Ridesharing has become a big business. As of 2021, the industry’s market value was $85.8 billion. And in 2022, 36 percent of Americans had used rideshare services. The big gun of ridesharing is Uber. It has 93 million monthly active users compared to Lyft’s 18.6 million. But when you’re ordering your Uber, do you ever…
FBI Warns About Child Abductions Through Rideshares
The FBI has issued a public service announcement warning about criminal actors using rideshare vehicles to kidnap minor victims. Though the prevalence of such incidents is rare, the FBI issued the warning due to the “high impact of such events,” the agency stated. The FBI said it has received several reports of child abductions using…
Uber Resumes Ridesharing in Some Cities, Makes It More Attractive
Uber Technologies, Inc has resumed shared rides in selected U.S. cities after pulling the service in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. UberX Share, which allows riders to share a car with riders for a discount, is available in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Phoenix, San Diego, Portland, Indianapolis, and Pittsburgh. Uber looks to…
AirAsia to Lease at Least 100 Flying Taxis to Launch Air Ridesharing Service
AirAsia Aviation Group on Wednesday unveiled plans for a low-cost air ridesharing service in Southeast Asia after signing a non-binding deal with lessor Avolon for at least 100 Vertical Aerospace VX4 electric vehicles. Tony Fernandes, chief executive of AirAsia parent Capital A, said flights could start by 2025, with regulators in Malaysia and Singapore likely…
Rideshare Drivers Staging One-Day Strike in LA, Other Cities
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—People looking to use ride-hailing services such as Lyft and Uber might be in for some difficulty July 21, as many drivers are conducting a one-day strike for better pay and status under the law. Rideshare Drivers United—an independent association of U.S. rideshare drivers founded in Los Angeles—is organizing the strikes in a…
Orange County Ridesharing Passenger Warns of Disturbing Fraud
A Rancho Santa Margarita woman is warning others about the unscrupulous tactics of some ridesharing drivers after she says she was hit with a bogus charge. Ashley McClure told The Epoch Times that she’s fallen victim to a scam that’s been circulating throughout the country for years: Vomit fraud. The Better Business Bureau is among…
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