Ride-hailing services Uber and Lyft Inc have managed to secure a huge federal transportation deal from the U.S. General Services Administration. According to the reports, only the deal alone is worth $810 million, although the amount each company will receive is not clear yet. Through this deal, the U.S. Government will let Uber and Lyft […]
While the whole world now is ‘put behind the masks,’ there remain few people who are dubious about the masking protocol. Their ‘anti-mask’ campaign is a violation of the minimum safety protocol. Their clear notion of not wearing a mask has resonance strangely of a catholic, religious centric defense or a contradictory concern of health […]
Uber and Bajaj on Wednesday announced theyre partnering to install safety partitions just behind the driver seat in one lakh autos for restricting contact and to facilitate social distancing between drivers and riders. Safety kits consisting of face masks, hand sanitisers and vehicle disinfectants will also be distributed to one lakh autorickshaw drivers across 20 […]
Uber has been working on introducing new ride options for its customers. It has been pondering on bringing in new ways to help its customers during the ongoing pandemic. The Uber Hourly feature is a result of working on the feedback received from its customers. How does the feature work? The feature comes across as […]
Like other global multi-national corporations, Uber is trying to tackle the impact of the novel coronavirus. According to various news outlets, Uber may temporarily suspend the drivers who are found to have contracted coronavirus or been exposed to it. The drivers working for Uber are skeptical of the latest developments. The drivers working in the […]
After withdrawing from food delivery services, Uber is in talks with car rental services in India to offer self-driving car rentals and shuttle bus services in India. Uber India is already in talks with mobility firms such as Drivezy, Zoomcar, Bounce, and Revy to kick-start their new initiative. The cab-hailing app will bring self-driving four-wheelers […]
The technology trends are introducing new aspects every day. With the changing aspects of technology, customer needs are changing too. As businesses are required to make the best use of every further aspect introduced in the market, customers are benefitting the most from these technological changes. But as technology and the internet has created a […]
The Indian government is pushing the Indian automakers towards producing more EVs annually by implementing a new CAFE (the Corporate Average Fuel Economy). Consequently, Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) has set its goal to obtain 200 luxury EVs that will be leased out to ride-hailing services like Ola, Uber and Blu Smart. The tender notice […]
Ola plans to have its service available in London from January 2020. The Indian firm, which entered portions of the UK last year, has started to sign up drivers in London ahead of the launch in the city. At a time when Uber has lost the license to operate in London, its rival Ola has […]
Uber launches a new service called Uber Money as it tries to get into the financial services market. The company is introducing an Uber Wallet which is “the new home for your money on Uber. Easily track your earning and spending history, manage and move your money, and discover new financial products all in one […]
According to reports, Mastercard, Visa, eBay, and Stripe have backed out of Facebook’s Libra payments network putting Facebook’s formidable efforts in peril. The news comes just days after when PayPal backed out of the project and follows months of scrutiny from regulators worldwide. Facebook’s arranged to take over the world of cryptocurrency and online payments […]
