Sentences with phrase «out of ride hailing»

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Ford will roll out a fleet of self - driving cars as part of a ride - sharing or - hailing service by 2021.

That is certainly an attractive incentive for ride - hailing companies like Uber and Lyft, which have been kicked out of promising markets before (Uber's license to operate in London was revoked just a few months ago).

Each is preparing to roll out fleet - based autonomous ride - hailing services in the coming years — but each is taking a completely different approach to the actual vehicle part of the equation.

Hertz is hoping new agreements with ride - hailing operators Uber and Lyft will help the rental car company squeeze more money out of older cars.

Ride - hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc. has decided to sell its Southeast Asian business to regional rival Grab, its second exit from Asia after pulling out of China in 2016.

In the midst of issues the ride - hailing company is currently facing, Uber is pushing out a bevy of new features and perks in an effort to appease drivers.

As word spread Wednesday morning of Travis Kalanick's sudden departure from the helm at troubled ride - hailing startup Uber, Silicon Valley pundits, investors and analysts all tried in different ways to make sense of one of the most startling developments to come out of the tech world in recent years.

SAN FRANCISCO — For weeks, Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber's chief executive, and some of his lieutenants had worked behind the scenes to repair the ride - hailing company's fractious relationship with Waymo, the self - driving business spun out of Google.

«Ride - hailing companies hold out the promise of creating a whole new industry, but it's tough to make judgments based on their fundamentals,» said Masahiko Ishino, an analyst at Tokai Tokyo Securities.

SAN FRANCISCO — Help wanted: Seasoned executive, preferably female, to help steer ride - hailing company out of a major rut.

According to The Information, Waymo is considering rolling out a commercial ride - hail service — with FCA self - driving vehicles — by the end of 2017.

Still, it'll be rather hard to catch up to Waymo, the autonomous vehicle division of Google's parent company Alphabet, which is also planning to roll out its first public ride - hailing service this year.

Nonetheless, the ride - hail company — which is rumored to be looking at going public in 2018 — has managed its way out of all these previous public relations messes.

Get Me also largely stayed out of the Prop 1 fight because the essence of the fight was over ride - hailing companies» ability to effectively set their own rules over what local governments may prefer, which isn't how the firm's leadership believes that relationship should work.

Driverless robot - taxis could make ride - hailing services like Uber and Lyft cheaper, potentially luring more people out of the car - buying market.

SAN FRANCISCO — A 2014 outing by a group of male and female Uber executives to a Korean karaoke bar where women with pinned numbers were selected by male guests has put a controversial member of the ride - hailing company's top ranks back in the spotlight.

But smoothing that out ahead of filing for an IPO is of the utmost importance for the embattled ride - hail player.

The self - driving car company spun out from Google accused the ride - hailing service of advancing its own autonomous vehicle push by using intellectual property stolen by one of Google's former project leaders.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone became the first downstate suburban official to embrace the startup of local ride - hailing services in time for the July 4 weekend, leaving Nassau and Westchester still to decide whether to opt out.

The Senate passed its ride - hailing bill more than a month ago, and the governor has indicated he would like to see a solution to this issue — which eluded lawmakers last year — worked out as part of the budget.

Cuomo said a sexual harassment policy is still being hashed out, and a surcharge on ride - hailing services in Manhattan south of 96th Street is also likely to be included to help pay for repairs to the subway system.

Cuomo says a compressive sexual harassment policy is still being hashed out, and a surcharge on ride hailing services in Manhattan south of 96th Street is also likely to be included to help pay for repairs to the subway system.

The county has decided not to opt - out of the New York state law regulating ride - hailing companies outside of New York City.

And yet, the county is considering opting out of the state's new ride - hailing law and banning Uber, which would be a signal that Westchester is closed for business.

New evidence indicates ride - hailing service Uber was aware in 2015 that New York drivers were losing out on tens of millions of dollars — as were New York regulators.

When Mr. de Blasio sought to limit expansion of the ride - hailing company Uber, Mr. Jeffries spoke out against City Hall.

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- Compromise proved elusive Thursday as New York lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo worked to hammer out budget deals on ride - hailing, juvenile justice reforms and college tuition assistance ahead of a key deadline.

While Nassau is the largest focus of the lobbying fight between ride - hailing and taxi companies, other suburban counties also are considering the opt - out issue.

Sam Spokony, a spokesman for the Upstate Transportation Association, has been bombarding reporters with reasons that ride - hailing should drop out of budget talks, most of which involve recent public relations mishaps by Uber executives and its reluctance to allow fingerprint background checks.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone Tuesday became the first downstate suburban official to embrace the startup of local ride - hailing services in time for the July 4 weekend, leaving Nassau and Westchester still to decide whether to opt out.

Counties are allowed to opt out of ride - hailing, but cities with more than 100,000 residents can override that decision.

As lawmakers attempt to hammer out a final agreement to bring ride - hailing companies to upstate and Long Island, the Assembly has staked out its position: That local governments should have the power to regulate certain aspects of the services, rather than just having one single, statewide set of rules.

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Considering current transportation options, Hunter said she anticipates there is enough room for ride - hailing services to be in the transportation market without putting taxi business owners out of business.

State Sen. Tim Kennedy, D - Buffalo, said when he heard ride - hailing companies were refusing to offer Buffalo and Niagara airport service because of the NFTA fees, he was «mortified» and surprised the leadership wouldn't reach out to the state lawmakers so they could intervene and help ensure airport service.

Advocates for ride - hailing like to point out that New York is one of few states now where ride - hailing isn't authorized statewide.

Once you've checked out Adelaide's inner - city attractions such as the Adelaide Central Market, Adelaide Zoo, Botanic Gardens and Art Gallery of South Australia and South Australian Museum, hail a taxi and take a short ride to Hyde Park, Unley, Norwood or North Adelaide where you can grab a great pub lunch and stock up on some designer labels.

The regulator also recently published a policy statement setting out its priorities for updating regulations to take account of the fast - paced ride - hailing sector — with safety also among its top stated priorities for shaping new rules.

Uber's latest iOS app update, released on Jan. 22, appears to have disabled compatibility with Apple Maps extensions, meaning users looking to hail rides within Apple's mapping app are out of luck until the issue is resolved.

Ride - hailing giant Uber was also grilled over what one committee member dubbed its «aggressive» response to TfL's recent decision to strip its operator license in London — describing its claim that the city regulator risked putting 40,000 drivers out of work as hypocritical since Uber does not actually employ any of those drivers, while also pointing out that its business is intent on trying to automate the driving function via developing driverless car technology.

The allegations of cloak - and - dagger tactics at Uber, the ride - hailing giant that has been accused of stealing trade secrets involving self - driving cars from Waymo, seemed straight out of a spy novel.

tech.slashdot.org - Uber barreled into autonomous driving out of fear that it could end up as the MySpace or Yahoo of ride - hailing, a company with early gargantuan success that stumbled as times changed.

While the San Francisco - based ride - hailing giant has been putting smaller taxi companies out of business across the globe, it often did so amidst allegations of unfair competition that have been made by both its competitors and regulators.