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. 

TaxiMonger, a booking app, aims to crowdfund a short film about Malaysia's notorious taxi drivers
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TaxiMonger, a booking app, aims to crowdfund a short film about Malaysia's notorious taxi drivers
By Sean O'Neil | November 28, 2012
Malaysian taxi drivers have been rated the worst in the world, and that's not fair, according to this travel tech startup. Read More
Wanderu aims to be the Kayak of intercity rail and bus travel
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Wanderu aims to be the Kayak of intercity rail and bus travel
By Sean O'Neil | November 5, 2012
Wanderu is a ground transport metasearch website that helps travelers find and book inter-city bus and train travel. Read More
Beware the Uber-killer: Germany's MyTaxi debuts Stateside
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Beware the Uber-killer: Germany's MyTaxi debuts Stateside
By Sean O'Neil | October 11, 2012
Yesterday Washington DC became the first US city to be targeted by MyTaxi, which is Germany's most used mobile app for booking taxis. Read More
Pombai opens transportation marketplace for the developing world
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Pombai opens transportation marketplace for the developing world
By Sean O'Neil | August 2, 2012
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Dublin and Beijing based Pombai, a transportation marketplace for Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Read More
Ground transport – the exciting new battleground in travel distribution
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Ground transport – the exciting new battleground in travel distribution
By Martin Collings | June 12, 2012
When it comes to disruptive forces in travel distribution, 2010-2011 seemed to be largely about airlines, GDS's, GNE's (the so called Genies), direct connects, and full content agreements. Read More
Venture capitalists see a sure -- or likely -- thing in TaxiForSure
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Venture capitalists see a sure -- or likely -- thing in TaxiForSure
By Dennis Schaal | May 24, 2012
TaxiForSure.com, a car rental and taxi aggregator operating in Bangalore, India, raised venture capital funding from Accel Partners, Helion Venture Partners and Blume Ventures. Read More
Limos.com changes CEOs and Ann Hoey crashes boys club
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Limos.com changes CEOs and Ann Hoey crashes boys club
By Dennis Schaal | May 21, 2012
Limos.com brought in a new CEO, Ann Hoey, who will be adding some estrogen to the testosterone-ravaged top ranks of the online and mobile ground-transportation industry. Read More
iStopover pairs apartment rentals with ... limos?
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iStopover pairs apartment rentals with ... limos?
By Dennis Schaal | March 6, 2012
Peer-to-peer marketplace iStopOver partnered with Limos.com to give consumers the option of booking a private car with their short-term apartment or vacation rental. Read More
Orbitz for Business integrates Limos.com inventory for road warriors
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Orbitz for Business integrates Limos.com inventory for road warriors
By Dennis Schaal | January 18, 2012
Orbitz for Business and Limos.com are now giving road warriors the ability to book black cars and limousines through the online travel agency's corporate booking tool. Read More
Why is online travel still missing private cars for road warriors?
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Why is online travel still missing private cars for road warriors?
By Viewpoints | October 14, 2011
Why has such a sizeable travel segment as private cars remained virtually hidden from the Internet? Read More
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