The ability to book a ride with Uber disappeared from the Android Google Maps app with no explanation; it still gives you estimates and displays the available cars but now provides an “open app” button to perform the transaction. Google gave no explanation, just a throwaway bullet point in its Request a Ride help section …
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When Uber sold its Southeast Asia business to Grab in March, UberEats was part of the deal. Now, the Southeast Asian ride-hailing king has built on the service to launch its own food delivery platform. Called GrabFood, the service is available in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, and will be rolled out to Singapore then the Philippines “within this quarter,” …
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Mark Zuckerberg isn’t the only Silicon Valley CEO touring this Europe this week hoping to make a positive impression. Hot on his heels is the chief executive of Uber, Dara Khosrowshahi. On Wednesday, Khosrowshahi met with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss Uber’s commitment to the country. The same day, he announced AXA insurance for all drivers across the continent. …
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Google didn’t mention its smart-fabric jacket platform, Jacquard, at its recent developer conference. But the Levi’s Commuter smart jacket is getting an update that could be pretty helpful, starting next week, if you happen to own one. Google With a button tap from its cuff, the jacket can now work with ride-sharing services Uber and Lyft. Unfortunately, it doesn’t call …
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Uber’s entire formula revolves around giving you cheap rides in cars with strangers. But now the ride-sharing giant is upping the stranger count (and cutting the prices even more). On Thursday, the company announced the introduction of its car-pooling service Uber Pool for Sydney. The service matches riders with other passengers going in the same direction at the same time, …
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First Uber was sued for allegedly discriminating against people in wheelchairs, and now Lyft is getting the same treatment. A coalition of disability rights groups and individuals filed a lawsuit against San Francisco-based Lyft in California’s Alameda County Superior Court on Tuesday, saying the ride-hailing service fails to make wheelchair-accessible vehicles available to people with disabilities in the Bay Area. …
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Lyft wants to give Uber a run for its money. The San Francisco-based ride-hailing company released financials Monday that show its revenue growth in the fourth quarter of 2017 was 2.75 times faster than Uber’s. Lyft revenue growth was 168 percent in the fourth quarter, according to a company spokesman. Uber’s was 61 percent, though from a much larger revenue …
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Uber’s competition in Sydney just got tougher. Ola, a ride-hailer originally out of India, launched in Sydney Monday following its introduction in Perth last month. Ola is coming in hot, offering customers their first three rides for free — up to a value of AU$25. Even better, each ride thereafter during the launch period will be 50 percent off. How …
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Ever hail an Uber in the early hours and wonder if your driver is awake enough to get you home safely? You might not have to worry so much now. The ride-hailing company on Monday said that it will force US drivers to go offline for six straight hours after 12 hours of driving at a time. That should help combat …
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Uber drivers and riders throughout the country tweeted out complaints Thursday that the ride-hailing service was down. Drivers trying to pick up or drop off fares were unable to log into the app, according to tweets from several accounts. Uber users in Las Vegas, Atlanta, New York City, Washington, DC and other major cities were unable to access the service, tweets said. …
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