A new start-up has launched in New York, aiming to take the ridesharing sector and turn it on its head – by offering full worker’s rights and shares for employees; in direct contrast to the negative press Uber has received. Juno is taking on the status quo of the existing on-demand taxi app sector by offering fair pay, shares for…

Google is expanding its ridesharing app, Waze, across San Francisco – and will undercut market leaders Uber and Lyft! Waze gives users traffic conditions and real-time driving directions across maps. An extension to the app offering carpooling matching was launched in May as a pilot, and connects drivers and passengers through the app, similarly to UberPOOL. This pilot will…

Just 5 months after announcing it, Lyft is pulling its ‘Carpool Commute’ option in San Francisco. Uber-rival Lyft announced the move into shared trips back in March, where customers could earn up to $10 per ride by picking up others heading in the same direction. However, the feature appears to have not been as popular as expected, and it is…

The EU funded CHUMS (Changing Habits for Urban Mobility Solutions) project that Liftshare has been working on for the last two years comes to an end this month. The project’s aim was to attract more people to car share, and then match and retain them once in the habit. The approach saw cities across Europe implement a structured methodology…