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MIT study shows how much driving for Uber or Lyft sucks
Ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft are delivering pitiful levels of take-home pay to the hundreds of thousands of US independent contractors providing their own vehicles and driving skills to deliver the core service, according to an MIT CEEPR study examining the economics of the two app platforms. The report catalyses the debate about conditions for workers…
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Uber has reportedly rescinded its job offer for the Amazon exec that was its potential product lead
Uber appeared set to hire Assaf Ronen, the former vice president of Amazon’s voice and natural user interface shopping, to lead its products — but it looks like that isn’t going to happen due to a discrepancy in his working history, according to Recode. Uber discovered a discrepancy related to his tenure at Amazon, where…
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Uber parks its service in Morocco
Uber is pulling the brakes on its service in Morocco, which will cease on February 23, as it waits (and hopes) for local regulators to accommodate app-based ride-hailing. The company announced the move on its country blog yesterday, writing that it has “not had any clarity” on how its service can be integrated into the…
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Uber is reportedly preparing to sell its Southeast Asian business to Grab
Uber is preparing to sell its Southeast Asian business to Grab in exchange for a stake in the Singaporean ridesharing company that has a big presence in that region, according to a new report from CNBC. This wouldn’t be an unfamiliar story for Uber, which was handily beaten by Didi in China before eventually caving…
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This former Uber (and Lyft) exec just raised $15 million for his controversial e-scooter startup: Bird
Travis VanderZanden. If you’ve been following the fast-changing transportation industry, it’s a name that may sound familiar. Until September 2016, VanderZanden was VP of growth at Uber and before that, COO of its fierce rival Lyft, which had acquired his on-demand car wash company, Cherry, in 2013. It was a dramatic few years for VanderZanden,…
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Toyota invests $69M in Japanese Uber rival backed by the taxi industry
This week isn’t turning out to be great one for Uber in Japan. Two of its investors — Didi and SoftBank — are teaming up to launch a rival service, while one of its existing competitors has just landed a big cash infusion and highly influential backer after Toyota backed JapanTaxi. The auto giant said it…
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Lyft toma una página del libro de jugadas de Uber: anuncios
El gigante de los viajes compartidos Lyft comenzará a mostrar anuncios en la aplicación, así como a través de tabletas en el automóvil, techos y estaciones de bicicletas compartidas. “Lyft tiene una audiencia cautiva a lo largo de todo el viaje: esperando su automóvil, coincidiendo con su conductor y en el viaje, y las marcas…
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Uber lanza herramienta para grabar audio durante viajes
Uber, la empresa de viajes compartidos, ha anunciado una nueva función para proteger tanto a los conductores como a los pasajeros. El miércoles, la compañía anunció que pasajeros y conductores ahora pueden grabar audio durante un viaje usando la app. Antes de que un pasajero aborde el vehículo, un mensaje aparecerá en la aplicación advirtiendo…
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Uber te cobrará más caros los trayectos
Uber, la conocida plataforma de transporte puede no resultar tan económico como podemos llegar a pensar incluso cuando los trayectos son cortos y todo por «culpa» de tu smartphone, ya que desde las redes sociales, nos advierten que llevar el móvil sin batería puede ser nuestra ruina, dado que lo más seguro es que Uber…
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arrestan a sospechoso de atropellar conductor de Uber en aeropuerto
Un hombre acusado de atropellar a un chofer de Uber en el aeropuerto internacional de Miami salió bajo fianza. Jesús Enrique Galarraga, de 38 años, fue grabado en video por los pasajeros del Uber. Las imágenes ayudaron a las autoridades a identificarlo y ubicarlo. El lunes, Galarraga se entregó en la estación de policía del…