Ground Transportation

PhocusWire's in-depth coverage of the ground transportation sector, featuring news, analysis, interviews, research and more on car rental, ride-hailing, taxis and rail.

News / Online

Car-sharing marketplace Getaround announces restructure

By Morgan Hines | February 9, 2024

Getaround announced workplace reductions impacting almost 30% of the company’s North American staff. Read More

News / Startups

Jeff Katz is shutting down Journera, his startup that tried to create a connected trip

By Mitra Sorrells | February 8, 2024

The founder of Orbitz created Journera in 2016 with the goal of creating a secure, real-time data exchange for creating more seamless travel journeys. Read More

News / Online

Project 3 Mobility raises €100M

By Morgan Hines | February 8, 2024

Autonomous mobility as a service platform Project 3 Mobility closes its Series A round as it works on urban mobility systems. Read More

Opinion / Online

Let’s not love our favorite destinations to death!

By Gaurav Bhatnagar - TBO.com | February 8, 2024

TBO.com co-founder Gaurav Bhatnagar says the travel industry needs to stop pointing fingers at governments and tourism boards and instead take responsibility - and action - to reduce overtourism. Read More

News / Online

Uber reports first full-year profit on strong global growth

By Derek Catron | February 7, 2024

Surging global travel demand aided the ride-sharing giant, which saw its number of trips increase 24% to reach 2.6 billion in Q4 and more than 9.4 billion for the year. Read More

News / Startups

CitySwift receives €7 million in funding

By Morgan Hines | February 1, 2024

The funding was led by Gresham House Ventures. The round was backed by existing investors Irelandia Aviation, Western Development Commission, Act Venture Capital and Mike McGearty. Read More

News / Startups

Daytrip drives off with $10M for expansion of door-to-door platform

By Linda Fox | January 23, 2024

The funding will go towards further development of the platform as well as expanding into new countries including the United States. Read More

News / Online

AccessibleGo unveils new booking options for travelers with disabilities

By Morgan Hines | January 17, 2024

The platform, which has offered hotel booking, is giving users the option to book rental cars with hand controls, flights, wheelchair van rentals, mobility rentals and more. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Travel's journey through the generative AI platform shift

By Mario Gavira | January 16, 2024

Mario Gavira discusses whether we're in the midst of a pivotal moment that will see the rise of a new platform allowing us to interact and harness artificial intelligence. Read More

News / Startups

Dott and Tier plan joint entity forming European micromobility leader

By Linda Fox | January 10, 2024

Subject to several conditions, the transaction bringing together micromobility businesses Dott and Tier should be completed in early March. Read More

News / Online

Travel app downloads, time spent on mobile up in 2023

By Mitra Sorrells | January 10, 2024

According to Data.ai's "State of Mobile 2024" report, in 2023 travel app downloads numbered just more than 3 billion – up 13% from 2.7 billion in 2022. Read More

News / Startups

Mobile accommodation startup Cabana suspends operations

By Derek Catron | January 4, 2024

The Seattle-based startup, which rented high-tech camper vans to offer travelers a “hotel-on-wheels” experience, has started the sale process. Read More

News / Distribution

Uber and Rappi on travel strategies and “super app” ambitions

By Mitra Sorrells | January 3, 2024

Rappi’s global head of travel, Guido Becher, and Uber’s head of growth and new products for airports and travel, Loren Kosloske, discussed their companies' travel ambitions during a session at The... Read More