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New York City Limits the Number of Ubers and Lyfts on Its Streets
The Big Apple deals the ride-hail companies with their first set of serious American regulations. Which city will impose regulations next? https://media.wired.com/photos/5b6b54f9193d6617345b1230/master/pass/NYC-671466422.jpg
Dying for Uber and Lyft’s Secrets, Cities Get Creative
Researchers want to know how ride-hailing companies are affecting their streets, but don’t have much information to help them. https://media.wired.com/photos/5aa08206dc9df6500b907474/master/pass/greedy_data_rideshare-FINAL.jpg
Lyft’s Five Star Lager Includes a Discount Code for Your Next Ride
Lyft’s New Beer Includes a Discount Code for Your Next Ride Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site […]
Aptiv’s self-driving Lyfts at CES take erratic Las Vegas traffic in stride
One of the reasons automakers are pursuing self-driving cars is that, while they’ll initially be too expensive for individuals to buy, ride-hailing services (aka mobility) offer the technology the chance to mature in a way that’s financially viable. Aptiv, a tier one supplier of autonomous technology, is working hard to make sure its system is […]
How Lyft’s John Zimmer went from sleeping on a couch and eating frozen Trader Joe’s meals to running a $7.5 billion company
Samantha Lee/Business Insider Mike Blake/Reuters John Zimmer is the cofounder and president of the ride-hailing service Lyft. Lyft was founded in 2012 and has faced a fierce competitor in Uber since the beginning. In the past year, Uber has come under fire for a series of missteps while Lyft has maintained its “nice guy” image. […]
Lyft’s strategy: Be the Android of the self-driving car business
Enlarge (credit: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Lyft) On Thursday, Lyft announced a new self-driving car partnership with the Mountain View-based startup Drive.ai. In the coming months, Lyft customers in San Francisco will occasionally have their hails answered by Drive’s experimental self-driving cars—albeit with a safety driver in the front seat. On its own, this isn’t huge […]
Nissan’s Prettier Leaf, Lyft’s Robot Taxis, Jaguar’s Electric Vehicle Pledge, and More Car News You Missed
Plus, the House advances a self-driving car bill. https://media.wired.com/photos/59b1a379762606611bf55655/master/pass/LamborghiniRoadsterHP.jpg Feed: All Latest
TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS BRIEFING: Uber’s losses narrow despite Lyft’s gains — Drone delivery service launches in Iceland — Audi, Qualcomm invest in connected car startup
Welcome to Transportation & Logistics Briefing, a new morning email providing the latest news, data, and insight on how digital technology is disrupting transportation and delivery, produced by BI Intelligence. Sign up and receive Transportation & Logistics Briefing free to your inbox. Have feedback? We’d like to hear from you. Write me at: jcamhi@businessinsider.com. UBER’S LOSSES […]
Lyft’s ‘Minnie Vans’ will drive guests around Disney World
Earlier this month, Lyft teamed up with Taco Bell for a new Taco Mode service that lets riders add a stop to the fast food chain on their late night route. Now, Lyft is partnering with another brand — Disney. As of today, guests staying in Disney World’s Boardwalk, Yacht Club and Beach Club resorts […]
