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When it comes to calling, hailing, riding, or paying for a taxi, D.C. is one of the most nerve-racking places to ride -- anywhere. Fresh from defeat at the hands of New York's pros, it must be refreshing for Uber to deal with its dull-witted foes in D.C.

Uber is offering free services in Toronto this week to usurp the launch, but TechCrunch argues that Hailo’s superior driver-side experience and flexible tipping structure that will pay off in the long haul.

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?

Zipcar has survived attacks from the major car rental companies, but can it both maintain its growth and meet its CEO's own publicly stated benchmarks for success?

While San Francisco's poor taxi service provided an opening for services like Uber, Amsterdam and other European cities will be the real test markets for which car hailing services will become dominant.

The hotel industry is getting attacked on several fronts from sites like Airbnb and Couchsurfing, and the rise of vacation-apartment rentals in Berlin have left hotels unable to raise rates in order to stay competitive.

Several car rental startups popped up around the globe a few years and claim to have been the first, but these peer-to-peer services take time to grow a community of local users so there’s room for at least one in every city.

You can't fault Uber for trying its darndest. But if any company can make overpaying for car service work across the country, Uber can.

Airbnb's newest feature has been a hit with users -- the average user adds hearts to four properties a day -- meaning Airbnb is hoping to be users’ first stop when booking their next vacation.

If Airbnb- and CouchSurfing-type accommodations cause concern about their legalities and risks, these issues are not dissuading important investors.