Chevy Bolt EVs testing Cruise Automation driverless tech on San Francisco streets
Within two months of GM's purchase of Cruise Automation driverless car firm, the independent division is testing driverless Chevy Bolt EVs in San Francisco.
Lyft and drivers must wait for final hearing to see if $27 million is enough
So far Lyft and its drivers have accepted the company's $27 million settlement offer, more than twice the previous $12.5 million.
Uber and Lyft lose in Austin, Texas, will pull out of city
Uber and Lyft contributed to a lobbying effort to overturn Austin, Texas fingerprint laws for their drivers. They lost, and will both pull out of the city.
Lyft and Uber spending big bucks to overturn Texas fingerprint law
Uber and Lyft provided the most of the funding for a lobbying group trying to overturn a recent Austin, Texas ride-sharing driver fingerprint law.
Self-driving car and ride-hailing companies form alliance to advise the NHSTA and help cities
In a joined effort to advise on the rules and regulations that will govern self-driving cars, Ford, Google, Volvo, Uber, and Lyft have formed a coalition.
Uber drivers are still contractors and the company will pay up to $100M in settlements
Ride-hailing service Uber and drivers in California and Massachusetts settled class action lawsuits. Drivers are still contractors but will get a payout.
Is Lyft too nice for its own good?
In contrast to Uber's approach, Lyft makes every attempt to follow rules and regulations and it doesn't make a difference. Uber still leads in market share.
San Francisco is ordering Lyft and Uber drivers to obtain business licenses
San Francisco is requiring some 37,000 Uber and Lyft drivers who work in the city to obtain business licenses.
A judge has rejected Lyft’s $12.5 million settlement with drivers
In a preliminary ruling, a U.S. District Judge ruled that Lyft's $12.5 million settlement with drivers wasn't nearly enough.
Lyft Line speeds past UberPool in race to cover U.S. with carpooling options
Uber may be the more popular ridesharing service, but Lyft Line, Lyft's carpooling service, is now available in more U.S. cities than Uber's UberPool.
You can now hail a Lyft ride straight from Facebook Messenger
Lyft has announced a new developer program that will enable users to hail rides straight from apps like Facebook Messenger.
Lyft is integrating Waze into all its cars
Waze will be the official traffic and navigation app in all Waze cars.
Uber and Lyft may be partly to blame in San Francisco's Yellow Cab bankruptcy
Last Friday, San Francisco’s Yellow Cab Cooperative filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and blamed Uber and Lyft for its demise.
Uber is using smartphone sensors to verify negative reviews
Uber is using smartphone sensors to make sure negative reviews left for its drivers can be supported with evidence.
General Motors swoops in to harvest Sidecar’s carcass
In a deal that's reported to be less than $39 million, General Motors has reportedly bought assets and the IP of failed ride-sharing service, Sidecar.
Lyft just dropped its prices in 33 cities
Lyft is slashing its prices in 33 cities, an announcement that comes hot on the heels of a very similar plan from its chief competitor Uber.
Lyft introduces a new service for senior citizens who don’t have smartphones
Lyft is partnering with National Medtrans Network in New York City to provide older individuals with rides to and from non-emergency medical appointments.
Lyft is determined to rival Uber
Rather than looking ready to lay down its arms, Lyft is determined to keep competing against Uber's on-demand ride services with a superior experience.
GM just joined forces with Lyft in a major way
General Motors just invested $500 million in Lyft, and they're going to create an "integrated network of on-demand autonomous vehicles in the U.S."
California approves Flywheel’s TaxiOS to modernize traditional taxi cabs
Earlier this week, the California Division of Measurement Standards approved a smartphone-based taxi meter called TaxiOS for use in the state’s taxis.
Did Lyft have anything to do with Uber’s huge data breach last year?
It's no secret that there's little love lost between Uber and Lyft, but would they really try to hack into one another's databases?
Uber has integrated with Facebook Messenger so you never have to leave a conversation
Uber and Facebook have collaborated to integrate the ride-sharing service into the messaging app, eliminating the need to leave the conversation.
Move over Uber, Google is now in the game
According to a Bloomberg report, Alphabet plans to spin off its self-driving car unit into a separate business that will go head-to-head with Uber and Lyft.
Seattle just became the first city to allow Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize
In a landmark unanimous decision on Monday, the Seattle City Council voted to allow Uber, Lyft, taxi, and other for-hire drivers the right to unionize.
NYC taxi cabs to test GPS-based fare meters and mobile technology to fight Uber and Lyft
The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission is piloting a program that will install GPS-based fare meters in 1,000 of its yellow taxi cabs.
Uber hack traced back to Lyft, report claims
Lyft CTO Chris Lambert has been linked to the Uber data breach that was carried out earlier this year.
Uber wins war against de Blasio — for now
Government officials in New York will not limit how many new drivers Uber can add to its fleet. Mayor de Blasio had proposed to cap Uber's growth.
Finally on the same side: Uber and Lyft both face trouble for disability access
Uber and Lyft find themselves united as they face the wrath of the Massachusetts attorney general, who is not happy with the services' disability access.