Tag: Lyft

Julia Haywood Joins Lyft as VP of Strategy

Lyft’s momentum is going strong as we add another key member to our executive team! We’re excited to announce that Julia Haywood has joined Lyft as Vice President of Strategy. Julia will own our market expansion strategy, which will include identifying, evaluating, and executing on growth opportunities for the business. Travel and transportation have always… Continue reading Julia Haywood Joins Lyft as VP of Strategy

Uber ‘could land $120bn price-tag’ in upcoming IPO

Uber could receive a valuation of as high as $120bn (£91bn) in its upcoming initial public offering, almost double the price-tag the ride-hailing company landed in August.  The proposals from US banks suggested Uber seek a valuation much higher than the $76bn it was valued at in August during its most recent fundraising round. They are also said… Continue reading Uber ‘could land $120bn price-tag’ in upcoming IPO

Lyft’s $299 subscription plan is launching to the masses

Lyft has been testing versions of an all-access monthly subscription plan since March. Now, it’s ready to make it available to everyone in the U.S.  Starting today, U.S.-based riders can sign up for the plan. It will be available to everyone in the U.S. by the end of the week. Lyft’s All-Access plan costs $299 per… Continue reading Lyft’s $299 subscription plan is launching to the masses

Electric scooter startup Grin raises ~$45 million

Grin, an electric scooter startup backed by Y Combinator, has raised a $45.7 million Series A to operate shared, electric scooters in Latin America. Grin, which is based in Mexico City, had previously raised funding from Sinai Ventures, Liquid2 Ventures, 500 Startups, Monashees, Base10 Partners and others. Currently, Grin only operates in Mexico City but… Continue reading Electric scooter startup Grin raises ~$45 million

Judge rejects Lime request to block e-scooter rivals in San Francisco

AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Lime just lost a last-minute bid to delay the launch of San Francisco’s electric scooter pilot program. A judge has denied the company’s request for a temporary restraining order that would have blocked Skip and Scoot from launching their services in the city on October 15th. The company had wanted the San… Continue reading Judge rejects Lime request to block e-scooter rivals in San Francisco

Uber deploys JUMP scooters and bikes in Santa Monica

Following approval from the city of Santa Monica, Uber is deploying bikes and its first set of scooters via JUMP, the bike-share startup it acquired earlier this year. Although these are Xiaomi Ninebot scooters, Uber says it’s branding them with JUMP for the sake of consistency when it comes to its personal electric vehicle services. “JUMP… Continue reading Uber deploys JUMP scooters and bikes in Santa Monica

The game of alliances is set up in the autonomous car

Who will win the race for the autonomous car? The car manufacturers multiply in any case the alliances, to give themselves the best chance of one day reaching the finish line. Thursday, Toyota unveiled the creation of a joint venture with SoftBank to develop his “e-pallet”, a sort of wagon capable of making deliveries without… Continue reading The game of alliances is set up in the autonomous car

Secretive robot-car maker Zoox opens up

As the self-driving car navigated the narrow, winding streets leading to San Francisco’s Coit Tower, Jesse Levinson narrated from the back seat like a proud parent. “Isn’t that cool, how we slowed down for that person and then nudged around him?” said the chief technology officer of self-driving startup Zoox. “See how steep this street… Continue reading Secretive robot-car maker Zoox opens up

A Self-Driving Truck Startup Keeps It Simple, Stupid

If anything has changed between today and the halcyon days of 2016, it’s that those building and marketing self-driving tech are now less… promise-y. The robots are still coming, the software developers and hardware mavens and balance sheet-wielding CEOs insist. But more and more, they emphasize that this work is hard, the problems varied, the… Continue reading A Self-Driving Truck Startup Keeps It Simple, Stupid