Tag: Lyft

Mvix Launches App for Displaying Uber and Lyft on Digital Signs

STERLING, Va., Jan. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Mvix, a leading provider of content-rich digital signage software and solutions, announced the launch of a custom Rideshare app for displaying Uber and Lyft directly on digital signage screens. The Rideshare app uses the customer’s address as the pickup location and displays custom, localized information, such as: The app… Continue reading Mvix Launches App for Displaying Uber and Lyft on Digital Signs

Chariot expands to Columbus, Ohio with JPMorgan Chase commuter shuttle

Ford’s Chariot shared commuter shuttle service is expanding to its latest new market: Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus launch is in partnership with JPMorgan Chase, and initial service in the area will be specifically a shuttle for the company’s 400 Corporate Center employees located within the city. Chariot will operate daily shuttles for these employees staring… Continue reading Chariot expands to Columbus, Ohio with JPMorgan Chase commuter shuttle

GM sees 2018 profits roughly equal to 2017 with slightly lower U.S. market

General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra told analysts Tuesday GM expects to exceed its 2017 profitability in North America and China. (Photo: Steve Fecht for General Motors) General Motors expects its 2018 profit to be in line with earnings from 2017, details of which it will report Feb. 6. But the automaker  will not… Continue reading GM sees 2018 profits roughly equal to 2017 with slightly lower U.S. market

Ford Details Plans to Improve Fitness, Refocus Model Lineup and Accelerate Introduction of Smart Vehicles and Services

Operational fitness, portfolio rationalization and increased investments in electrification, autonomy and mobility at core of company strategy Company increases planned investments in electrification to $11 billion by 2022 Expanded electrified portfolio to include 40 electrified vehicles globally, including 16 full battery electric vehicles by 2022 Announces preliminary results for full-year 2017 of $1.95 earnings-per-share (EPS)… Continue reading Ford Details Plans to Improve Fitness, Refocus Model Lineup and Accelerate Introduction of Smart Vehicles and Services

Lyft opens up Concierge, its ride-booking service for businesses, to all

Lyft today announced it’s expanding its Concierge program – the service that allows organizations to schedule rides for other people – to more business customers. First announced in 2016, the service was originally designed to help patients get to medical appointments, particularly in areas where they may not have a car of their own, like… Continue reading Lyft opens up Concierge, its ride-booking service for businesses, to all

Lyft says nearly 250K of its passengers ditched a personal car in 2017

Lyft has a new report out detailing its ‘economic impact’ for 2017, and the document includes a lot of stats on its performance throughout the year. The ride-hailing provider claims 375.5 million rides for the year, which is 130 percent growth measured year-over-year. It served 23 million different passengers, itself a 92 percent YoY increase,… Continue reading Lyft says nearly 250K of its passengers ditched a personal car in 2017

Fiat Chrysler’s Marchionne: The Future of Cars Will Be Electric and Commoditized

Sergio Marchionne, one of the longest-serving CEOs in the auto industry, has a stark warning: Carmakers have less than a decade to reinvent themselves or risk being commoditized amid a seismic shift in how vehicles are powered, driven and purchased. Developing technologies like electrification, self-driving software and ride-sharing will alter consumers’ car-buying decisions within six… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler’s Marchionne: The Future of Cars Will Be Electric and Commoditized

Ford’s plan for a ‘smart city’: Join transit cloud

Ford imagines a network of technologies they call the Transportation Mobility Cloud, which the automaker is developing with Silicon Valley start-up Autonomic. At the center is a “cloud”-based platform that Ford thinks can improve city streets by using advanced data-sharing and, of course, self-driving cars.(Photo: Ford) Las Vegas — Facing pressure to demonstrate Ford Motor… Continue reading Ford’s plan for a ‘smart city’: Join transit cloud

Coming to a City Near You: Test-Driving Our Autonomous Vehicle Business

Coming to a City Near You: Test-Driving Our Autonomous Vehicle Business By Jim Farley, Ford Executive Vice President and President, Global Markets With the transformative potential of self-driving technology on the horizon, there are many ways we can change how our cities work for the better. To that end, we are working to verify that the technology… Continue reading Coming to a City Near You: Test-Driving Our Autonomous Vehicle Business