Articles about taxi

Seattle moves forward with plan to bring Uber and Lyft regulations in line with taxis

The Seattle City Council approved a resolution to explore new regulations for ride-hailing companies, like Uber and Lyft, Monday. The… 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

Seattle Yellow Cab reported inaccurate receipts to officials for airport trips, audit finds

A Port of Seattle audit revealed that Seattle Yellow Cab reported “inaccurate and incomplete” receipts for trips originating from Seattle-Tacoma… Read More

Customers complain as Uber prices surge near 10X on New Years Eve

Uber prices neared 10 times the normal rate on New Years Eve and early this morning. “Surge pricing,” a controversial technique… Read More

Seattle Yellow Cab expects busier New Year’s Eve despite competition from Uber, Lyft

As ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft implement “surge pricing” during what will surely be a busy New Year’s Eve… Read More

Lyft on pace to hire 80 for Seattle office in 2016; company names most popular destinations

Lyft is on track to hire up to 80 employees for its Seattle office in 2016. Todd Kelsay, general manager… Read More

Flywheel lets taxis replace old hardware with smartphone meter to compete with Uber, Lyft

Taxis in California can now ditch their legacy metering hardware and use smartphone-based technology to calculate fares. Flywheel, the San… Read More

Inside Didi Kuaidi: How the Chinese tech giant plans to fend off Uber in its home country

Uber operates in 68 countries, but none may be more important to the $62 billion company than China. Travis Kalanick, the 39-year-old… Read More

Seattle councilmember who created Uber union law: ‘We can be pro-innovation, but also pro-worker’

The last time the Seattle City Council implemented a law that Uber didn’t like — a cap on the number of… Read More

Seattle mayor objects to Uber union legislation, declines to sign bill and asks for changes

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray declined to sign a new law the City Council unanimously approved on Monday that will give Uber, Lyft, taxi, and other… Read More

Seattle gives Uber and Lyft drivers the right to unionize — first law of its kind in the nation

The Seattle City Council today unanimously passed legislation that gives Uber, Lyft, taxi and other “for-hire” drivers the right to unionize — the first… Read More

Seattle councilmembers to vote on law that would unionize Uber, Lyft drivers

It’s a big day for Uber and Lyft drivers in Seattle — and those that think they should be protected… Read More

Uber, Lyft on verge of legal pick-ups at Seattle airport

Uber and Lyft are not yet legally allowed to pick up riders at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, but that could change… Read More

Testing uberHOP in Seattle: Uber’s new $5 carpool service feels like riding a private bus

Will carpooling become cool? Will people no longer need to own a car? Will Uber replace public transit, or at least parts of… Read More

Uber policy advisor David Plouffe calls proposed Seattle ordinance to unionize drivers ‘puzzling’

David Plouffe thinks a proposed ordinance to help Uber drivers unionize is “puzzling,” and one that may cost the City… Read More

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick heckled by protestors on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Uber CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick was a guest on Stephen Colbert’s new Late Show this week and ran into a bit of… Read More

Proposed laws would allow Uber, Lyft pickups at Seattle airport and eliminate taxi exclusivity

Uber and Lyft are moving closer to being able to legally pick up passengers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The Port of Seattle… Read More

Legislation introduced by Seattle councilmember would let Uber, taxi drivers unionize

Mike O’Brien is taking action to give Uber and Lyft drivers more rights. Next week, the Seattle councilmember will introduce legislation… Read More

uberX now doing pickups at Seattle airport with mystery for-hire partner

You can now hail an uberX at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport … kind of. Prior to today, Uber created a geo-fence around Seattle’s airport… Read More

Uber leaders arrested in Paris for operating illegal taxi company

Two Uber managers were taken into custody today in France for allegedly operating an illegal taxi business. Prosecutors told BBC that… Read More

The Uber effect: Seattle taxi industry revenue dipped 28% in past 2 years

The numbers don’t lie: Uber and Lyft are causing taxi companies in Seattle to make less money. Total fare revenue for… Read More

Port of Seattle open to Uber, Lyft doing airport pickups but needs time to establish new regulations

The Port of Seattle wants to let companies like Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar pick up passengers at the airport, but its… Read More

Uber, Lyft may soon be allowed to pick up passengers at Seattle airport

Smartphone owners needing a ride from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport may soon have a few more transportation options. The Port of Seattle has been in… Read More

Flywheel taxi app enters Portland, lets people pay for ride with phone after hailing cab

Portland peeps have another new option to get around town that isn’t called Uber or Lyft. Flywheel, which develops a hailing… Read More

Portland proposes law that lifts fare restrictions for taxis, legalizes Uber and Lyft

Over the past year, Portland Commissioner Steve Novick has maintained that he wants taxis and companies like Uber competing on a level… Read More

Taxi companies adopt new apps to keep up with Uber, Lyft in Seattle

For those in Seattle that like hailing a ride with their smartphone, but don’t necessarily want to use Uber, Lyft,… Read More

Flywheel partners with taxi company to create ‘FlywheelTaxi,’ reaches deal with SFO

Those who take taxis in San Francisco should expect to see more Flywheel branding. Flywheel, which develops a hailing app for… Read More

Washington senator introduces state-wide legislation for Uber, Lyft

Following states like California and Colorado, Sen. Cyrus Habib (D-Kirkland) today introduced legislation that would allow on-demand transit companies like… Read More

Seattle’s largest taxi fleet fights back against Uber, Lyft with its own hailing app

Better late than never. In an attempt to keep up with the likes of Uber and Lyft, Seattle’s largest taxi… 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