Following the popularity of ride-sharing services like Uber, car manufacturers are exploring new vehicle alternatives to move into the ride-sharing business. Automotive industry titan General Motors (GM) is one of the companies looking to break in and has announced that it will be bringing a “form of transportation innovation to Toronto” that
Uber’s current hold over the Toronto ride-sharing industry could become a thing of the past: you may soon have another option for a “lyft” at your fingertips. Apparently, American company Lyft has been eyeing Toronto, as The Star reports. The ride-share app is hugely popular south of the border, especially its Lyft Line
Nothing quite sneaks up on you like the accumulation of Uber costs from your monthly excursions. And yeah, it could be avoided. But even when public transport is just as viable an option, it’s just so damn easy to call a car to your doorstep (ish) with a few taps
There’s a new ride-hailing service in town. Well, not quite our town, but the town in a more ubiquitous sense. Israel-based app Gett allows users to book black cars at flat rates that the company promises are cheaper than Uber. In fact, that’s pretty much their whole schtick: that they’re better than Uber.
The past decade has seen many industries transition from a model where a central provider offers the public goods and services to one based on peer-to-peer exchange. Governments and middlemen are being cut out of the equation as flatsharing, carpooling, and crowdfunding erode the regulation and accountability that govern a functional society. We could be
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