Ridehailing

Of course, GM owns a piece of Lyft and leases a lot of cars to drivers at both startups.

And the company was made in his very image.

Lyft's approach is far different than Uber's.

SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Department of Justice has begun a criminal investigation into Uber Technologies Inc's use of a software tool that helped its drivers evade local transportation regulators, two sources familiar with the situation said. Uber has acknowledged the software, known as "Greyball," helped it identify and circumvent government officials who were trying to clamp down on Uber in areas where its service had not yet been approved, such as Portland, Ore. The company

Buying 500 Chrysler minivans to do so.

The program targeted drivers who were "double-appers."

A judge raised the award from $12 million.

Uber promises never to describe its service as the "safest ride on the road" or call its background check process "the gold standard" again. That's one of the terms it agreed to when it hashed out a settlement agreement with the San Francisco and Los Angeles District Attorney's offices.

Chariot for Woman aims to provide safe, comfortable and convenient transportation for women and their children.

A Chinese company that is taking on Uber in the ride-on-demand market, Didi Kuaidi, is now worth over $20 billion, thanks to a new $1B financing round.

Uber stopped operating in Paris today to support its drivers. This is the latest in a contentious struggle between the ride sharing service and taxis.

Uber gets in trouble in France for 'ambiguous' rules that its drivers use to pick up passengers.

A class-action lawsuit against Lyft in California has ended with a $12.5 million settlement, but app-using drivers won't be classified as employees.

Using gyroscopes and GPS chips built into driver and passenger smartphones, the company's new scheme will log when a driver is (or isn't) driving dangerously.

There's more to GM's Sidecar deal than just ride sharing. There are some important patents, for example.

Sidecar, self-proclaimed inventor of ridesharing, didn't survive in an Uber world. Now GM is swooping in to pick up the pieces.

Action for Cabbies has set up a crowdfunding campaign to get the UK legal system to look at Transport for London's 2012 decision to grant Uber's license.

Ride hailing app company Lyft will partner with National MedTrans Network to give senior citizens rides even if they don't have a smartphone.

On Christmas Eve, the billionth Uber ride happened in London. On average, that's 15 million a month, globally.