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Articles tagged “ride-sharing”

Ground Transport

Google Challenging Uber With New Waze-Powered Ride-Share Service

Google-owned Waze is a compelling navigation app, but whether Google can turn it into the foundation for a winning ride-share service will have to be tested in the marketplace over the next few months and years. Google is a latecomer to the field, although the sector is likely to undergo more disruption and a revolution in years to come.

Google Challenging Uber With New Waze-Powered Ride-Share Service

Ground Transport

Taxis Battling Ridesharing Services Are Losing the Fight for Business Travelers

As app-based ride-hailing services become widespread in personal use, it's no surprise that corporate travel use is also increasing — even if some employers aren't fully on board yet.

Ground Transport

Hertz CEO Sees Ride-Sharing Partnerships as Best Path Forward

Hertz knows it needs to get more involved in ride-sharing to keep itself relevant but isn't yet sure what that solution is. It doesn't see its current Lyft partnership as strategic, but it was still willing to test the ride-sharing waters.

Hertz CEO Sees Ride-Sharing Partnerships as Best Path Forward

Business Travel

Lyft Is Trying to Make Big Gains with Corporate Travel Managers

Lyft still has lots of ground to cover if it wants to catch up to Uber's business with corporate clients, but the company is smart to get in front of managers who make decisions about employee travel.

Lyft Is Trying to Make Big Gains with Corporate Travel Managers

Ground Transport

Gett Wades Into E-Hail Price Wars With Better Than Uber Fare Guarantee

Prices for ride-hailing services will one day have to reflect the real cost of doing business — from realistic fares to local rules and regulations — and when that happens consumers won't be as nearly in love with them as they are now.

Ground Transport

6 Charts That Show Business Travelers Prefer Uber During Trips

Rental cars have felt some of the burn during Uber's rise but this data show they still have a foot in the game if they can create smarter marketing tactics and make doing business with them simpler for business travelers.

6 Charts That Show Business Travelers Prefer Uber During Trips

Ground Transport

Avis Budget Is Betting Zipcar and Ride-Hailing Apps Will Put a Dent in Car Ownership

The Avis Budget CFO said its core business and Zipcar haven't felt a major impact from ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft. When the punch eventually comes it could be Zipcar that takes the body blow.

Avis Budget Is Betting Zipcar and Ride-Hailing Apps Will Put a Dent in Car Ownership

Online Travel

Lyft Seeks New Funding to Better Compete With Uber

Lyft needs more financing to keep the wheels of its operation running and expanding, but being recognized as a more human form of ride-sharing is even more important to attracting and keeping users.

Lyft Seeks New Funding to Better Compete With Uber

Ground Transport

Enterprise’s Ride-Sharing Service Zimride Closes Part of Its Business

One can expect more such ride-sharing retrenchments as on-demand car services flex their apps.

Enterprise’s Ride-Sharing Service Zimride Closes Part of Its Business

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Uber CEO Plays the Jobs Card in Bid To Woo European Cities

In the 1928 U.S. presidential campaign, the Republicans argued that a victory for Hoover would mean "a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage." Likewise, Uber's campaign to woo European cities promises a chicken in every pot and a lot fewer cars and garages.

Uber CEO Plays the Jobs Card in Bid To Woo European Cities