Bleeding red ink like many taxi companies across the globe, Yellow Cab of Pittsburgh has decided that to compete with Uber and Lyft it has to be more like Uber and Lyft.
The Massachusetts state Senate recently passed legislation that would subject Uber and Lyft drivers to a state background check but falls short of more stringent requirements advocated by the taxi industry and public safety agencies.
See Jane Go, Inc., based in California, last month launched its women-driving-women ride-hail platform that offers a trusted alternative to existing ride-hail services. The company is placing women in the driver seat of the ride-hail industry by providing a same-sex atmosphere and eliminating barriers in a previously male-dominated industry.
Uber recently announced it would launch an advanced booking feature for its Uber for Business and Business Profiles users in Seattle, causing a stir in the industry.
Washington D.C.’s Taxi Commission is now the Department of For-Hire Vehicles (DFHV) and part of the reorganization requires the chairman be approved by the city council.
Auto giants Toyota Motor Corporation and Volkswagen Automotive Group have joined the ride hail industry movement as major carmakers are now seeing a future that includes less private ownership and more car sharing.
In a pattern that is starting to repeat itself across the globe, a locally-based rideshare company in Calgary has stepped in to provide services when ride hail giants Uber and Lyft abandoned the market due to what they call an “unworkable” regulatory environment.
The Missouri General Assembly recently defeated legislation that would have created statewide regulations that govern the ride hail industry.
More than 1,000 New York Uber drivers have formed an association to fight for drivers’ rights in the rapidly expanding ride-hail industry.
As ride-hail giants Uber and Lyft continue to change the taxi-limo landscape, international competitors are emerging from the far corners of the globe.
