Dallas-based start-up Alto is aiming to challenge the dominant ride-hailing model by offering a safer and higher-quality service. Unlike Ub...

Among them are Dallas-based Alto, which hires drivers as employees and gives annual compensation. Empower, based in McLean, Virginia, and W...

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused businesses to dry up. Which is why equity is an immediate concern. However, court rulings that tinker with...

Rideshare and delivery apps matching tasks with those willing to perform them as independent contractors sidestepped a labor law with the p...

The titans of the so-called gig economy bankrolled the most expensive ballot measure in state history, which was decided Tuesday with 58% o...

It’s a break from the past, when Uber calculated fares using a combination of mileage, time and multipliers based on geographic demand.

Uber more than doubled gross bookings in 2016 to $20 billion, acc to report. Net revenue was $6.5 billion, while adjusted net losses were $...

Glut of app-based cabs, frequent discounts and fewer incentives weigh heavily on earnings of drivers of Uber and Ola, writes Shailesh Menon.

Juno has had early success, although it is still a very small player compared to Uber and Lyft , Uber's biggest US competitor.

Uber has been growing its network of drivers at a faster pace and ferrying more passengers, data obtained from the companies and investors ...

Uber, which is valued at over Rs 2.4 lakh cr, has grown swiftly in India since its launch in Bengaluru in 2013 — it is now present in 12 ci...

Surge pricing is a mechanism by which Uber raises prices when the supply of cars gets tight. This is then lowered when demand goes down.

These part-time drivers are employed in other professions & have valid commercial vehicles. They use the extra money to finance their passi...

"Frankly, as bad as that situation is, that same thing could happen with a driver in the US here," Yahoo chairman Maynard Webb said.

Drivers using the Uber platform love surge pricing, with at least five of them saying they were motivated to log in during rush hours.

“It is likely to use the cash to strengthen presence where it has a footprint, expand to newer cities and to aggressively hire,” said one s...

Indian radio taxi providers alleged that the San Francisco startup Uber stores passenger creditcard details on its system.