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Car sharing service Zimride sold to Enterprise

By Karthick Prabu | July 15, 2013

On-demand ride sharing company Lyft has sold its peer-to-peer carpool service Zimride to car rental giant Enterprise. Read More

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Uber quietly plans significant Asia expansion

By Karthick Prabu | July 9, 2013

US-based private car hire company Uber has been constantly expanding its presence in Asia, with its stealthy launch last month in Taipei, Taiwan. Read More

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Click A Taxi raises second round, extends service across Europe

By Linda Fox | November 16, 2012

Click A Taxi, the taxi booking application, has received $1.5m in second round angel funding as it extends its service further across Europe. Read More

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Travel apps are too focused on location and not focused enough on time

By Viewpoints | November 2, 2012

Americans are late to one out of four business trips on average. Yet there are almost no time-based travel apps. Read More

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The Scan: KLM taps WorldPay, fingerprints and Facebook will mash up at WTM, and more travel tech trade news

By PhocusWire | October 25, 2012

American Airlines, Sabre, Uber, KLM, Ushuaia Ibiza Beach Hotel, Flip.to, EarthCam, and NextGreatPlace all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 25 October. Read More

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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

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CityHook helps travelers find the best airport transfers

By Sean O'Neil | September 12, 2012

CityHook is a Dublin startup aiming to help travelers in Europe (and eventually worldwide) determine the best connection between an airport and a city center. Read More

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Car service Uber runs into trouble in Boston [UPDATED]

By Sean O'Neil | August 15, 2012

Uber, the US car service users can order via an smart phone app, faces a roadblock as Boston officials claim that the service illegally uses iPhones to calculate the fees the company charges riders. Read More

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CarPooling tops up the tank with $10M investment from Daimler

By Kevin May | July 26, 2012

More money pouring in to the growing world of car-sharing marketplaces as Carpooling confirms it has picked up a funding round from car manufacturer Daimler. Read More

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Was Uber over the top with New Year demand pricing?

By Dennis Schaal | January 4, 2012

Uber is reportedly handing out refunds or credits on a case-by-case basis after facing a social media firestorm on New Year's eve over its "surge pricing" for on-demand car service. Read More

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Uber excited as car service gets $32M funding and launches Paris service

By Dennis Schaal | December 7, 2011

On-demand car service Uber launched service in Paris as it announced a $32 million funding round led by Menlo Ventures. Read More

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