Sentences with phrase «own ridesharing service»

So while some might tout the competitive advantages of Uber in a winner - take - all market or predict a general plateau in demand for ridesharing services, Sundararajan foresees a wildly transformed transportation market with room for Lyft, Uber, and possibly other players to compete.

Partnerships between ridesharing services and healthcare systems are becoming increasingly popular, as healthcare systems realize the benefits of offering non-emergency medical transportation to patients to reduce the number of missed appointments.

They found that ridesharing services are related to a decrease in fatal crashes, DUIs and some types of crime.

• Lyft, a San Francisco - based ridesharing service, is seeking to raise at least $ 500 million in new funding at a valuation between $ 6 billion and $ 7 billion.

The last couple of weeks have been rough going for Uber, as the ridesharing service continues to be hit by regulatory roadblocks from cities around the globe.

Yesterday, the ridesharing service was banned in Delhi, just days after a driver was accused of raping a passenger.

The emergence of ties between the ridesharing companies and in - home care companies underscores a convergence of interests between the two segments: Ridesharing services can extend the ability of older adults to live independently while the 50 - plus demographic provides a lucrative market for tech companies.

Ridesharing service Uber is rolling out a new service that may put it head - to - head with Seamless and GrubHub, writes senior writer Cat Clifford.

Backlash is a familiar tune for the ridesharing service, and Uber has a record of winning turf battles despite opponents» efforts.

Some of those experiences include help with taxis and rideshare services.

The ridesharing service was banned in Delhi today, just days after a driver was accused of raping a passenger.

But controversy in the city over whether ridesharing service drivers must be fingerprinted is pushing that possibility further into the future.

Fresh off of a new $ 250 million round of funding, the ridesharing service said it is cutting prices across all markets.

Gabe Lozano, founder of social network LockerDome told CBS St. Louis that a prospective employee turned down an offer from Lozano's company after finding out ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft didn't operate in the city.

Long Beach, Calif., became the first major U.S. city to ease taxi regulations in the face of competition from ridesharing services.

The ridesharing service that was just banned in India's capital has suffered its share of operational setbacks on its home turf.

The city says it is looking for a way to «level the playing field» between cabs and ridesharing services.

A new report shows corporate travelers are increasingly relying on the ridesharing service, posing a threat to both traditional taxi and rental - car companies.

The ridesharing service and the music - streaming service, which have each helped disrupt their respective industries, have formed an interesting partnership.

The ridesharing service is accused of having brought on drivers who have previously been convicted of murder and sex crimes.

(Google is working on its own ridesharing service, increasing the competition against Uber.)

A driver with the San Francisco ridesharing service Uber was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter for striking and killing a 6 - year - old girl in the city's Tenderloin neighborhood on New Year's Eve, police and company officials said Thursday.

Much has been made about the most well - known ridesharing services, Uber and Lyft, and how they allow drivers to get paid for ferrying people around town.

The report points to a recent survey that found 70 per cent of Lower Mainland residents are in favour of allowing ridesharing services to operate in B.C. and notes that the municipalities of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody and Langley Township have all come out in favour of ridesharing in recent weeks.

«We are thrilled to add Oakland to the growing list of airports that have embraced ridesharing services like uberX as a safe, reliable transportation option,» said Wayne Ting, Uber Bay Area General Manager.

Ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft have provided drivers a detour out of full retirement.

Internet - enabled ridesharing services such as Lyft, Uber and Sidecar are expanding rapidly in San Francisco, New York and other U.S. cities, billing themselves as a high - tech, low - cost alternative to cabs.

Drivers for ridesharing services head to a Chicago courtroom to defend themselves, as taxi drivers and legislators make moves to regulate ridesharing services.

The National Resources Defense Council and the University of California - Berkeley are teaming up to conduct an environmental study on the impact of ridesharing services Uber and Lyft.

In a Fall 2016 survey of Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Members, 80 per cent of respondents said they support allowing ridesharing services to operate in our region — which is now the largest metropolitan area in North America without ridesharing services.

NerdWallet examined data from a variety of sources to compare the cost of commuting each week via ridesharing service Uber vs. a personal vehicle in the 20 largest U.S. metropolitan areas by population, to see if owning a vehicle for work is cost - effective.

I co-sponsored and voted for legislation in the State Senate, during this year's Legislative Session, to expand ridesharing services to Upstate New York.

Uber has reached a deal with Syracuse Hancock International Airport allowing the ridesharing service to pick up and drop off passengers at the airport.

While ridesharing services, such as Uber and Lyft, are available to New York City residents, Upstate New Yorkers have been left behind.

«Every day that Upstate New Yorkers don't have access to safe and reliable ridesharing services is another day that they are being unfairly left behind New York City and the rest of the country,» said Uber NY's general manager, Josh Mohrer.

«We support ridesharing services like Uber which has the potential to create 13,000 jobs in one year and make our communities safer by reducing drunk driving incidents.»

A group of 60 clergy have joined the push for the state to allow ridesharing services like Uber statewide.

Nearly five months after Uber's long - awaited and hotly contested launch in upstate New York, the ridesharing service still is settling into the Buffalo Niagara region.

A Temple University study released in 2015 found that drunken driving deaths decreased by an average of 3.6 % to 5.6 % in California cities following the introduction of ridesharing services in 2009.

Some highlights of the budget include a 45 cent increase in the cigarette tax, a 25 cent fee on ridesharing services such as Uber and Lyft, and a reduction of the state's earned income tax credit for low - income workers.

Uber and Lyft can begin operating the popular rideshare services in the area Thursday.

The Erie County Legislature and Visit Buffalo Niagara (VBN) announced today a $ 100,000 commitment in the legislative fight to finally bring ridesharing services, such as Uber and Lyft, to Buffalo and all of Upstate New York.

The increasingly ubiquitous rideshare service is shelling out serious cash for its lobbying efforts in Albany.

Anyone who has travelled to New York or any one of dozens of other cities in the United States is probably familiar with Uber or other so - called ridesharing services.

We have and will continue to push our state leaders to support a regulatory framework necessary to allow ridesharing services to operate in Buffalo Niagara and all across Upstate.

Instead, a person could take a ridesharing service and be charged only $ 3.50 for a one - way trip.

Taking a ridesharing service to and from the airport would cost an individual person $ 7, meaning the airport loses $ 43 of revenue.

Buffalo, NY (WBEN)- The state budget, which was approved late Sunday night, includes a provision to allows ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft to operate in across New York, but when can we expect those apps to work?

Among the other issues that were under discussion was $ 1 billion in additional money to fight homelessness, expanding ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft to upstate, and enacting reforms to the procurement process.

Sixty faith leaders have joined 40 clergy who previously signed on to push state lawmakers to allow Uber and other ridesharing services to expand into other parts of the state.