Sentences with phrase «ride share services such»

New York State Senator Jim Tedisco (R,C,I,REF - Glenville) and his Senate colleagues today took a major step forward in helping grow Upstate New York's economy by passing new legislation to bring popular ride sharing services such as Uber and Lyft to the 49th Senate District and across Upstate New York.

Furthermore, with a growing number of people foregoing car ownership in favor of ride sharing services such as Uber or Lyft, there may be fewer cars on the road and therefore less insurance customers.

If you want the door - to - door service and convenience of a taxi, but don't want to pay taxi cab fees, then a ride sharing service such as Uber or Lyft might be your next best bet.

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Those new unicorns include companies such as French ride - sharing service BlaBlaCar, e-commerce player Jet.com, and the recently - embattled fantasy sports site DraftKings.

Other technology firms that made it to the list are Nvidia at no. 28, which produces chips for futuristic technologies such as deep learning and driverless cars, Facebook at no. 29 for investing in Messenger and for hosting news articles on its platform, Japanese messaging app maker Line at no. 37, Coinbase at no. 40 for enabling Bitcoin payments in PayPal and Expedia, IBM at no. 46 for its work with Watson, Snapchat at no. 47 for its innovative new format, and Uber at no. 50 for its ride - sharing services and driver deliveries.

Pay - per - use services such as car - sharing and ride - hailing are starting to challenge traditional car ownership in some in some of China's most congested cities, such as Beijing and Shanghai, while global automakers are starting to bill themselves as «mobility» companies that do more than just build and sell vehicles.

It eliminates the tax credit for transit riders effective in June, imposes modest price hikes for alcohol and cracks down to ensure ride - sharing services such as Uber charge passengers the GST.

H&R Block's Charney notes that last - minute surprises may become more common as larger numbers of Americans earn self - employment income from things such as driving for a ride - sharing service, renting out a room in their home, or performing consulting services.

Ride - sharing services such as Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc., and the advent of electric vehicles and driverless cars, are poised to chip away at the higher prices that real estate around subways and bus stops has earned, according to a report from MetLife Inc.'s asset - management business released Tuesday.

Finally, we believe that management's significant investments in new businesses, such as online - to - offline services (e.g., food delivery, ride sharing, etc.), are masking the strength of the core search business, which continues to grow at a healthy rate and generates significant profits.

The fierce lobbying battle in Albany that led to expansion of ride - sharing services such as Uber and Lyft statewide has now moved to Long Island and Westchester County, where taxi interests hope to persuade suburban counties to opt out of the app - based transportation.

Cuomo's budget includes non-spending measures such as his slate of ethics reforms, allowing ride - hailing apps like Uber and Lyft to operate outside of New York City and a plan to encourage local governments sharing services to reduce property taxes.

ALBANY — Looking to boost bus service, a state senator has proposed that ride - sharing services — such as Lyft and Uber — be permitted to operate in Nassau County if they collect a 50 - cent - per - ride fee that would go to a dedicated NICE bus fund.

ALBANY — The fierce lobbying battle in Albany that led to expansion of ride - sharing services such as Uber and Lyft statewide has now moved to Long Island and Westchester County, where taxi interests hope to persuade suburban counties to opt out of the app - based transportation.

Those most popular proposals include creating a $ 2 billion clean water infrastructure fund, giving preference to American - made goods in state purchases, allowing ride - sharing services such as Uber and Lyft to operate across the state, and extending a tax on millionaires.

Transportation planning will play a critical role in the design and development of the smart cities of the future especially in light of the «sharing economy» of consumer - to - consumer services such as ride - sharing schemes and home and office rental schemes.

But as the paper notes, the growing presence of ride - sharing services such as UberPool, ZipCar, and Car2Go all indicate that ride - sharing may become a larger part of the urban transportation mix.

A dedicated dating service such as SingleHarleyRiders.org would not only allow these individuals to get in touch with each other but also give them the convenience of sharing their opinions and experiences about the rides they've had.

Today's on - demand ride - sharing services such as Uber and Lyft cost $ 2.00 to $ 3.00 per mile to operate.

H&R Block's Charney notes that last - minute surprises may become more common as larger numbers of Americans earn self - employment income from things such as driving for a ride - sharing service, renting out a room in their home, or performing consulting services.

This is Uber's second foray into rewards travel with the airline business (after United), and deepens the ride share service's existing reward travel partnerships with several hotel brands such as Starwood Preferred Guest, IHG and Hilton.

Ride - sharing is a service normally associated with Uber, however, there are other players such as goCatch in the market.

The service also welcomes its users to connect in person, such as meeting for coffee before a flight, and features a section where travelers can see who is looking to share a taxi ride.

Transportation is on the cusp of a major transition, with more efficient cars and trucks, new technologies such as electric vehicles and zero - emission buses, services such as ride sharing, and a renewed emphasis from planners on creating accessible, livable, walkable, and bikeable communities.

Neither will it provide coverage if you use your car to work for ride - sharing services such as Uber or Lyft.

Personal auto insurance will also not provide coverage if you use your car to provide transportation to others through a ride - sharing service such as Uber or Lyft.

Freelance workers and ride and home sharing services such as Lyft and Airbnb have become the impetus behind the sharing economy.

Indeed, experts predict millions of Americans will give up their personal cars entirely in favor of ride - sharing services such as Uber and Lyft.

That reliance is changing as consumers buy new cars less often, and self - driving cars and ride - sharing services such as Lyft become more popular.