Uber partners with local taxi operators
By Lisa Wang
US-based ride-hailing service Uber Technologies Inc yesterday announced partnerships with three small-scale Taipei taxi operators to set up its UberTaxi service, in its latest efforts to secure a licensed operation.
Uber Taiwan, a...
Smart City Hub Unveiled By Coral Gables, Florida
By CHRISTINE BOOK
One of the nation’s first fully-planned communities, Coral Gables, Florida is making news by making good on its founders’ mission. When George Merrick created the south Florida city in 1925, he envisioned...
Smart AND Fast: Smart cities, transportation and mobility for Hong Kong
By Elise Mak
Get Smart
A forum hosted by Smart City Consortium on June 1 explored how technology shapes lives. Smart mobility is a way to move people and goods using new technology that is faster, cleaner,...
GM says ride sharing next year
By Jamie LaReau
DETROIT — General Motors said Thursday it will bring self-driving technology in the form of ride sharing to consumers by next year. It said the vehicles would be introduced in the United...
The Rideshare Guy on Uber, Lyft, and what their drivers really want
By Patrick Sisson
The impact of ride-hailing has been swift and sweeping. Uber, which was founded less than a decade ago in 2009, has become a multibillion dollar transportation startup with worldwide ambitions, and the technical ability...
Free parking at Oregon State Parks? Use a car-share
By: Amy Frazier and KOIN 6 News Staff
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- With a stated goal of making the outdoors more accessible to everyone, the Oregon State Parks Foundation is teaming up with 2 car-sharing services to have...
New European rideshare platform launches in Sydney
By Tim McIntyre
The ride share economy is set for another shake-up with the launch of Taxify in Australia this morning.
Founded in Estonia and now operating across Europe, Taxify has entered the Australian market in Sydney...
Aiming for a green (and electric) future
By Sumantra Barooah
A full electric city bus today costs around Rs. 1.5 crore. The first electric city bus by Ashok Leyland, expected to be launched by late next year, would be significantly cheaper, perhaps by...
Rideshare Wars Continue
By Nina Hernández
Austin's ground transportation industry descended even further into madness this year, as companies across the field jockeyed for a position in a rapidly expanding and ever-changing market.
ATX Co-op Taxi and their fleet of...
Car pooling popularity on rise with Tauranga motorists
By: Kiri Gillespie
Tauranga's worsening traffic woes have prompted a carpooling movement among frustrated motorists who have "had enough".
Former Aucklander Josh Cole is running a Tauranga car pooling Facebook page, aimed at getting more people to...
