Lyft is re-launching a feature that will allow riders to request an electric or hybrid vehicle for their next pickup. The service, Lyft Green, will initially only be available to business travelers in select cities when it begins April 17. Lyft had originally launched Lyft Green in 2019 in Seattle, with plans to scale across… Continue reading Lyft re-launches EV service, starting with business travelers
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Lyft hails new leadership, layoffs come for Lucid and Waymo retires its self-driving minivan
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How ridesharing can help solve the challenge of urban EV ownership
Revel aims to promote EV adoption in cities by solving two interrelated problems: The company’s rideshare fleet generates demand to justify the cost of installing DC fast chargers, and its charging Superhub ensures that the fleet stays charged, while also offering charging to the public. Public charging and rideshare charging tend to take place at… Continue reading How ridesharing can help solve the challenge of urban EV ownership
Lyft might drop shared rides, stay focused on basics under new CEO
Lyft might once again drop its shared rides offering, just one of several changes the company’s newly appointed CEO could make in a bid to focus on its core ride-hailing business and become profitable. David Risher, who is taking over as Lyft’s CEO in mid-April, told TechCrunch in a wide-ranging interview that other features may… Continue reading Lyft might drop shared rides, stay focused on basics under new CEO
The market has changed, but super-voting shares are here to stay, says Mr. IPO
Yesterday, the ride-sharing company Lyft said its two co-founders, John Zimmer and Logan Green, are stepping down from managing the company’s day-to-day operations, though they are retaining their board seats. According to a related regulatory filing, they actually need to hang around as “service providers” to receive their original equity award agreements. (If Lyft is sold… Continue reading The market has changed, but super-voting shares are here to stay, says Mr. IPO
Lyft co-founder Logan Green is stepping down as CEO
David Risher, a former Amazon executive, will take over as chief executive on April 17th. More than a decade into its life, Lyft is bringing on a new chief executive officer. On Monday afternoon, the company announced current CEO and co-founder Logan Green would hand day-to-day operations of Lyft to David Risher, a former Amazon… Continue reading Lyft co-founder Logan Green is stepping down as CEO
Lyft to pick up new CEO amid deepening post-pandemic losses
With consumers curtailing e-commerce shopping following the pandemic, Amazon has announced 27,000 layoffs since late last year. Lyft co-founders Logan Green and John Zimmer are relinquishing their leadership roles to make way for a former Amazon executive as the ride-hailing service struggles to recover from the pandemic while long-time rival Uber has been regaining its… Continue reading Lyft to pick up new CEO amid deepening post-pandemic losses
Lyft co-founder Logan Green is stepping down as CEO
David Risher, a former Amazon executive, will take over as chief executive on April 17th. More than a decade into its life, Lyft is bringing on a new chief executive officer. On Monday afternoon, the company announced current CEO and co-founder Logan Green would hand day-to-day operations of Lyft to David Risher, a former Amazon… Continue reading Lyft co-founder Logan Green is stepping down as CEO
Lyft CEO and president stepping down to be replaced by former Amazon exec
Lyft co-founders, CEO Logan Green and president John Zimmer, are stepping down from their roles by mid-April, the company said Wednesday. They will serve as chair and vice chair of Lyft’s board, respectively. David Risher, a former retail executive at Amazon, will take over the CEO position at Lyft. Lyft’s current chairman, Sean Aggarwal, will… Continue reading Lyft CEO and president stepping down to be replaced by former Amazon exec
Splashtop Acquires Foxpass
Splashtop, a Cupertino, CA-based company which specialized in in remote IT solutions, acquired Foxpass, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of cloud-based, identity-centric network and server access solutions for IT and DevOps systems. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. With the acquisition, Splashtop will expand its security offering, bringing an enterprise-class solution to SMB… Continue reading Splashtop Acquires Foxpass