Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images Lyft isn’t done grappling with lawsuits over driver pay. A newly filed class action suit from California resident Fernando Villaseñor alleges that Lyft played tricks with fare distribution to misrepresent the drivers’ share and unfairly pour their lost income back into the company. Villaseñor’s attorney, Larry Peluso, asserted that… Continue reading Lyft faces another class action lawsuit over driver pay
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Carlos Ghosn: Range Is No Longer A Concern. Now The Issue Is Price.
May 11th, 2018 by Steve Hanley Carlos Ghosn may not be as sexy as Elon Musk, but he knows a thing or two about building and selling automobiles, especially electric cars. Since China is ground zero for the electric car market at the moment, it was only appropriate that Ghosn was in Hong Kong last… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn: Range Is No Longer A Concern. Now The Issue Is Price.
Murder case prompts China’s biggest ridesharing company to halt service
LightRocket via Getty Images When it comes to ridesharing companies, the safety of passengers is a universal concern. In China, Didi Chuxing, the country’s biggest ridesharing company, is stopping service for one week following the death of a female passenger. The victim, a 21-year-old flight attendant, was murdered, and the ridesharing driver is the main… Continue reading Murder case prompts China’s biggest ridesharing company to halt service
China’s Didi Chuxing suspends its carpooling service following murder of a passenger
Didi Chuxing, China’s largest ride-hailing service, has suspended its Hitch carpooling service for one week as it investigates the murder of a passenger. The victim was a 21-year-old air stewardess identified only as Ms. Li. State-run news agency Global Times reports that the incident took place in the evening of May 5, when she used… Continue reading China’s Didi Chuxing suspends its carpooling service following murder of a passenger
Press Release – Magna Announces Record First Quarter Results
Please click HERE for a PDF version of the release. Record quarterly sales, up 21% year over year to $10.79 billion Record quarterly diluted earnings per share of $1.83, increased 21% Cash provided from operating activities of $577 million, up 26%, a first quarter record Paid dividends of $118 million and returned $103 million to… Continue reading Press Release – Magna Announces Record First Quarter Results
Drive.ai Launches Robot Car Pilot in Texas With a Focus on Humans
Photo: Evan Ackerman/IEEE Spectrum Advertisement Editor’s Picks Self-driving vehicle startup Drive.ai has only been around since 2015, but has moved aggressively toward getting autonomous cars out into the world to do useful things safely and efficiently. Drive struck a partnership with Lyft last September to test its technology with the ride-sharing service in San Francisco,… Continue reading Drive.ai Launches Robot Car Pilot in Texas With a Focus on Humans
Lyft’s monthly subscription plan gets a waitlist
Lyft is moving ahead with tests of the All-Access plan, a monthly subscription service for rides through the Lyft platform. In the next couple of hours, a select group of riders will see an option to sign up for a waitlist to be part of Lyft’s next round of All-Access invitations. “Testing our newest All-Access… Continue reading Lyft’s monthly subscription plan gets a waitlist
Walmart ends grocery delivery deal with Uber and Lyft
In 2016, Walmart announced that it would begin testing grocery delivery in conjunction with Uber and Lyft. Today, however, Reuters reports that those partnerships have come to an end, which was confirmed by Walmart and Uber. TechCrunch first reported in 2015 about Uber’s plans to launch a merchant delivery system, wherein goods from retailers would… Continue reading Walmart ends grocery delivery deal with Uber and Lyft
Uber will halt Walmart grocery deliveries next month
Shutterstock In 2016, Walmart announced that it would be teaming up with Uber and Lyft for grocery deliveries. Though the trial with Lyft never broke out of its initial Denver test market, Walmart’s partnership with Uber expanded from Phoenix to Tampa, Dallas and Orlando. But that’s now coming to a close, Reuters reports, as Uber… Continue reading Uber will halt Walmart grocery deliveries next month
Riding During Busy Hours
To provide passengers with the most reliable service, we need to make sure drivers are on the road when and where you need a ride. When many passengers in your area request at the same time, ride prices will likely be higher than normal. To help anticipate busy hours, you can expect higher demand during… Continue reading Riding During Busy Hours