Over the past few months there have been several reports released about the state of city traffic - mostly in the US. The underlying issue of the reports is that ride-sharing systems are clogging the streets and not reducing the traffic volume as they claim. Uber, Lyft and all the regional ride-share companies are known as Transportation Network Companies (or TNCs - got to … [Read more...]
St. Louis Ride Share Driver Admits Filming Passengers
In a recent article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper, a driver admitted that he had been making some extra money on the side. The driver in question, who was signed up to drive for both Uber and Lyft, had kitted out his car with several cameras and recording devices. He admitted to the paper that he sought out “interesting” passengers to livestream to the Twitch … [Read more...]
Most Ride Share Companies Are Related
There are many, many ride sharing companies springing up across the globe. Several are now household names in many cities: Uber in many countries, Lyft in the US, Didi Chuxing in China and Ola in India. For South East Asia, many people know of - and use - Grab whilst in Brazil it is a company called 99. Many of the established companies own stakes in the others: Uber had for … [Read more...]
Ride Sharing Usage
I have been reading a lot about the efficacy of ride sharing - remember when Uber first started, they were all about sharing the ride to work or a particular destination. For example, this is what my mum used to do for school runs with other mums in the area, each week one mum would pick up other kids and take them to the same school. That was what Uber was originally intended … [Read more...]
Ride-Sharing and Autonomous Tech in a Web of Intrigue
For those readers who live outside the US or are not ride-share users, Lyft is a direct competitor to Uber although they are quietly getting on with their business unlike the competition who get all the (mostly negative) media exposure. General Motors, like the other car manufacturers, are having to look at the whole market and try and figure out the future which as you may … [Read more...]