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Why Are Ride-Share Companies Trying to Crack Public Transport?
Very few public transport agencies make money, while ride-sharing companies are making huge losses. So why partner up, and how do those partnerships work?
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Bosch’s Rideshare Security Camera Includes a Secret Panic Button For Driver Emergencies
There is no shortage of disturbing dashcam videos of Uber and Lyft drivers being attacked by irate passengers, and while the footage can be used to prosecute offenders after the fact, Bosch has developed a new dashcam that can help rideshare drivers stay safer during an incident, even when they’re unable to contact authorities themselves.
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What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong About the Future of Transportation
This article originally appeared in Protean Magazine, a leftist print magazine of critique, fiction, poetry, and art.
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Uber Plans to Advertise to You At Every Stage of Your Ride, Using Your Own Data
It seems Uber just isn’t content with letting users travel in peace and awkward silence during their point-to-point trips. The ride-hailing company now plans to advertise to users at every point of a trip from the moment you open the app. These ads will potentially appear on multiple screens, blasting consumers with new products with…