ride-sharing

In Brief

Uber is buying Berlin startup Blacklane to bolster its ‘Elite’ offering

Sean O'Kane

Mar 30, 2026

Transportation

How a decade-old patent dispute could upend Uber’s business

Kirsten Korosec

May 30, 2025

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Security

HopSkipDrive says personal data of 155,000 drivers stolen in data breach

Carly Page

Feb 5, 2024

Transportation

Lyft’s revenue growth masks active riders slippage

Alex Wilhelm

Feb 8, 2022

Transportation

Via raises $130M to expand on-demand shuttle software business

Kirsten Korosec

Nov 30, 2021

Transportation

Cities have a new planning tool to fold ride-sharing into public transit systems

Rebecca Bellan

Nov 2, 2021

Startups

Zūm CEO Ritu Narayan explains why equity and accessibility works for mobility services

Rebecca Bellan

Aug 23, 2021

Enterprise

Uber for Business introduces a couple of commuting options to get to the office during the pandemic

Ron Miller

Sep 22, 2020

Grab hires Peter Oey as its chief financial officer

Catherine Shu

Apr 1, 2020

Judge rejects Uber and Postmates’ request for an injunction against California’s gig worker law

Catherine Shu

Feb 10, 2020

Transportation

Uber’s fatal accident tally shows low rates but excludes key numbers

Devin Coldewey

Dec 5, 2019

Transportation

Didi Chuxing and oil giant BP team up to build electric vehicle charging infrastructure in China

Catherine Shu

Jul 31, 2019

Startups

Toyota invests $600 million in Didi, with the two setting up a new joint venture for driver services

Catherine Shu

Jul 24, 2019

Transportation

Lyft adds more safety features, including in-app emergency assistance, reminders to check the plate

Sarah Perez

May 21, 2019

Biotech & Health

Decolonization and intersectionality in tech, with Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

Greg Epstein

May 8, 2019

Startups

‘This is Your Life in Silicon Valley’: NYT’s Mike Isaac discusses his upcoming Uber book, Leaks from Facebook and More

Sunil Rajaraman

Apr 4, 2019

Fintech

Talk Lyft’s stock market debut with TechCrunch writers

Arman Tabatabai

Apr 3, 2019

Transportation

Lyft pops 21% on its first day of trading on Nasdaq after raising $2.2B in its IPO at a $24B valuation

Ingrid Lunden

Mar 29, 2019

Transportation

Lyft sets $62-68 price range for its IPO to raise up to $2.1B, will trade as LYFT on Nasdaq

Ingrid Lunden

Mar 18, 2019

Transportation

Lyft is launching a rider loyalty program in December

Sarah Perez

Nov 12, 2018

Startups

Ola raises $50M at a $4.3B valuation from two Chinese funds

Catherine Shu

Sep 17, 2018

Uber appoints Coca-Cola veteran Rebecca Messina as its chief marketing officer

Catherine Shu

Sep 10, 2018

Transportation

Rideshare companies offered New York $100M to drop proposed regulations

Devin Coldewey

Aug 1, 2018

Startups

Bus-sharing app Shuttl gets $11M Series B from investors including Amazon India

Catherine Shu

Jul 30, 2018

Didi will resume late night Hitch rides, but only allow drivers to pick up passengers of the same sex

Catherine Shu

Jun 14, 2018

Media & Entertainment

Uber applies for patent that would detect drunk passengers

Jordan Crook

Jun 11, 2018

Media & Entertainment

MIT to revisit ride-sharing study after Uber rebuttal

Natasha Lomas

Mar 6, 2018

Transportation

Waze Carpool’s new app lets riders get more choosy about their drivers

Sarah Perez

Mar 5, 2018

Transportation

Chariot co-founder and CEO Ali Vahabzadeh left Ford at the beginning of February

Ingrid Lunden

Feb 20, 2018

Media & Entertainment

London sets out safety-first plan for regulating ride-sharing

Natasha Lomas

Feb 15, 2018

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