Category: Mobility Companies

$500 Million Toward Your Goals, and Extra Acts of Kindness From Grateful Passengers

The Lyft community reached an important milestone this week: drivers have earned over $500 million in tips. Since day one, tipping has been an important way for passengers to show their appreciation for everything you do. Whether it’s sharing good stories, playing great music, or helping passengers keep track of lost phones, you consistently go… Continue reading $500 Million Toward Your Goals, and Extra Acts of Kindness From Grateful Passengers

Feeling Grateful Since Day 1: $500 Million in Driver Tips

Less than a year ago, we celebrated a big milestone: Over a quarter of a billion dollars in tips had been received by Lyft drivers (as well as a few donuts and even a snare drum). Today, the community has reached an even bigger one: $500 million in tips that help our drivers get closer… Continue reading Feeling Grateful Since Day 1: $500 Million in Driver Tips

What is next in the world of ride-hailing?

What is next in the world of ride-hailing? Welcome to our weekly news highlights, the place where you‘ll find the most important information in the urban mobility space. Follow us to keep updated, we post every Tuesday! Here is what happened last week: Follow up story: Uber sells its Southeast Asian operations to Grab With a 27.5%… Continue reading What is next in the world of ride-hailing?

Meet our newest self-driving vehicle: the all-electric Jaguar I-PACE

Meet our newest self-driving vehicle: the all-electric Jaguar I-PACE Today Waymo and Jaguar Land Rover are announcing an electrifying new partnership. We’re joining forces to design and engineer the world’s first premium electric fully self-driving vehicle, built for Waymo’s transportation service. This new self-driving Jaguar I-PACE blends Jaguar’s knack for innovative design with Waymo’s cutting-edge self-driving… Continue reading Meet our newest self-driving vehicle: the all-electric Jaguar I-PACE

Ride-hailing & self-driving firms seek partnerships & more

Ride-hailing & self-driving firms seek partnerships & more Welcome to our weekly news roundup. Last week, ride-hailing saw roaming partnerships being formed and support from its users but also faced growth halts. Self-driving seems to powered by partnerships and bike-sharing gains an investing momentum. Follow Splyt for a weekly update on the most important mobility news. Kakao… Continue reading Ride-hailing & self-driving firms seek partnerships & more

Lyft Partners with Magna to Scale Self-Driving Technology

Today, we’re excited to announce a first-of-its-kind partnership with Magna, the largest North American Tier 1 automotive technology and manufacturing supplier, to jointly fund, develop, and manufacture our self-driving system. In addition to co-funding the partnership, Magna will also invest $200 million in Lyft. This partnership enables our Level 5 team to accelerate the introduction… Continue reading Lyft Partners with Magna to Scale Self-Driving Technology

Grab and Credit Saison Form Financial Services Joint Venture To Expand Access to Credit for Southeast Asia’s Unbanked

Singapore, 13 March, 2018 – Grab Inc. (“Grab”), the leading on-demand transportation and fintech platform in Southeast Asia, and Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (“Credit Saison”), one of Japan’s largest consumer financing companies, today announced a joint venture to provide loans and lending services to millions of unbanked and underbanked consumers, micro-entrepreneurs and small businesses across… Continue reading Grab and Credit Saison Form Financial Services Joint Venture To Expand Access to Credit for Southeast Asia’s Unbanked

Same driver, different vehicle: Bringing Waymo self-driving technology to trucks

Same driver, different vehicle: Bringing Waymo self-driving technology to trucks Waymo’s mission has always been to make it safe and easy for people and things to move around. So far, the focus has mostly been on people; last fall we put the world’s first fleet of fully self-driving cars on public roads in the Phoenix area.… Continue reading Same driver, different vehicle: Bringing Waymo self-driving technology to trucks

Grab Unveils Southeast Asia’s First Bike-Sharing Marketplace App

Singapore, 9 March 2018 – Grab, the leading on-demand transportation and mobile payments platform in Southeast Asia, today unveiled GrabCycle Beta, a marketplace app that will bring mobility partners oBike, GBikes, Anywheel and Popscoot into a single app. With GrabCycle, it’s easy for anyone to find a bike or an e-scooter whenever they need one.… Continue reading Grab Unveils Southeast Asia’s First Bike-Sharing Marketplace App