Uber Pushes to Appeal the London Ban
It looks like London app developers are about to have a harder time getting around the city (well, unless they use its very accessible and wide-ranging public transit system). On Friday, Transport for London, the capital’s transportation authority, decided not to renew Uber’s operating license because of the startup’s lack of “corporate responsibility.” Uber’s use […]
Lyft Will Develop Its Own Autonomous Vehicle Technology
Less than a year ago, most San Francisco iPad app developers saw Lyft as a somewhat friendlier Uber clone with no hope of crawling out of its competitor’s formidable shadow. But as Uber has spent the past several months weathering controversy after controversy, Lyft has found its opportunity to challenge the Goliath of the ride-hailing […]
Is Uber’s CEO About to Go on a Forced Leave of Absence?
It does not matter that Uber is worth something like $70 billion — just about everyone in tech agrees that something has to be done to change the ride-hailing startup’s poisonous corporate culture. At this point, it’d take a whole book to recap the company’s tempestuous, controversy-laden year (and I’m sure somebody is already in […]
People Are Choosing Uber and Lyft Over Buying a New Car
Whatever else we can say about Uber, it has dramatically changed the way the world gets from point A to point B. At this point, 39% of Americans have at least tried a ride-hailing service, and 27% use one multiple times a week. But it seems that more and more Americans are making apps like […]
Waymo-Lyft’s Driverless Car Partnership Is a Threat to Uber
Internet of things app developers are probably familiar with the old saying, “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” That bit of wisdom appears to be behind the new partnership between Waymo and Lyft, two rivals to ride-hailing giant Uber. Lyft has lagged behind Uber in the ride-hailing market, consistently stuck in second place […]