Mobility Solutions for Fleets
The ride-hailing industry will experience further growth over the next five years, but this growth will level off, according to analysis from Statista, a German research portal.
ReachNow announced it will no longer be offering its services in three major cities effective immediately. This comes after ReachNow enters a merger under BMW and Daimler AG.
The investment by IAC makes the media and internet conglomerate the largest shareholder in the peer-to-peer rental company.
From a geeky industry insider standpoint, the fact that Lyft is renting fleet to consumers on a daily rate is a big deal. But questions abound regarding the business model and profitability.
At the City of Chandler, Ariz., employees can hail a ride with a self-driving Waymo vehicle rather than checking out a motor pool car.
Voom "air taxi service" is planned to launch in San Francisco in the fall.
The SAV passenger shuttle can carry up to 12 passengers and is designed to travel using a pre-programmed route, equipped with a sensor and intelligent vehicle system to detect obstacles and avoid collisions.
In partnership with Avis, the new service will feature a fleet of Mercedes Metris vans, as well as wheelchair accessible vehicles.
The UBS study also predicted a $2 trillion "robo-taxi" market by 2030.
District of Columbia employees can now use a ride sharing service from Via Transportation as an alternative to using a fleet car.