ride-sharing
Lyft Launches Its Ride-Sharing Service In 3 New Markets: Indianapolis, St. Paul, And Atlanta
Ride-sharing startup Lyft continues to grow, adding new markets where users can hail a ride via their mobile phones and have a mustachioed car pick them up. With the launch…
Lyft Hits A Million Completed Rides And Launches Service In Washington, DC
Ride sharing startup Lyft hit a big milestone yesterday,* reaching its one millionth completed ride about a year after opening up to the public. The company also continues to expand…
Lyft Takes On SoCal: Launches In San Diego, Plans Community Meeting In LA
On-demand ride-sharing startup Lyft is looking to make more of an impact in Southern California, with a launch in San Diego and increased community efforts in Los Angeles. That’ll open…
Uber Confirms UberX Price Cuts In San Francisco To Target Rivals Lyft And SideCar
On-demand transportation startup Uber is making a serious commitment to its UBERx service. Today on the Uber Blog, the company confirmed what we reported last week — that it will…
The Battle To Be First App Opened
Competition is heating up in the on-demand transportation industry, but unlike other segments of the market, there’s no lock-in that keeps customers loyal to one service or another. Users looking…
After Being Hit With A Sting Operation In NYC, SideCar Asks Users To Lobby Mayor Bloomberg For Ride Sharing
Ride-sharing startup SideCar received the first enforcement action against it since launching in the city in March, as a couple of its drivers were stopped by police over the weekend.…
SFO Serves Cease-And-Desist Letters To Keep Ride-Sharing Companies From Operating At The Airport
Last week, InstantCab announced to the world that it had received a partial cease-and-desist letter from the San Francisco International Airport, asking it to stop picking up and dropping off…
Uber, Lyft, SideCar, And The So-Called Safety Problem
Uber is unsafe. Lyft, SideCar, and other ride-sharing services are unsafe. At the very least, there is the question of their safety for passengers. And why? Because they represent a…
After Giving Away Thousands Of Free Rides At SXSW, SideCar Expands To Three New Markets
Just a few days after providing free rides to SXSW attendees in Austin, ride-sharing startup SideCar is announcing plans to continue expansion into new markets. The company, which previously launched…
Carpooling.com Adds Push Notifications, PayPal Payment In New Android App, Clocks 550K Downloads
Munich, Germany-based company, Carpooling.com, whose ride-sharing service helps shift more than a million people around Europe each month, has launched a new Android app — adding a PayPal payment option…
Ridejoy Brings Its Ridesharing Service To The iPhone, Wants To Be Your Roadtrip Matchmaker
While collective consumption has really taken off in the last year thanks to the Airbnbs and Ubers of the world, carpooling and ride-sharing have been around a bit longer. But…
Australian Ride-Sharing Marketplace Jayride.com Grabs $400K In Angel Funding
Australian-based travel marketplace Jayride.com has lined up $400,000 AUD in seed funding for its ride-sharing service, which also aggregates transportation data. The angel funding was led by Andrey Shirben, one of the first…
