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Articles tagged “lyft”

Ground Transport

Skift Asks: Do You Need a Taxi Hailing App?

Car-hailing apps are the hot thing in ground transportation, but they'll need a big market to succeed. We see a few glimpses of that here, as well as a few things that could be speedbumps for the services.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago

Ground Transport

California Becomes First U.S. State to Regulate Ride-Sharing Services

The decision will provide startups, their users, and regulators with a clear uniform set of policies as well as set the stage for future regulation in other U.S. markets.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Online Travel

San Francisco’s efforts to make Airbnb, FlightCar and the sharing economy legit

The Mayor's Office, Airbnb, and SFO all talk about an ongoing "dialogue" and "conversation," but any timelines are vague and the city’s own neighborhood associations, let alone its residents, aren't yet part of the discussion. The sharing economy will one day be regulated in San Francisco, but there's still much work to be done.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

San Francisco’s efforts to make Airbnb, FlightCar and the sharing economy legit

Airlines

San Francisco Airport tells six ride-sharing services to stay away

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.

Skift | 11 years ago

Ground Transport

SideCar won’t let a small matter like Austin laws stop its SXSW business

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?

Skift | 11 years ago

Ground Transport

Ride-sharing startup Lyft expands to LA after making deal with California regulators

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.

Skift | 11 years ago

Ride-sharing startup Lyft expands to LA after making deal with California regulators

Ground Transport

San Francisco looks to legitimize ridesharing in a possible win for Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar

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.

Skift | 11 years ago

San Francisco looks to legitimize ridesharing in a possible win for Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar

Ground Transport

The growing pains of San Francisco’s app-driven amateur car service business

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.

Mark Milian, Bloomberg | 12 years ago

The growing pains of San Francisco’s app-driven amateur car service business

Airlines

Mozio launches site to ease flyers’ search for airport transportation

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.

Samantha Shankman , Skift | 12 years ago

Mozio launches site to ease flyers’ search for airport transportation

Hotels

From rooms to cars to bikes: How collaborative consumption took over Silicon Valley

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.

Skift | 12 years ago