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.

Opinion / Online

Amid COVID-19, travel brands must ask: How will people get there?

By Rod Bishop - Jayride Group | July 1, 2020

Jayride Group co-founder Rod Bishop says travel companies should not overlook the importance of providing safe, secure ground transportation for customers. Read More

News / Technology

Amazon acquires ride-hailing autonomous vehicle provider Zoox

By Kevin May | June 30, 2020

The company is six years old and has created zero-emission, purpose-built vehicles for autonomous ride-hailing. Read More

News / Startups

How one startup used the downtime to improve life for travel buyers and suppliers

By Linda Fox | June 29, 2020

The team at vintage car tour company Nowaday has spent the downtime created by COVID-19 to build an online workplace for travel buyers and suppliers. Read More

News / Startups

How the crisis changed fundraising for travel startups

By Linda Fox | June 24, 2020

Some travel startups have secured funding despite pandemic, but the process has been far from straightforward. Read More

News / Technology

Road trips become a big option for travel sellers

By Kevin May | June 22, 2020

Travel Compositor's "Routing" platform was created in two months and allows users to add and book services along a particular road trip, all with a single payment point. Read More

Opinion / Online

What an antitrust case against Google could mean for travel

By Mario Gavira | June 19, 2020

Evidence suggests the U.S. Department of Justice will soon file an antitrust lawsuit against Google that will most likely target the ad technology used to buy, sell and serve online and mobile display... Read More

News / Technology

Splyt raises $19.5M to help SoftBank with super app strategy

By Linda Fox | June 18, 2020

Mobility specialist Splyt has raised $19.5 million in Series B funding to fuel expansion and help SoftBank with its super app strategy. Read More

News / Startups

Journera nabs $11.6 million to move its tech platform into growth stage

By Mitra Sorrells | June 10, 2020

Journera has raised $11.6 million in a Series B round led by Andreessen Horowitz and B Capital. Read More

News / Distribution

Trivago, Booking.com, KLM and others unite to create COVID-19 information service

By Kevin May | June 4, 2020

A group of major travel brands have created a service to provide a single data source with current global news as it relates to the coronavirus outbreak and recovery. Read More

News / Startups

Startups join forces to create digital services platform for rental accommodation and hotels

By Linda Fox | June 3, 2020

SmartDigitalPlug was created by six startups to help small hotels and rental properties to digitize their services and address some of the current safety and hygiene challenges. Read More

News / Technology

Destination X - The toolkit needed for a new form of tourism

By PhocusWire | June 2, 2020

Let's put Hyperloop, self-driving cars and drone-like helicopters aside for a moment and inspect other technologies that can help destination managers. Read More

News / Technology

Didi gets $500M from SoftBank to develop autonomous driving technology

By Kevin May | May 30, 2020

Didi claims it is the single largest fundraising round in China for the autonomous vehicle industry. To-date Didi has raised $21.7 billion. Read More

Opinion / Online

Possible futures for a post-pandemic travel industry, part 4

By Mario Gavira | May 29, 2020

Post-crisis tourism will have certain similarities to society 200 years before: a two-tier world where only the upper classes were able to travel internationally to experience new places firsthand. Many... Read More