Ride Share

AAA’s GIG Car Share brings 250 vehicles to Seattle, returning mobility option to city streets

GIG Car Share is hitting the streets of Seattle. The new free-floating car-sharing service from AAA, which announced in February that it...

Hertz bankruptcy a major road sign toward the future of cars and transportation

It was sad to see the oldest car rental institution in the world, Hertz, file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Friday, given the severe...

Toyota expands car sharing scheme across Europe including a carpool app and a subscription-based lea

Toyota announces four programs for Europe to focus on usage over ownership The company will expand its ride sharing program letting users...

Yandex expands car-sharing in Europe

Russian tech firm Yandex, best known for its eponymous search engine, is planning to expand its car-sharing service into Europe amid...

BMW, Daimler ride-hailing venture steps up Uber challenge

FreeNow, the ride-hailing venture owned by Daimler and BMW, expects to double revenue this year and next in a fresh challenge to Uber in...

Ride-share giant Lyft enters U.S. rental car market in 3 cities

Ride-sharing giant Lyft has crossed into the car rental market, and will directly compete with industry staples like Hertz and Avis. The...

Uber unveiled new app as ‘the operating system for your city life’

Uber is merging its ride-hailing and food delivery apps, adding a raft of new safety features, boosting alternate modes of travel like...

Volkswagen says no thanks to outsiders as it develops its own operating system

While some automakers are turning to tech giants like Intel and Google to develop in-car software, the Volkswagen Group believes it makes...

Uber's one-stop plan for transportation

In 10 short years, Uber's ride-hailing service has become so ubiquitous that people use "uber" as a verb. For its next act, Uber wants to...

Hyundai Motor to launch car-sharing service in Russia

South Korea’s largest automaker Hyundai Motor Co. has joined hands with Russia’s Skolkovo Foundation to launch car-sharing service in its...