A day in the life of… Liftshare’s Community Manager

Hi! I’m Emma, Liftshare’s Community Manager. My job is to make sure all 500,000 of you have a great experience with Liftshare and are happy sharers 24/7… so no pressure!… read more

Can a new hack really unlock 100 million Volkswagen cars?

Researchers at the University of Birmingham are set to reveal an issue with the keyless entry system of Volkswagen cars that allows hackers to start the ignition – and it… read more

The best events to liftshare to this Bank Holiday Weekend

It’s not long until the final bank holiday of the summer, and we’ll all be skipping out of the office on the Friday for a glorious three-day weekend. There’s… read more

UK government spends six times more on transport in London than the North!

A new analysis of Department of Transport spending highlights more of a North-South divide than ever – revealing that more money has been spent on London’s new ‘Elizabeth’ Underground… read more

A day in the life of… Liftshare’s Marketing Manager

 Hi! I’m Lex, the Marketing Manager for Liftshare. If you read the Liftshare blog articles or social media, then you actually have already seen my work in practice, but… read more

Bus that drives OVER traffic now in action!

Remember back when we reported designs for a bus that drove over the top of traffic to beat congestion? Well, that was in May, and less than three months… read more

The UK’s 10 worst cities to travel in, ranked

The ESP Group has carried out a survey across 33 cities in the UK to identify travel habits around the country,and the results make for interesting reading! The 10… read more

Zero carbon generators to power London Underground

London Underground stations are set to be powered by low and zero carbon energy generators under a new scheme being introduced by Mayor Sadiq Khan. Energy regulator Ofgem have… read more

Liftshare works with 12 other countries on European app project ‘SocialCar’

SocialCar is a research and innovation project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 project, aiming at producing a continent-wide journey-planning app which includes liftsharing options. Working alongside engineer… read more

“Another successful festival grouping all thanks to Liftshare!”

At the beginning of the summer, we hosted a competition for Liftshare members to win a pair of tickets for the Isle Of Wight Festival by joining the festival’s… read more

🇨🇳 China legalises UBER… but changes the rules!

Despite Uber having operated in China for years, the country passed a new law today officially sanctioning the company’s practices; alongside other similar ridesharing companies. The law gives the… read more

Guest post by Citygate: Top 5 Apps for car-lovers

This blog post has been written by an external company, Citygate. If you’d be interested in writing a blog for us, get in touch with Lex at Liftshare HQ. With… read more

Carpool Karaoke visits the White House… and Michelle Obama hops on board!

James Corden was joined by his most famous Carpool Karaoke guest ever on The Late Late Show yesterday – The First Lady, Michelle Obama! Michelle hopped in James’ passenger… read more

New Transport Secretary lends support to HS2

The new transport secretary, Chris Grayling, says he does not intend to scrap the high-speed HS2 rail project. The Stop HS2 campaign group had called on Mr Grayling to… read more

Mercedes-Benz launch world’s first self-driving bus

Mercedes-Benz and its parent company, Daimler, claim another self-driving first this week – as they launch the world’s first self-driving bus on a public road. The Mercedez Future Bus… read more

Dutch art project takes simple augmented reality game to every tram in Amsterdam 👾

Dutch artist Daniel Disselkoen has come up with a great way of passing the time on tram journeys around Amsterdam – a seriously augmented reality game that simply requires… read more

Uber suspends services in Hungary

In a first for the European Union, Uber has suspended operations in Hungary, blaming new legislation that makes the company ‘impossible to operate’ in the country. A new law… read more

Oxford Street to be car-free by 2020

The Mayor of London’s office has announced that Oxford Street, one of the busiest in the capital, will be pedestrianised by 2020. Visited by more than four million people… read more