Posts tagged "alternative to Uber"

Why do Uber, Lyft, Didi, OLA and other ride-sharing companies want to partner with public transport agencies? For Uber and Lyft, the reason is simple: their business plans were based on eventually using driver-less vehicles to eliminate their main cost, the labour cost of the driver. But human drivers won’t be replaced for some time.

Chinese ridesharing giant DiDi is launching its services in more urban and regional areas across Australia as it takes on competitors Uber and Ola.

New York City has legislated to require a minimum pay rate for rideshare drivers, which could foreshadow what’s to come in Australia.

Having completed 1.5 million rides in Australia, ride-sharing giant Ola has launched in Adelaide, and now has its sights set on Darwin and Hobart.