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Revel is ditching its ride-hailing business and going all in on EV charging for Uber and Lyft

Mon, 08/11/2025 - 12:11

Tech Insider : Economy, Business

A man wearing a blue jacket and green pants opens the door to a Tesla car owned by Revel. The car is painted light blue and the writing on the door says that it's a — Revel's website said the company was ending its ride-hailing service on Monday.
Revel

economy, ride-hailing, gig-economy, revel

Good news, delivery drivers: DoorDash CEO says robotaxis aren't ready for food delivery

Thu, 08/07/2025 - 13:00

Tech Insider : Business, Technology

A person on a bike with a Doordash box on their back. — A Doordash deliveryperson on a bike.
REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Tech, Retail, Transportation, DoorDash, a-vs, self-driving-cars, gig-economy

The average Waymo robotaxi completes more trips per day than 99% of Uber drivers, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says

Wed, 08/06/2025 - 10:55

Tech Insider : Business, Technology

Dara Khosrowshahi — Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.
REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Transportation, Tech, Uber, ride-hailing, gig-economy, autonomous-car

Uber and Lyft drivers say they're earning less — so some are starting their own ride services

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 13:31

Tech Insider : Economy

An Uber black car. — Some Uber and Lyft drivers have set up their own services as their pay has declined.
Spencer Platt/Getty Images

economy, Uber, Lyft, Rideshare, gig-economy, gig-workers

Working for Doordash and Grubhub increasingly feels like a 9-5. And that may be bad news for the companies.

Sat, 08/24/2024 - 06:18

Tech Insider : Economy

A DoorDash driver in car — Gig delivery workers are independent contractors, but some say their work looks more like that of employees at times.
DoorDash

economy, DoorDash, instacart, uber-eats, gig-work, gig-economy, Delivery

The 3 worst things about being an Uber or Lyft driver

Fri, 08/09/2024 - 05:56

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

uber drivers protest new york city — Some Uber and Lyft drivers have concerns about declining earnings, safety, and wrongful deactivations.
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

economy, finance, Careers, economy, finance, Careers, Uber

Lyft is pulling back on 'rideshare's most hated feature.' But it's the way of the future for many big companies.

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 16:21

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

lyft sign — Lyft is rolling out a monthly subscription to cap ride prices for customers, addressing surge pricing.
Mario Tama/Getty Images

economy, Tech, economy, Uber, Lyft, surge-pricing, dynamic-pricing

A Lyft driver says he isn't even making minimum wage driving full-time and it shows how much the job costs workers

Wed, 06/26/2024 - 15:45

Tech Insider : Economy

Two travelers wearing sunglasses and N95 masks and dragging suitcases alongside themselves walk in the direction of a rideshare pickup area, as indicated by a pink — Driving for Lyft isn't as profitable as CEO David Risher's LinkedIn posts would have you believe, according to one driver.
Al Seib / Los Angeles Times/Getty Images

economy, Lyft, gig-economy, gig-workers

Lyft's CEO faces pushback after driving for the app and posting about how great it was

Tue, 06/04/2024 - 13:29

Tech Insider : Economy

Lyft CEO David Risher drove three trips for the ride-hailing app in Napa Valley, California.

Michael Liedtke/The Associated Press

economy, Lyft, Rideshare, gig-economy, gig-workers, Tech

As high-paying jobs become harder to get, more Americans are looking to Uber and Lyft for extra income

Tue, 05/07/2024 - 06:03

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

uber lyft driver — New Bank of America Institute data reveals gig driving continues to get more popular.
Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

economy, finance, economy, Careers, Uber, Lyft, Rideshare

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