Articles tagged “lyft”

What's the difference between an unlicensed driver picking up passengers at an airport using who's found his passenger with an app and one who finds the passenger by carefully approaching passengers at the departure gate? One we call "disruptive," the other we find distasteful.

When drivers for SideCar get busted in Austin, they'll be the ones stuck with the fines, not the VC-backed startup. How's that for sharing?

Regulators are in the process of creating laws that address Lyft and the other ride-sharing startups, which will either give them the validity to blossom or clamp down on their nascent growth.

The taxi hailing/ridesharing legislation revolution is spreading from D.C. to New York and now back to where it all began. San Francisco will likely change the rules to allow for the new companies or institute a trial run like in New York.

As they strive to make it easier for people to get around and people earn some extra cash, these (paid) sharing services will face their biggest challenge finding success in destinations not densely populated or where taxi and transit systems work well.

Before sighing in exasperation at news of another travel startup, think back to last time you spent an hour searching the cheapest way to get from an airport to nearby city. Mozio’s utility gives it a shot at success, even if its ultimate goal seems a bit lofty.

The combination of technology that makes these connections popular and users' willingness to share with strangers puts collaborative consumption in a position to change travel and transit in multiple ways.

There’s nothing quite like plastering pink mustaches on cars to get a startup noticed, but Lyft tries to go one step deeper with its efforts to foster relationships during rides. Will users going from point A to B really care?