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Lyft uses the backdrop of the LA Auto Show to announce it is on pace to hit $1 billion in gross annual revenue.
The ride-hailing companies’ claim that they help reduce car ownership is being put to the test.
The rating systems used by on-demand companies have turned customers into unwitting and sometimes unwittingly ruthless middle managers.
Drivers seek a 60 percent boost in Uber X rates, an option for riders to tip their drivers within the Uber app and a minimum $7 fare.
Take it with a grain of salt.
As the real-estate situation worsens, San Francisco startups look for new territory.
The modern-day Jack Kerouac is a Lyft driver.
Without Uber and Lyft, congestion and parking would be “much worse,” says Supervisor Scott Wiener.
Tony Coelho, the main sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act, thinks benefits afforded to the disabled community by ridehailing companies outweigh drawbacks.
Could Uber’s competitors eventually merge?
Both services decided to launch without the blessing of the local county government.
It’s a hard-won victory.
Also: Uber expands its China operations as Didi Kuaidi invests in Lyft.
Also in the headlines: Presidential tech dollars, UberPool dating and more.
People are finding unexpected -- or premeditated -- romance in rideshare carpooling.
To find someone you’re attracted to who feels the same, you have to take a lot of rides.
Just because it makes sense doesn’t mean Lyft will do it, though.
Lyft found little advantage in the service; will Uber find the same?
A few retailers approached Lyft to see if it would be open to delivery partnerships.
The development comes at a time when Lyft’s future is unclear.
New location sharing on Messenger is a foundation for more features to come.
Bill Ford has admitted that individual vehicle ownership may not be the future.
Also, a new women-led VC firm launched this week.
It will ferry your kids to school, soccer practice and underwater basket weaving.
The word “unicorn” hypes companies up while equating them to something impossible that turns money -- not product -- into the symbol of success.
I spent the first 30 minutes wondering if it was all an elaborate “Candid Camera” prank.
For the first time, Uber has published data on its carpool service.
AppViews offer a way for mobile developers to link to a specific action within another app.
Lyft CEO Logan Green isn’t Uber’s biggest fan.
Ride-sharing in the open air.
One problem: It would be a very big round, and Uber has tied up many of the potential investors.
The district attorneys of San Francisco and Los Angeles today filed a consumer protection and unlawful business practices action against Uber.
Based on analysis of anonymized customer receipts, Lyft got a bump and Uber saw a drop.
Plus, Mark Zuckerberg’s first reaction to the Oculus Rift, Lyft gets the Al Franken treatment and a great video called Time Trap.
Loup is at least the third San Francisco startup to try something similar in the past year.
A new carpool feature comes amid regulator and insurer skepticism.
Lyft is cracking down on the potential for employee snooping on users.
Plus, Android One’s slow start in India, a Lyft investor happily slags Uber and He-Man’s best one-liners.
It’ll use the pile of money to expand and fend off rivals -- same as it ever was.