr was waiting for a ride request on Monday when he received a notification from a passenger needing a pick-up at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Starr made his way to the terminal,… Read More
It’s now cheaper than ever to catch an Uber ride in Seattle. The on-demand transit company last week lowered prices of uberX rides in Seattle by 15 percent. You can… Read More
Uber today announced that it will begin giving anonymized trip data from its rides to city governments in order to “provide new insights to help manage urban growth, relieve traffic congestion, expand… 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
Hear those horns in downtown Seattle? It’s the sound of angry UberX drivers fed up with the way they’re being paid. The frustrated contractors are gathering outside of Uber’s Seattle office… 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
In what’s turning out to be a transportation startup version of Ali vs. Frazier, Uber and Lyft are exchanging some painful public punches at one another. First, Lyft said on… Read More
One unique part about companies like Uber and Lyft is the ability for riders to rate their drivers, and vice versa. The transparent grading system helps the startups monitor driver performance, while… Read More
It looks like UberX drivers won’t be making quite as much money anymore. The Uber Seattle team sent out email notices today to UberX drivers notifying them that as of this Monday,… Read More
Back in March, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick pulled no punches when discussing Seattle’s plan to cap the number of drivers that his company and others could have on the streets… Read More
Maybe protesting wasn’t such a great idea for taxi drivers in Europe. More than 30,000 taxi drivers caused quite the commotion — and quite a bit of traffic — after they… Read More
Uber today dropped its rates by 25 percent for UberX riders in Seattle. Last year, the San Francisco-based startup offered free UberX rides for two days at the beginning of… Read More
Fresh off its $17 billion valuation, Uber today announced a new initiative in Seattle that will establish partnerships with local non-profits. Called Uber Impact, the program will use Uber’s technology and… Read More
Uber and UberX drivers angry with how they’ve been treated formed a new association on Sunday. With the help of Teamsters Local 117, an organization that represents taxi drivers and helps unions across… Read More
While the City of Seattle figures out how to regulate app-based transportation companies like UberX, Lyft and Sidecar, King County officials are taking matters into their own hands. King County… Read More
Fed up with how they’ve been treated, angry drivers from Uber and UberX are forming an association. Hundreds of drivers working for the San Francisco-based transportation startup will gather on… Read More
In less than three weeks, Seattle may issue a cease-and-desist letter to transportation companies like Lyft, Uber and Sidecar. Representatives from the San Francisco-based startups, taxi companies and City officials are currently in… Read More
Uber’s latest marketing ploy: Leave Lyft, come work for us, and we’ll give you $500. The San Francisco-based transportation company is offering $500 to drivers from competing services like Lyft and… Read More
Uber is already battling the Seattle City Council over laws and regulations allowing the operation of its business. Now, though, it looks like the transportation company has a new opponent in… Read More
Lyft is expanding in a big way. The app-based transportation startup today launched its service in 24 cities at once, making it the biggest rides-on-demand platform in the U.S. (UberX… Read More
Seattle will issue a ceast-and-desist letter to app-based transportation startups like UberX, Lyft and Sidecar if an agreement between the companies, taxi drivers and city leaders cannot be made by the… Read More
Seattle’s ride-sharing controversy just took an unexpected turn. A coalition group has collected enough signatures to suspend a newly-passed ordinance regulating companies like UberX and Lyft, and now Mayor Ed Murray wants to work… Read More
UberX customers, take note: Your rides are about to cost a little more. In an email sent to UberX Seattle drivers, the company notes a new “Safe Rides Fee,” that… Read More
Uber, the fast-growing San Francisco app-based transportation startup, has another problem to deal with in Seattle: Angry drivers who say they’re being treated like slaves. Former and current Uber drivers… Read More