USM Holdings, owned by Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov and his partners, is on the list of investors in the American taxi service Uber. About this with reference to a source close to the investment holding, RBC reports. According to the source, in the summer of 2015, USM invested ...
American carmaker General Motors is investing $ 500 million in Lyft Inc., which owns a taxi app. In total, within the framework of the cooperation, GM intends to invest about $ 1 billion in Lyft with the aim, among other things, to create a joint service of self-driving taxis for ...
In the middle of New Year's Eve, the last thing I want to do is get an inflated ride bill from Uber. The company that provides transportation services raises tariffs when there are too many orders in a particular zone. In theory, such ...
Recently, the previously announced Uber Of Haircuts application was launched, which allows you to significantly save time for a haircut by inviting a hairdresser to your home or office. Another advantage will be the ability to get a haircut at a later time, when all hairdressers are already closed. A recently launched application helps you find ...
Drivers working with car-sharing service Uber reported that the company leaked their personal data, including numbers and scanned images of driver's licenses, social security numbers, tax information and other data. Motherboard reports. One of the drivers ...
Uber, a mobile taxi service, has completed yet another round of funding, reaching a capitalization of nearly $ 51 billion, according to financial press reports. The company reportedly managed to raise capital from Microsoft Corp. and the investment arm of Indian media conglomerate Bennett Coleman & Co. Uber is today ...
Mark Melmer, an Uber taxi passenger, was admitted to the hospital with a gunshot wound to his leg, which was the result of a dispute with the driver. The incident took place in the city of Clearwater in Florida, USA. As the driver, 74-year-old Stvien Reyau, told the police, he defended himself ...
New York City Council will consider legislation restricting aggressive pricing of passenger carriers Uber and Lyft. These companies can raise prices dramatically if the demand for their services rises sharply. When many customers order Uber taxis at once using smartphone apps, ...