Uber Drivers Join the Fight for $15 Per Hour Minimum Wage
Nov 29, 2016
Workers in more than 340 cities will participate in union-backed protests today, calling for higher pay. NEW YORK November 29, 2016; The Service Employees International Union-backed “Fight for $15” campaign is organizing protests across 340 cities today, a movement that began with just a few hundred fast-food wo ... Continue reading
Nov 27, 2016
* As Black Friday kicks off the official holiday shopping season, a National Safety Council poll found two-thirds – 66 percent – of drivers would make phone calls while driving through a parking lot, and 56 percent would text. Given the increased traffic in and around parking lots during the holiday shopping season ... Continue reading
RYDE Technologies, Inc. Launches First App RYDE
Oct 30, 2016
NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2016 -- The ride-sharing & taxi-hailing market is a crowded one and it already has its big players in firms like Uber and Lyft. ... Continue reading
Oct 23, 2016
* Endurance racing will likely loose its most dominant competitor in the LMP1 class of the World Endurance Championship after the 2017 series according to a report in the respected German publication Auto Motor und Sport. Audi, say the publication’s anonymous sources, will be edged out by sister car company Porsche a ... Continue reading
Paris Motor Show - VULOG hits 10 million trips in 2016
Oct 7, 2016
From the Paris Motor Show VULOG is now the leading provider of the new generation of carsharing service October 7, 2016 - Paris VULOG Carsharing Technologies has surpassed its competitors to become the leading technology provider for the new generation of carsharing technology. To celebrate, VULOG is presenting its inn ... Continue reading
CarHopper Revolutionizes Traditional Car Renting
Oct 6, 2016
MIAMI, Oct. 6, 2016 -- Headquartered in Miami, CarHopper provides car renters with a unique booking experience unlike any other. CarHopper's web and app platforms connect independently owned local car rental companies with those looking to rent the car of their choice. For many years, large car rental companies have do ... Continue reading
Daimler (smart and Mercedes-Benz) Owned car2go Car Sharing Service Has Two Million Global Members
Oct 5, 2016
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Consumer Watchdog Tells Uber to Make Robot Car Test Details Public; Poses 10 Key Questions
Sep 7, 2016
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 7, 2016 Consumer Watchdog today called on Uber to make public details of its testing of self-driving cars in Pittsburgh and to answer ten key questions about its robot car program and plans. "You have opted to use public roads as your laboratory and with that comes a responsibility to fully ... Continue reading
Chicago Adds 50 Wheelchair-Accessible MV-1s to Licienced Taxi Fleet
Jul 6, 2016
CHICAGO, July 6, 2016The city of Chicago will add approximately 50 MV-1 wheelchair-accessible taxis to its fleet over the next several weeks to boost public transportation options for the more than 600,000 Chicago-area residents with disabilities. Mobility Ventures LLC, designer and manufacturer of MV-1, the only purpo ... Continue reading
Toyota And Uber To Cooperate In Ride Sharing Opportunities
May 25, 2016
Toyota City, Japan, May 24, 2016 -- Toyota Motor Corporation, an automotive company aiming for safer, more efficient and convenient mobility, and Uber, a technology platform that is evolving the way the world moves, are announcing a partnership. The companies have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to exp ... Continue reading
Service to Help Owners and Visitors Share and Rent Each Other's Unique Cars
May 19, 2016
SAN FRANCISCOâFlightCar, Inc., a fast-growing community-driven service that offers owners and visitors a convenient and enjoyable way to share and rent each otherâs unique cars at select airports, today reveals a completely revamped service with product, brand and operational advancements applied across every ... Continue reading
GM and Lyft To Test Elimination Of Taxi Drivers With Bolt EV Autonomous Taxi
May 5, 2016
Detroit MI May 5, 2016; GM and Lyft plan to begin putting self-driving cabs to the test according to The Wall Street Journal. Lyft will put Chevrolet Bolts on the road in a yet-to-be-named city, where they'll actually be picking up Lyft passengers. The plan relies on GM's March billion dollar purchase of Cruise Automat ... Continue reading
Myles Adjudged as a Travel Innovator by Phocuswright
Apr 26, 2016
NEW DELHI, April 26, 2016 -- - The Award Felicitates Innovators That are Set to Bring in a Revolutionary Change in the Asia Pacific Travel Industry - Achieving This milestone Within a Short Span of Time, Myles Embarks on its Next Phase of Growth in India Cementing its position amongst industry stalwarts, Myles, a robus ... Continue reading
Savvy Car Club Members Drove 100 Million Miles Less in 2015
Apr 26, 2016
LEEDS, England, April 26, 2016 -- Carplus released new findings today showing the massive positive impact of joining a car club. The Carplus Annual Survey showed that there are 186,000 car club members in London, using 2,800 cars - which they can book online and hire by the hour, 24/7. On joining a car club, members re ... Continue reading
Communauto Car Sharing Doubles Montreal and Qu©bec City Fleets
Apr 19, 2016
MONTREAL, April 19th 2016 Communauto, North America's oldest carsharing company, announced today its development plan for 2016. In the coming weeks, nearly 600 new hybrid and electric cars will be added in Canada (Montreal, Québec, Ottawa and Halifax) and in France. 515 of these cars are bound for the Québec market. ... Continue reading
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