by Ben Schafer | Aug 31, 2016 | News
A few weeks ago, Uber threw in the towel in the China, agreeing to be bought out by Didi Chuxing, the home-grown ride-hail company that dominates the country. Now we have a better idea of what may have prompted the move: Uber reportedly posted a jaw-dropping loss of...
by Ben Schafer | Aug 24, 2016 | News
Uber is trying to make it easier for its drivers to save for retirement with a newly-announced partnership with Betterment, an online savings service. The feature takes its place among a growing number of driver perks now being offered by Uber and Lyft, its main U.S....
by Ben Schafer | Aug 17, 2016 | News
Ford plans to roll out a line of fully-autonomous vehicles, without human consoles, in five years that would be geared for ride-hailing and sharing services. Ford’s announcement on Tuesday makes it clear that the brand most synonymous with Detroit the old-line...
by Ben Schafer | Aug 16, 2016 | News
Could the development of an autonomous vehicle finally lead Apple to narrow the gap in research-and-development spending with Google? It looks like it, at least based on the companies’ latest quarterly filings, especially as execs at Alphabet — Google’s recently...
by Ben Schafer | Aug 8, 2016 | News
It’s a familiar experience for ride-hailing drivers: a group of passengers get picked up from a bar, and each one wants to go home to a different place. Or a guy needs to make a last-minute stop at the flower shop on the way to an anniversary dinner with his...