Sentences with phrase «include lyft»

Developers, which include Lyft and Capital One, have built about 30,000 Alexa skills.

Some of Ann's investments include Lyft, Ayasdi, Xamarin, Refinery29, JoyRun, TaskRabbit, and Modcloth.

Her investments include Lyft, Ayasdi, Xamarin, Refinery29, JoyRun, TaskRabbit, and Modcloth.

It will now include Lyft as a transport option.

Many public transit agencies are starting to see ride - hailing and other mobility services as a threat to their own business, as some startups, including Lyft, launch shuttle services for transporting larger numbers of riders.

Uber and other companies, including Lyft and Handy, say the contractor model allows for flexibility that many see as important to their success.

The two are among the forerunners in the future of self - driving cars, one of which includes Lyft, the number 2 ride - hailing company behind Uber.

The airport had issued cease and desist letters to several rideshare companies, including Lyft, Sidecar and Uber, in April.

This includes Lyft.

In addition, many companies accept in - app purchases via Android Pay, including Lyft, OpenTable, Hotel Tonight, Instacart, and Etsy.

At the moment, Google has listed more than a dozen apps that support in - app purchases with Google Pay including Lyft, OpenTable, Hotel Tonight, Instacart, and Etsy.

Jason is also an active angel investor and has invested in a number of technology companies, including Lyft, Square, Matterhorn (now Lexis Nexis), and New York City companies Automotive Mastermind, Axial, and Thuzio.

Not exact matches

Its site lists several notable member companies, including Airbnb, Lyft, RelayRides, and several others.

The most striking difference between the two companies is probably Lyft's onboarding process, which includes a training ride where a new driver rides with someone more experienced.

The flip side of that is that Lyft is available in some small cities and suburbs not covered by its counterpart — the recent rollout includes municipalities like Parkersburg, W.V. (population: 31,000) and Carbondale, Ill. (26,000).

Other well - known professionals have also taken a turn behind the wheel for Lyft, including football pro Jerry Rice and Kris Bryant, a third baseman for the Chicago Cubs.

They include Uber and Lyft, of course, but also cleaning services Handy and Homejoy, and delivery services Caviar and Postmates.

The company also announced several new partnerships that are aimed at benefiting Lyft drivers, including a linkup with eHealth.

You pay the metered fare and can include a tip when you make your payment (Lyft already has an in - app tipping option, and UberT does too, though Uber's other services do not include an option to tip your driver).

Last month, a bill that would cap the number of for - hire vehicles given permits — including the cars of people who drive for Uber and Lyft — was defeated after vocal protests by Uber drivers and its supporters.

Uber's elaborate plans to sabotage Lyft include aggressively recruiting Lyft's drivers and cancelling rides on the service to waste the drivers» time.

Didi has acquired, partnered, and invested in a number of companies outside of China, including strategic partnerships with Ola in India, Grab in Southeast Asia, and Lyft in the U.S..

It includes Uber, the alternative taxi dispatcher whose $ 50 billion valuation makes it the world's most valuable startup; Lyft, its biggest rival; TaskRabbit, which farms out errands and odd jobs; and Instacart, a $ 2 billion grocery - delivery service.

The company's ranks include numerous employees who got their start at the ride - hailing companies Uber and Lyft.

In the past year, Stripe has struck blockbuster deals to support Apple Pay, the Cupertino, California, tech giant's digital wallet, as well as Google's Android Pay and payment capabilities for other Silicon Valley luminaries including Facebook, Twitter, Lyft, Pinterest, and Salesforce.

Green said Lyft performs the most stringent background checks on drivers, including DMV records, as well as vehicle inspections.

Companies participating include LUNA, Lyft and P&G.

The Austin government is actively helping these new entrants, including by hosting a job fair and running a hotline to connect former Uber and Lyft drivers with new operators.

After the speech Ammann pulled Zimmer into a hotel suite, where the two quickly hashed out a deal for GM to invest $ 500 million into Lyft, valuing the company at $ 5.5 billion, investment included.

Qatalyst chairman Frank Quattrone has contacted companies including large automakers about acquiring a stake in Lyft, the Journal said, citing the people.

Other companies are studying the economics of using automated driving systems to replace human drivers in taxi or ride - hailing services, including Uber Technologies (uber) and Lyft (lyft), which is collaborating with General Motors (Lyft (lyft), which is collaborating with General Motors (lyft), which is collaborating with General Motors (gm).

Austin voters have decided that drivers for ride - hailing companies, including Uber and Lyft, must pass fingerprint screenings — a more intensive background check than the companies typically require of their contractors — by February 1, 2017.

The list includes familiar consumer favorites like Airbnb, Lyft and Glossier as well as companies that want to change how you search for, finance and decorate a home and a number of cybersecurity companies.

Many of its investments have been with American firms, including Amazon rival Shoprunner, ride - sharing service Lyft and Tango, a popular messaging app.

The committee held public hearings and invited 67 expert witnesses, including representatives from ride - hailing companies, Uber and Lyft.

Today, 15 leading transport and tech companies have pledged to abide by her 10 «shared mobility principles for livable cities» — including competitors Uber, Lyft, and Beijing - based Didi Chuxing.

Later, Lyft CEO Logan Green noted that his company has always participated in SXSW, including offering piggyback rides in 2012, but this year is the first time it can actually offer its service to attendees.

Dining includes things like restaurants, bars, pubs, coffee shops, and more, while travel includes airfare, hotels, Airbnb, taxis, ride - share services like Uber and Lyft, subways, and more.

While it would in theory allow it to hire more drivers including applicants it previously rejected, and therefore continue to compete with taxis and rival Lyft, the company told the Journal that it would only affect a small number of applicants.

The customer list includes Southwest Airlines, ride - share company Lyft, and software company VMWare.

A constant barrage of negative publicity, including a #deleteUber social media movement, offered Lyft a gift in terms of picking up business.

Some researchers argue that it is impossible to determine when a contractor is truly working for a company during the times when the worker is waiting to pick up a ride, because the driver could be using two applications at once or attending to personal business.100 However, as noted in a 2016 report by the Economic Policy Institute, both Uber and Lyft already have guaranteed pay plans that they use in some markets during certain hours that pay workers guaranteed minimum earnings per hour based on their entire time logged into the system, including waiting times.101

Lyft and larger rival Uber face separate lawsuits brought on behalf of drivers who contend they are employees and entitled to reimbursement for expenses including gas and vehicle maintenance.

GM is open to working with some of Lyft's international partners, which include Didi Kuaidi in China, Ola in India and GrabTaxi in Southeast Asia, Ammann said.

That, of course, piles on the many troubles Uber and its new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi are facing, including the so - called «Hell» software that the company used to spy on Lyft drivers.

Startups including Bird, founded by former Lyft - then - Uber executive Travis VanderZanden, LimeBike, and Spin, have been dumping internet - connected scooters on city streets over the last year, ostensibly in an effort to fill the gaps in municipal transit.

If Spotify's stock rises in the weeks ahead, its direct listing could become a road map for the array of multibillion - dollar tech companies that investors are hoping will go public soon, including Airbnb, Lyft and Uber.

In the main tent we will hear from executives including Toni Reid, Amazon's VP of Alexa Experiences & Echo Devices; Stripe COO Claire Hughes Johnson and Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse; and John Zimmer, co-founder and president of Lyft.

Featured speakers include Gina Ma, Director of Marketing Strategy & Operations at Lyft, Jeremiah Owyang, the Founder of Crowd Companies, and Anita Roth, Head of Policy Research at Airbnb.

Their complaints center on many issues, including recent fare cuts (designed to compete with Lyft), which they say have significantly impacted their livelihoods.