On-demand Transportation Global Market Report 2023: A $341.7 Billion Market by 2027 – Long-term Forecast to 2032 Featuring Avis Budget; BlaBlaCar; BMW; Bolt; & Cabify

DUBLIN, May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The “On-demand transportation Global Market Report 2023” report has been added to  ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The global on-demand transportation market grew from $133.09 billion in 2022 to $161.79 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.6%. The on-demand transportation market is expected to grow to $341.7… Continue reading On-demand Transportation Global Market Report 2023: A $341.7 Billion Market by 2027 – Long-term Forecast to 2032 Featuring Avis Budget; BlaBlaCar; BMW; Bolt; & Cabify

Uber confident on profit as ride-sharing makes strong start to 2023

SummaryCompaniesQ1 revenue, adjusted core earnings above estimatesUber’s ride-share, food-delivery heft power earningsStock soars 8%, also lifts Lyft and DoorDash May 2 (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) forecast quarterly core earnings above estimates on Tuesday, after a surge in demand for travel and food delivery helped the U.S. ride-sharing giant report better-than-expected results for the… Continue reading Uber confident on profit as ride-sharing makes strong start to 2023

Lyft layoffs arrive, GM kills off the Chevy Bolt and Tesla makes a ‘deep fake’ defense

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive the full edition of the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free.  Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point… Continue reading Lyft layoffs arrive, GM kills off the Chevy Bolt and Tesla makes a ‘deep fake’ defense

Lyft to lay off more than 1,000 employees in cost-cut push

Separately, Lyft also said it will eliminate three layers of management from 8 to 5 and divide its rideshare business into three core teams. Ride-hailing firm Lyft Inc said it will lay off about 1,072 employees, or 26% of its workforce, in one of the first steps by the new Chief Executive David Risher, sending… Continue reading Lyft to lay off more than 1,000 employees in cost-cut push

Lyft layoffs to affect 26% of workforce

Lyft said Thursday it will cut 26% of its workforce, or about 1,072 people, as part of a restructuring plan aimed at rebuilding its core ride-hailing product and boosting profits. The company also said in a regulatory filing Thursday that it decided scale back hiring plans and will eliminate 250 open job positions. Lyft estimates… Continue reading Lyft layoffs to affect 26% of workforce

Lyft is laying off 26 percent of employees

The ridesharing company is shedding 1,072 jobs. Lyft had warned of impending layoffs last week, and now it’s taking action. The ridesharing company is cutting 1,072 jobs, or about 26 percent of its employees. It’s also scaling back hiring and will scrub 250 open roles. The decision will carry severance and benefits costs of up… Continue reading Lyft is laying off 26 percent of employees

Grubhub, Joco team up to give NYC delivery workers access to e-bikes

Grubhub is launching a pilot program with Joco, a docked e-bike rental platform based in New York City, to provide at least 500 gig delivery workers with free access to e-bikes. Ensuring that delivery workers have access to high-quality e-bikes has been a major discussion point in NYC after a spate of battery fires. Grubhub’s… Continue reading Grubhub, Joco team up to give NYC delivery workers access to e-bikes

Cruise robotaxis now run all day in San Francisco, with public access after 10 p.m.

A Cruise vehicle in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday Feb. 2, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Kyle Vogt, CEO and founder of GM-owned autonomous vehicle company Cruise, announced Tuesday that the company’s robotaxis are now running around the clock in San Francisco. The company’s paid, driverless service is a step towards… Continue reading Cruise robotaxis now run all day in San Francisco, with public access after 10 p.m.

China EVs rising, Tesla loses profit ground and Lyft preps for deep cuts

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive the full edition of the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free.  Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point… Continue reading China EVs rising, Tesla loses profit ground and Lyft preps for deep cuts

Honey, I shrunk the revenue multiple

With new leadership and a soon-to-be-thinned employee base, Lyft is going to look a heck of a lot different at the end of 2023 than it did at the start. After its co-founders said they’d relinquish their roles as CEO and president in March, the company last week said it intends to dramatically cut its… Continue reading Honey, I shrunk the revenue multiple