After incurring the wrath of its driver community, Lyft has changed how it’s handling the promised $1,000 bonuses to new drivers. Since the company failed to process some applications in time, it’s extending… Read more »
If you were sad when Lyft’s “Match Muni” promotion ended, today is your day. The company has introduced a new kind of ride discount in San Francisco: Lyft HotSpots. So far,… Read more »
Remember the seemingly-too-good-to-be-true $1,000 bonuses that Lyft promised to new drivers and those who recruited them? Well, it turns out they may actually have been too good to be true. New… Read more »
Heroku, the Salesforce-owned company that powers the application-development process of hot startups like Lyft and Upworthy, announced a new product line Thursday called Heroku Enterprise. It’s geared for big companies that… Read more »
Launching a same-day urban delivery system isn’t quite as easy as pushing some code. Delivery people must be hired, routes planned, partnerships struck, parking sorted and pricing adjusted. Supply and demand… Read more »
Uber isn’t the only one eyeing the inanimate object department. Starting today, Sidecar, the smallest member of the ride-hailing trio, will offer same-day delivery in San Francisco. It will introduce the option to the… Read more »
Google is building its own ride hailing service, according to a Bloomberg report. The company will likely be integrating its service with its self-driving car technology. There’s a pretty big conflict… Read more »
Uber has partnered with on-demand insurance provider MetroMile to start to unravel the tangled web of insurance liability it and its drivers face every time they hit the road to pick… Read more »
Apps from Uber and Airbnb to TaskRabbit and Instacart have jumpstarted the so-called “sharing economy” in the U.S., but they’re also created a whole lot of self-employed on-demand drivers, landlords and… Read more »
Government regulators and the taxi industry can’t stop Uber — but maybe a patent can. At least that’s the hope of Sidecar, a small rival of Uber whose founder obtained a patent… Read more »