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BMW’s ReachNow expands test of Uber and Lyft competitor Ride to all Seattle members

BMW’s ReachNow has moved onto the next phase of testing its Ride service that will compete with Uber and Lyft by letting… Read More

Report: Uber used secret ‘Hell’ software to track drivers from competitor Lyft

Between 2014 and early 2016, Uber employed an internal software program to track critical information about drivers for competitor Lyft,… Read More

Uber GM says service may leave Seattle if landmark union law is implemented

Uber’s popular ride-hailing service may leave Seattle if a first-of-its-kind law allowing drivers to collectively bargain is implemented as planned.… Read More

Uber boosts nationwide booking fee for riders, to pay for regulatory, safety and operational costs

Uber has upped a nationwide booking fee for riders that is designed to pay for things like regulatory, safety and… Read More

U.S. Chamber of Commerce re-files lawsuit challenging Seattle’s landmark Uber union law

This post has been updated with details of another lawsuit against the city of Seattle ordinance. The U.S. Chamber of… Read More

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick says he’s looking for a COO to help steer his troubled ride-hailing company

Uber is looking to hire a second-in-command to CEO Travis Kalanick to help run the company amid backlash over its… Read More

Watch Uber CEO Travis Kalanick have it out with a driver over the direction of the company

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick can’t even catch a break in the back of one of his company’s cars these days.… Read More

Teamsters group aims to organize ride-hailing drivers under historic Seattle Uber unionization law

The deadline has come and gone for organizations to declare their desire to represent drivers for ride-hailing companies like Uber… Read More

Forget Officer Friendly, Seattle’s Officer Selfie steps in to help woman get her purse back

It’s one thing to call the police. It’s quite another to have them call you — and then send a… Read More

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick quits Trump’s economic council after employee and customer backlash

Just days after defending his position as a member of President Donald Trump’s economic advisory council, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is stepping… Read More

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Goodbye, pink mustache: The story behind Lyft’s new dashboard device

It’s a situation many of us have faced: leaving a ball game, holiday event or a crowded movie theater and facing… Read More

Uber redesigns app to predict where riders are headed and give them more to do in the car

If you’re a creature of habit in your daily movements around whichever city you live in, Uber is paying attention,… Read More

Lyft wants to give a ride to mobile web users, too, as it expands access beyond apps

Lyft is broadening the ways in which users can hail a ride by bringing its service to the mobile web, the… Read More

Report: Uber claims up to 87% U.S. market share as 2016 losses mount to $1.27B

As Uber continues its quest for global domination of the ride-hailing market, the company is piling up sizable losses, including… Read More

Uber offers drivers help with retirement planning, even as fight continues over whether they’re employees

Uber drivers already battling the company over issues such as whether they should even be considered employees got thrown a… Read More

Uber execs dodge bullet in France but criminal case reveals flaws in expansion strategy

PARIS — During a two-day trial last week, Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty and Thibaud Simphal, the Uber executives facing criminal charges here,… Read More

Some Morgan Stanley customers willing to invest big money in Uber without seeing books, report says

In what could be seen as either a vote of confidence or a foolish bet, a group of investors are… Read More

Sidecar CEO explains why ride-hailing company sold to GM, calls patents ‘key component’

In a blog post penned today, Sidecar CEO Sunil Paul confirmed that General Motors acquired his ride-hailing company and explained… Read More

‘We treat you better’: Lyft inks partnerships with Hertz and Shell to help drivers

Lyft today made a series of driver-related announcements as it continues to battle Uber for market share. The San Francisco-based company, which… Read More