Ground Transport

Knowing Uber, there's likely some regulation they've overlooked here but don't really care about.

Ride-sharing is becoming an attractive employment and transportation alternative as long as there is some regulation, and the ride-sharing companies don't gouge riders. On the other hand, they won't succeed if they become to pricey.

Divvy launched 2 weeks late, which is nothing in comparison to Citibike’s month-long delays, but now both cities are going through the growing pains of folding a boom of bikes into the daily commute at the same time.

Hertz is a brand that consumers already trust and it has a fleet that outsizes most car-sharing companies combined; this makes the traditional rental company a formidable competitor in the growing industry of on-demand cars.

Unlike a tiff between Apple and Samsung, attacks on public transit are the easiest way to hurt the broadest section of workers in cities across the U.S. Nothing like a multi-million dollar settlement to stifle innovation as well as jack up monthly rail fees for millions of people.

Opening the discussion to a better-designed Port Authority is a start and in line with Times Square’s efforts to clean up the area, but processing 225,000 travelers a day and looking good will always remain a challenge while crammed in mid-town.

It's good that the FTC is taking its time reviewing Hertz's acquisition of Dollar Thrifty. Consolidation has already harmed competition, and there are lots of moving pieces given the Advantage divestiture.

Sixt Thailand's parent company is pursuing an ambitious, multi-brand strategy to penetrate developing car-rental markets in Southeast Asia.

The ride-sharing startups received the green light to operate statewide and are now caught in the middle of a state versus city regulation debate; however, it’s anticipated that LA’s new major will quick change rules in favor of innovation.

Car manufacturers are driving the revolution in car-sharing by catering to a new generation of city-dwellers that don’t want to own a car but the flexibility to easily rent one.