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NewsDecember 13, 2016

Honda Partners With Ride-Hailing Service Grab

Honda’s $750 million investment in ride-hailing Grab is part of an agreement to collaborate on motorbike-hailing services.

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NewsNovember 29, 2016

Massachusetts to Conduct Uber and Lyft Background Checks a Year Early

The state’s new agreement with Uber and Lyft will ban drivers who do not pass or follow the background check system by April 3.

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NewsNovember 23, 2016

How Intelligent Transport Systems Affect Car Rental

Intelligent Transport Systems such as self-driving vehicles and mobility services like ride hailing are changing the transportation industry. If car rental companies do not adapt, they risk becoming obsolete.

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NewsNovember 21, 2016

Self-Driving Startup Nutonomy Starts Road Tests in Boston

Self-driving taxi startup Nutonomy is expanding its autonomous vehicle trials to roads in the U.S.

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NewsNovember 16, 2016

Maven to Offer Ride-Sharing Drivers Leased Vehicles

General Motors’ carsharing service Maven has teamed up with Uber to provide Uber’s ride-sharing drivers the option to lease vehicles by the week or longer at discounted rates. The 90-day pilot will launch in San Francisco.

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NewsNovember 1, 2016

Ride Hailing Continues to Top Car Rental in Business Travel

According to the Certify SpendSmart Report for Q3 2016, ride hailing (Uber, Lyft) now accounts for 52% of total ground transportation transactions — taxi, car rental, and ride hailing — while car rental accounts for 36%. Ride hailing is up from 46% in Q2.

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NewsOctober 12, 2016

Evercar Suspends Shared Electric Vehicle Service

Evercar, a provider of shared electric vehicles for on-demand drivers like Uber and Lyft, has ended its operations in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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NewsOctober 11, 2016

Lyft Now Offers Scheduled Ride Feature

Lyft riders can now schedule their rides up to seven days in advance. This feature is currently available in Washington D.C. and San Francisco and will expand to other cities soon.

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NewsOctober 4, 2016

California Approves Bill to Allow Ride-Hailing Drivers to Rent, Lease Vehicles

California’s Gov. Jerry Brown approved a bill that allows drivers for transportation network companies (TNCs) — such as Uber and Lyft — to use rented or leased vehicles.

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NewsSeptember 27, 2016

Evercar Expands Service to California’s Bay Area

Evercar, a provider of shared electric vehicles for on-demand drivers like Uber and Lyft, has expanded to the Bay Area with two new locations in San Francisco and Oakland.

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