Tag: Lyft

Report: Ride Hailing Accounted for 65% of Business Travel Expense Transaction Volume in 2017

Photo via Mark Warner/Flickr Automated travel and entertainment expense management software provider, Certify, announced the results of its fifth, full-year SpendSmart Report with analysis of U.S. business travel and expense spending trends for 2017. The Certify SpendSmart report tracks business travel expense spending across major categories such as food, airlines, lodging, and car rental. The… Continue reading Report: Ride Hailing Accounted for 65% of Business Travel Expense Transaction Volume in 2017

Lyft considered buying the startup at the center of Alphabet’s suit against Uber

The timeline of events leading up to Uber’s acquisition of self-driving trucking startup Otto has always been a bit muddled. But Alphabet’s lawsuit against Uber, which centers on that acquisition, has yielded more information about that deal. Today, on the third day of trial in the U.S. district court for the Northern District of California,… Continue reading Lyft considered buying the startup at the center of Alphabet’s suit against Uber

Jon McNeill Joins Lyft as Chief Operating Officer

Today, we are incredibly excited to share that Jon McNeill will be joining Lyft as Chief Operating Officer. Jon is a world-class leader who brings deep experience as a highly successful entrepreneur and game-changing transportation executive. Last year, the Lyft community experienced more growth than in all previous years combined, growing rides by 2.3x and… Continue reading Jon McNeill Joins Lyft as Chief Operating Officer

Driving Lyft Forward – Your 2018 DAC

In 2016, we announced the first-of-its-kind Driver Advisory Council. Now we’re continuing our tradition of engaging driver community leaders in cities across North America by announcing a new DAC. Feedback from the Lyft community inspired us to choose a diverse group of drivers from different backgrounds who best represent our core values, from Los Angeles… Continue reading Driving Lyft Forward – Your 2018 DAC

New! Long trip alerts, ratings protection, and more

We know you work hard for your ratings, and that your time is valuable. So we’ve made improvements that prioritize both — and are among drivers’ most-requested updates. Read on for more details: Ratings Protection We launched an update to passengers’ ratings screens that helps protect you from issues out of your control — because things… Continue reading New! Long trip alerts, ratings protection, and more

Google Emails Show Internal Concern Over Losing Driverless Lead

Three years ago, the head of Google’s self-driving car project emailed co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin to sound an alarm. “Over the last six months we have stopped playing to win and instead are now playing to minimize downside,” Chris Urmson wrote. The source of his worry: Uber. That missive from Urmson, who left… Continue reading Google Emails Show Internal Concern Over Losing Driverless Lead

Ford CEO Jim Hackett on the future of computing, cities, and self-driving cars

In May 2017, Ford announced that it had replaced its CEO, Mark Fields, who had been with the company since 1989, with Jim Hackett. Despite being on Ford’s board since 2013, Hackett was probably best known for leading Steelcase, the large office-furniture company, for decades and turning around its fortunes, as well as for working… Continue reading Ford CEO Jim Hackett on the future of computing, cities, and self-driving cars