Sidecar and Lyft Will Introduce Mandatory Fares in California
Los Angeles Times
The difference between the sharing economy and the old economy gets smaller as the newcomers contend with the realities of human nature.
6 years ago
Los Angeles Times
The difference between the sharing economy and the old economy gets smaller as the newcomers contend with the realities of human nature.
6 years ago
Jason Clampet, Skift
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.
6 years ago
Associated Press
The battles that travel companies need to have on a local level in order to stay in business are always so much more difficult than the problem they're trying to solve.
6 years ago
Sidecar's complaint seeks to sidestep the city's concerns by arguing about the startup's altruistic goals and the taxi commission's monopolistic ways. There's truth in both, but certainly realize that new entrants to a market are going to get pushed back by entrenched players.
7 years ago
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.
7 years ago
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?
7 years ago
Dana Hull, San Jose Mercury News
As disruptive companies in the sharing economy take hold, local laws in some cases will change to accommodate them. That is beginning to happen.
7 years ago
More disruption in ground transportation services as SideCar expands its base into Seattle.
7 years ago