A woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted by a city employee lost an $80,000 settlement because of a paperwork glitch. Didi—a nickname to protect the privacy of a sexual assault victim—is one of dozens, maybe hundreds, of public housing residents who were harassed or sexually assaulted by city maintenance employees in a sex-for-repairs scandal this year. But while more than 100 women were …
Yesterday, the coalition of billionaires and entrepreneurs wanting to destroy Uber launched an already promised service: The ability for Lyft to fulfill rides booked via Didi Kuaidi’s app in the United States. It’s the first step in an ambitious plan where Grab, Ola, Didi, and Lyft– the four major Uber spoilers in the world– will work together to provide a global ride sharing solution. It’s …
* Author: Davey Alba.Davey Alba Business * Date of Publication: 01.26.16.01.26.16 * Time of Publication: 5:09 pm.5:09 pm Paris Cabbies and Uber Are Clashing—Again French taxi unions and Uber are clashing again. Taxi drivers in France have once more gone on strike—shutting down roads, demonstrating across Paris, and blocking access to major airports and railway stations, according to French …
* Author: Davey Alba.Davey Alba Business * Date of Publication: 01.26.16.01.26.16 * Time of Publication: 1:52 pm.1:52 pm Uber Using Phone Data To Track How Fast Drivers Are Going Ride-hailing giant Uber says it’s using smartphone gyrometer data to double-check if drivers on its platform are speeding. At least, it does for a portion of its drivers on a new pilot program. Joe Sullivan, Uber’s …
* Author: Davey Alba.Davey Alba Business * Date of Publication: 01.26.16.01.26.16 * Time of Publication: 5:09 pm.5:09 pm Paris Cabbies and Uber Are Clashing—Again French taxi unions and Uber are clashing again. Taxi drivers in France have once more gone on strike—shutting down roads, demonstrating across Paris, and blocking access to major airports and railway stations, according to French …
* Author: Davey Alba.Davey Alba Business * Date of Publication: 01.26.16.01.26.16 * Time of Publication: 1:52 pm.1:52 pm Uber Using Phone Data To Track How Fast Drivers Are Going Ride-hailing giant Uber says it’s using smartphone gyrometer data to double-check if drivers on its platform are speeding. At least, it does for a portion of its drivers on a new pilot program. Joe Sullivan, Uber’s …
Uber wants you to believe it’s emerged as the global leader in the world of on-demand rides. To be sure, some signs do already point to that: it’s raised more than $10 billion in venture funding, and the company’s worth a reported $62.5 billion. Still, it would be shortsighted to assume Uber has the edge in every aspect of the fight, especially in one of the biggest battlegrounds for ride- …
Uber wants you to believe it’s emerged as the global leader in the world of on-demand rides. To be sure, some signs do already point to that: it’s raised more than $10 billion in venture funding, and the company’s worth a reported $62.5 billion. Still, it would be shortsighted to assume Uber has the edge in every aspect of the fight, especially in one of the biggest battlegrounds for ride- …