UBER-style carpooling is set to launch in traditional yellow New York City cabs, seeing traditional taxis take on on-demand firms for the first time. Tech transit companies Curb and Via have joint forces in the US to roll out carpooling for cabs – the first time such technology has been explored and the infrastructure built for traditional taxi firms. It’s…

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UK man-band Take That are the latest stars to feature in James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke! Having filmed a special skit for Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day, the footage will air tonight (Friday 24th March) as part of the TV special from 7pm on BBC One. Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen all filmed in LA with Late Late Show host…

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James Corden has hinted at plans to bring Carpool Karaoke to the UK in a new interview with the Radio Times. Admitting that he and the team at CBS were surprised by the level of success they’d enjoyed, he said that he “never thought we’d hit the ground running as fast as we have”. Corden’s version of The Late Late Show,…

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Hawaiian pop superstar Bruno Mars is the latest celeb to join James Corden on The Late Late Show’s Carpool Karaoke slot… and it feels like a tropical burst of sunshine just in time for Christmas! Liftsharing to the CBS studios in time for the show, Bruno and James talk starting off in showbiz (did you know Bruno used to be an…

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The Queen of Pop, that is! James Corden has been driving around New York, and not knowing the city overly well, he invited Madonna along to liftshare with and act as Tour Guide. A celebrity car share full of dancing, splits and twerking, the 58-year old superstar gives a classic carpool karaoke performance that’s as much about the moves as it…

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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…

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Liftshare is all about going places while making unforgettable social connections on the road, and that’s why the wonderful SideTour is next in our series of sharing economy interviews. In short: it’s a tour company that offers guided trips across various global locations, as well as memorable experience days. The caveat is that all of the tour…

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