Earnings Safeguards for Rideshare Drivers by Curtis Scott, Head of Insurance Demand for independent work is on the rise. According to the McKinsey Global Institute, roughly one in six people would prefer independent flexible work over a traditional nine-to-five job. Moreover, with around 15 million people in the US experiencing unemployment or underemployment, on-demand work… Continue reading Earnings Safeguards for Rideshare Drivers
Tag: Mobility
Rethinking Urban Mobility in Indonesia: The Role of Shared Mobility
Rethinking Urban Mobility in Indonesia: The Role of Shared Mobility By Amy Smith, Policy Research Data Analyst What would Indonesian cities look like in 2020 if the country embraced shared mobility? Given the country’s rapid rate of urbanization and its enthusiastic adoption of ridesharing, it’s an important question, with implications for the country’s 250 million people… Continue reading Rethinking Urban Mobility in Indonesia: The Role of Shared Mobility
Speed, Ownership, Impact, and SunChips
Speed, Ownership, Impact, and SunChips Why you should (really) come have lunch at Uber in downtown San Francisco Adam Starr, Growth Design Copywriter at Uber Whether you’re a designer, or an engineer or a product manager, you’re most likely getting hit up on LinkedIn a few times a week and asked to consider joining a new… Continue reading Speed, Ownership, Impact, and SunChips
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
Bikes, flying taxis, ride-sharing & more
Bikes, flying taxis, ride-sharing & more Welcome to our weekly news highlights, the place where you‘ll find the most important information in the urban mobility space. Follow us to keep updated, we post every Tuesday! Here is what happened last week: Uber to launch dockless bike-sharing in SF Uber and Jump have made a partnership that will… Continue reading Bikes, flying taxis, ride-sharing & more
GM reports $3.9 billion loss for 2017
General Motors headquarters is seen in the Renaissance Center in Detroit. (Photo: Stan Honda / Getty Images) General Motors Co. reported Tuesday a loss of $3.9 billion in 2017, due largely to charges related to the new tax law and the Opel-Vauxhall sale, in what the company characterized as a very strong year. Even though… Continue reading GM reports $3.9 billion loss for 2017
Europe will have 80 million fewer cars in 2030 as a result of shared transport
Posted 06/02/2018 14: 19: 08CET MADRID, 6 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) – Europe will have 80 million fewer cars in 2030 as a result of shared transport and digitalization, according to the study ‘Eascy: the five dimensions that will transform the Automotive sector’ that has been developed by the consultancy PwC. The company expects the car… Continue reading Europe will have 80 million fewer cars in 2030 as a result of shared transport
Self-Driving Cars’ Massive Power Consumption Is Becoming a Problem
All those computers and sensors can hurt fuel economy and range, practical problems for commercial systems.
Byton & Aurora
With Byton Aurora has a new cooperation partner in the development of autonomous driving. Aurora had one recently partnership agreement With VW and Hyundai closed and now comes the Chinese startup Byton. The startup has at CES with his prototypes advertised, which is electrically powered. This sensation has probably attracted more partners. Aurora and Byton… Continue reading Byton & Aurora