e-hailing

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Uber rolling out dedicated teen accounts in US and Canada

    Uber rolling out dedicated teen accounts in US and Canada Uber Technologies Inc. is expanding its rider base with a new service that lets teenagers hail a trip and ride alone. The teen rides program allows 13 to 17-year-olds to operate their own Uber account after parents add them to a family...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Big win for Uber and on-demand delivery services in the US

    Big win for Uber and on-demand delivery services in the US Uber Technologies Inc., Lyft Inc. and other gig economy companies scored a victory after a California appeals court upheld the current law classifying gig workers as independent contractors instead of employees. The decision on Monday...
  4. Jan

    Yandex Taxi in Russia pwned, hackers send flood of drivers to same location

    Russia's biggest taxi service hacked — all drivers sent to same location Hackers targeting Russia's Yandex Taxi service caused a traffic jam in Moscow on Thursday after hailing numerous drivers to the same address. Forbes Russia reported the attackers had created "massive fake orders" for...
  5. Jan

    Bolt user taken for a ride

    Bolt driver hijacks user's account — books trips and rates himself five stars Bolt charged a MyBroadband reader for trips he didn't take, and on investigating the issue, we noticed that seven of the eight fraudulent trips featured the same driver. The eight fraudulent trips totalled R2,055, of...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Uber and Bolt Gauteng drivers meet companies over prices and using older cars

    Uber and Bolt Gauteng drivers meet companies over prices and using older cars Gauteng MEC for Public Transport and Roads Infrastructure, Jacob Mamabolo, has welcomed the commencement of the mediation process between the Gauteng e-Hailing Partners Council (GEPCO) and e-hailing technology...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    You could soon book your plane or train ticket on Uber

    You could soon book your plane or train ticket on Uber Uber Technologies Inc.’s customers will soon be able to book long-distance travel on planes, trains and buses, reflecting the company’s ambitions to become a travel “super app.” A pilot project being launched in the U.K. will integrate...
  8. Jan

    PPTA expects 30,000 strikers in e-hailing national shutdown

    30,000 strikers expected in Uber and Bolt national shutdown The Public Private Transport Association (PPTA) expects at least 30,000 drivers from Uber, Uber Eats, Bolt, Bolt Food, InDriver, and Mr D Food will partake in a national shutdown of e-hailing and app-based delivery services on...
    • Jan
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  9. Jan

    E-hailing drivers planning national strike - including Uber, Uber Eats, and Bolt

    Uber and Bolt national shutdown planned for South Africa Disgruntled Uber, Bolt, InDriver, and DiDi drivers in South Africa plan to disrupt major roads and "critical institutions" as part of a three-day strike calling for e-hailing industry regulation. Private Public Transport Association...
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