Seattle plans minimum wage and new tax on Uber and Lyft, adding to ride-hailing’s regulatory woes It’s been a rough month for ride-hailing companies, and Seattle is about to put another bump in the road. As… Read More
Uber and Lyft drivers roll up to Seattle City Hall to demand better wages and worker protections A caravan of Uber and Lyft drivers arrived at the steps of Seattle City Hall on Thursday afternoon to demand… Read More
Uber driver protests ahead of IPO spell uncertain future for gig economy Drivers around the world are striking and protesting Wednesday in response to Uber’s initial public offering in a dispute that… Read More
Lyft offering discounted and free rides to get voters to the polls on Election Day Lyft is offering 50 percent off rides to the polls this Election Day, Tues. Nov. 6, in partnership, with a… Read More
Uber Express POOL launches in Seattle and 3 other cities in an effort to make carpooling more efficient If you’re an urbanite, you’ve probably experienced the sub-optimal uberPOOL. You decide to save some cash by splitting a ride… Read More
There’s a new ride-hailing app in town: Moovn wants to challenge Uber and Lyft in Seattle Godwin Gabriel believes the ride-hailing industry in America is ready for a new challenger. That’s why he began rolling out… Read More
Testing BMW’s Uber and Lyft rival, ReachNow Ride: Candy, fancy water and a ‘Do Not Disturb’ button RELATED: BMW’s ReachNow expands test of Uber and Lyft competitor Ride to all Seattle members BMW’s ReachNow just expanded the… Read More
Lyft lets riders use pre-tax dollars for Line rides to and from work in Seattle, NYC, other cities Workers in Seattle, New York City, Boston, and Miami are now able to use pretax dollars to commute to work… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Moovn wants to be the Uber for the developing world Competing with Uber is no easy feat, as investors are quick to point out. That’s what they told Godwin Gabriel… Read More
Seattle wants six more months to implement landmark Uber union law Seattle’s controversial Uber unionization law is the first of its kind in the nation, and the city wants more time to get it… Read More
Uber introduces family plan that lets users add up to 10 people per account Uber, the on-demand ride-hailing service, today announced a new group feature called Family Profiles, allowing up to 10 people can sign… Read More
Flywheel raises $12M for taxi-hailing app; new CEO says company can grow bigger than Uber Flywheel has a new executive team, a fresh round of funding, and serious ambitions to scale bigger than competitors like Uber.… Read More
Once foes, now friends: Uber, for-hire drivers team up for ‘Driver Appreciation Day’ Earlier this year, drivers from for-hire companies in Seattle would attend City Council meetings and publicly voice their displeasure with new startups like… Read More
Uber gives away free ice cream to Oregonians while Portland still not allowing service to operate In what’s become somewhat of a tradition, Uber is delivering ice cream to people in 38 countries around the world today. Most customers… Read More
Seattle City councilmember explains why he voted against law that legalized Uber, Lyft A majority of the Seattle City Council voted on Monday to approve a new regulatory framework for transportation startups like UberX,… Read More
Meet RingARush: A startup using everyday drivers to deliver anything to anyone On his most recent trip to Iran, Houman Pournasseh needed a quick and easy way to get prescription cancer drugs… Read More
