Neowin News Feed for: Ride-sharing

Lyft unveils new membership program costing $19.99 per month

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 20:28:01 +0000

Lyft introduced a new program today that will offer riders 15% discount on all rides and more perks to boot. Lyft Pink will cost $19.99 per month and it will be available in the near future. Read more...

Lyft announces new rewards program to enable you to "get more" from your rides

Hamza Jawad — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 18:20:01 +0000

Lyft Rewards will be coming to various cities next month, enabling riders to earn points for each dollar they spend. These points can then be exchanged for rewards such as an upgrade to a Lyft Lux. Read more...

You'll soon be able to get cheaper Uber rides if you don't mind waiting

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 15:16:02 +0000

The ride-hailing company is testing a new feature that will let users know when prices are lower and schedule a ride for that time. Only some Uber employees have access to the feature for now. Read more...

Uber strikes agreement to merge its Southeast Asia business with Grab

Jay Bonggolto — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 07:48:02 +0000

Grab will now take over Uber's Southeast Asia business, including around 500 employees, as part of a merger deal. In exchange, Uber will acquire a 27.5 percent stake in the combined company. Read more...

New UK consortium to develop autonomous cars for London

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 17:18:01 +0000

The consortium will include Ford, be funded by the UK government, and be led by London taxi firm Addison Lee. It will be exploring automated ride-hailing and sharing vehicles for Londoners. Read more...

Tim Cook confirms that Apple is working on software for self-driving cars

Paul Hill — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 13:18:01 +0000

Tim Cook, in an interview with Bloomberg, gave the first confirmation that the company is indeed working on self-driving car systems. He also implied a major disruption to that industry is happening. Read more...