by Admin | Dec 19, 2015 | Companies, News, Technology
Facebook is getting into the rideshare business. Recently, the company added a personal assistant app to their Messenger platform, which now provides users with opportunities to talk with businesses and make peer-to-peer payments as well as voice and video calling....
by Admin | Sep 26, 2015 | Companies, News
Uber is planning to expand into its second international market, this time in Bangalore, India. They aren’t following the standard model, though, and are instead introducing UberPool, a variation that provides Uber drives for carpools. Bangalore has some of the...
by Admin | Jul 20, 2015 | Companies, News
The popular ride service Uber succeeds because their drivers show up when you call. Well, they’re supposed to show up, but the company has a hard time complying with rules and regulations. Now that policy is going to cost them. The California Public Utilities...
by Admin | Jul 18, 2014 | Companies, News
New Yorkers will no longer have to worry about price gouging during emergencies. State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that Uber will now be complying with a state law (enacted in 1978) banning price gouging in times of need. While this particular matter...
by Admin | Jul 10, 2014 | Companies, News
Uber’s lower cost alternative, UberX, is losing money, according to Forbes. UberX cut costs for customers by using a cheaper tier of cars, such as the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord, as opposed to Uber’s fancy black town car staple. UberX recently cut its rates by 25%,...
