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By Martin Cowen | June 14, 2016

Didi has named its latest investor, with China Life getting on board to the tune of $600 million. The state-owned insurance firm's investment comes a few weeks after Didi picked up $1 billion from Read More

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The killer slide (for Uber-watchers) in Mary Meeker's 2016 internet trends report

By Martin Cowen | June 8, 2016

Uber's ridesharing business UberPool has been highlighted in Mary Meeker's KPBC Internet Trends 2016 as part of the report's "Re-Imagining Transportation" section. "Shared private rides [are] beco Read More

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Uber gets $3.5 billion from Saudi Arabia government

By Martin Cowen | June 2, 2016

Mobility continues to grab not only the headlines but also the cash, with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund making a $3.5 billion investment in Uber. Reports say that this is the largest single Read More

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Volkswagen invests $300 million in Gett

By Martin Cowen | May 26, 2016

Car makers are becoming increasingly involved in what used to be the taxi app sector, with Gett and Uber picking up funding this week from Volkswagen and Toyota respectively. Gett, which is a relat Read More

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Sharing economy to triple by 2020

By Martin Cowen | May 23, 2016

The so-called sharing economy will be worth more than $20 billion a year by 2020 according to Juniper Research. The $20.4 billion figure is three times the $6.4 billion it thinks the sector was wor Read More

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Consider the traveler's "chimp mind", not just your spreadsheets

By Martin Cowen | May 20, 2016

Uber is a success because of its maps, according to ad guru, TED speaker and vice-chairman of Ogilvy & Mather Group UK, Rory Sutherland. Sutherland was speaking at an event hosted by SilverRail Read More

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Apple pumps $1 billion into China's Didi

By Martin Cowen | May 13, 2016

The mobile-enabled global transportation industry has a new entrant - Apple. Didi Chuxing (formerly Didi Kuaidi) has confirmed a $1 billion investment from Apple as part of its latest funding round Read More

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Europcar's Ubeeqo set for three new cities

By Martin Cowen | May 10, 2016

Europcar Labs is in line for a busy few months after its parent company Europcar highlighted some new initiatives and launches coming out of the dedicated innovation unit. The flagship product of E Read More

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Uber strengthens ties with Alipay and Paytm

By Martin Cowen | May 3, 2016

Uber has taken a big step towards globalising its customer base by getting closer to Alipay and Paytm for international payments. In a statement Uber confirmed Alipay members will be able to pay fo Read More

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Ride-sharing tipped to be a $6.5 billion sector by 2020

By Kevin May | April 26, 2016

Ride-sharing brands will see revenues grow to an estimated $6.5 billion within four years, a report into the sharing economy has suggested. Juniper Research forecasts the $3.3 billion the sector ma Read More

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Uber and Lyft continue to overshadow taxis and rentals in business travel

By Linda Fox | April 21, 2016

Certify produces a quarterly report on business travel spending trends and in recent months has tracked the impact of new entrants such as Airbnb, Uber and Lyft. It's not a big story as we know, fr Read More

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Expedia-backed Wingz, the airport ride service, talks expansion

By Kristine Hansen | April 8, 2016

Geoff Mathieux was on his way to the airport one day when he had an idea for a business start-up. Would it be possible to get a ride from someone else also en route to catch a flight? And so Wingz Read More

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Google gives Uber some competition, expands ground transport on Maps

By Kevin May | March 16, 2016

Google has added a raft of new ground transportation services to its Maps product, with many of rivals of Uber now getting exposure. Mobile users of Google Maps will now be able to find ground tran Read More

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Egencia connects corporate travellers to Uber services

By Kevin May | February 24, 2016

Business travellers are being handed additional ground transportation options on the Egencia mobile app, through an integration with Uber. The Expedia Inc-owned travel management company has partne Read More

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Uber bags $200m for emerging destinations drive

By Linda Fox | February 16, 2016

More funding for Uber as the ground transportation company gets a $200 million strategic investment from LetterOne. According to a statement the Luxembourg-based investment firm specialises in emer Read More

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