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The new boss is considering options for Lyft’s bike fleet, with the company looking to sell the division or form a partnership with an investor. The new boss is considering options for Lyft’s bike fleet, with the company looking to sell the division or form a partnership with an investor. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All…

New York City's yellow taxis have been a symbol of the metropolis for decades. But taxi drivers only make up about 10% of the total driver landscape in the city — giving way to Uber and Lyft.While this is in large part due to consumer choice and the ease of ordering a ride-share car, it's also a result of the tough work conditions taxi drivers have faced. They work an average of 9.5 hours a day, 6 days a week, according to the National Library of Medicine. In addition, to driving a taxi, drivers have to own or lease a…

EV charging network Electrify America has announced it is extending its existing collaboration with ride-hailing platform Lyft to provide the latter’s drivers with discounted charging rates. Lyft drivers operating EVs will now find discounts on all EA chargers coast-to-coast in the US. Electrify America currently operates one of the largest DC charging networks in the US, operating in 46 different states in addition to the District of Columbia. As a company focused on EV infrastructure,…

Cab-hailing service Uber Technologies has said that it is cutting 200 jobs. The company said that layoffs will impact its recruitment division. It further said that the reductions affect less than 1% of Uber's 32,700-strong global workforce and follow the ride-share company laying off 150 employees in its freight services division earlier this year.The latest cuts account for 35% of Uber's recruiting team, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported the development.Hiring freezeThough Uber did not say that…

Layoffs and hybrid-work patterns are reducing corporate footprints in Northern California towns. Layoffs and hybrid-work patterns are reducing corporate footprints in Northern California towns. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the…

Uber has been outmaneuvered in one of the world’s largest taxi markets by the man known as the taxi prince. Uber has been outmaneuvered in one of the world’s largest taxi markets by the man known as the taxi prince. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If…

The reversal is creating tension for workers who adjusted to the flexibility gained during the pandemic and arranged their lives accordingly. The reversal is creating tension for workers who adjusted to the flexibility gained during the pandemic and arranged their lives accordingly. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks…

Graphical abstract. Credit: Environmental Science & Technology (2023). DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c07030 Both Uber and Lyft ride-hailing services have pledged to fully electrify their vehicle fleets by 2030 in the United States. The move would eliminate tailpipe pollution while shifting emissions to…

I feel like the offices of Lyft are just party city today. As reported by TechCrunch, Uber is apparently dropping one of the benefits from its Uber One subscription service. Right now, users who are subscribed to the service get 5% off all of the rides that they take. It’s a tentpole feature of Uber One but, according to the report, that benefit is going away starting next week. Instead of a five percent discount on rides, subscribers will instead start to earn six percent in “Uber Cash” on eligible…

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has vetoed a bill that would’ve set a minimum wage for rideshare drivers in the state. His decision—the first veto of his gubernatorial tenure—came after Uber threatened to cease operations across most of Minnesota, if the legislation became law.Cops Pull Over Self-Driving Car“Rideshare drivers deserve safe working conditions and fair wages,” Walz wrote in a letter announcing the veto on Thursday. “However, House File 2369 is not the right bill to achieve these goals and is simply not ready to…