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I’m very excited to announce Vay’s biggest release to date! What’s new? 🧑🎤Driverless delivery on the strip: We’ve significantly increased our driverless area. Apart from the university and downtown, you can now also get a driverless delivery on the tourist bustling Strip, Chinatown or College of Southern Nevada West - so if you ever stay at Caesar’s Palace, don’t forget to order a Vay! 🧑🎤 📍One-way trips are now possible in entire Vegas: Simply get a car in our driverless area and then self-park anywhere in Las Vegas. 📍 🕒We extended operating hours to offer our service until 10PM. Every day. 🕒 We get one step closer to solving transportation in metropolitan areas! Thanks to the whole Vay community for the feedback and support. Also special thanks to the entire team Vay who made this happen. A short recap: How does the Vay service work? A user orders an electric vehicle via the Vay app and a teledriver brings the car to the user within minutes - remotely driven from the teledrive center. The user then jumps into the car and drives themself to the destination. Once there, a teledriver drives the car to the next user or parks it. No time spent picking up a car or trying to find parking. All at about half the price of Uber. 

The Roam™ Marketplace will create value for everyone by offering significant cost reduction for getting to the places we already go. One big difference between ride-selling and ride-sharing is the cost of a trip. Ride-selling offered by Uber and Lyft costs riders at least twice as much per trip ($2-3/mile) as car owners pay to drive themselves ($1/mile). In contrast, community ride-sharing offered by the Roam™ marketplace will cost as little as 10% of what ride-selling costs riders and 25% of what driving costs car owners ($0.25/mile). Join us. We envision a future driven by you. https://lnkd.in/dscnaFjX #community, #transportation, #ridesharing, #socialcapital, #efficiency, #uniteconomics, #climatechangemitigation

Why I Use Uber Part 2: The Challenges of Finding Good Trips. Part 2 of myIt's been a tough day out here on the roads. After a few hours, all I have to show for it is $Time to switch up my strategy and try to turn things around! #gigeconomy #ridesharing #uber #lyft #frustrateddriver #notworthit #poorpay #lackoftrips #disappointingnight #changingfocus

Why did Uber overtake Sidecar? In the dynamic ride-sharing world, Uber has become synonymous with convenience and innovation, transforming how we think about transportation. However, not all rideshare companies have enjoyed the same trajectory. Take Sidecar, for example—despite early successes and significant venture backing, including $10 million from Google Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners in 2012, it ultimately failed to keep pace. The key differences lie in strategic focus and user experience. Sidecar needed help with a complex user interface that required passengers to sift through multiple driver options and price points, starkly contrasting Uber's streamlined, one-click ride request. Moreover, while Uber aggressively invested in customer acquisition, even at significant initial losses, Sidecar held back, underestimating the critical role of marketing in a fiercely competitive market. This case study powerfully reminds us of the importance of customer-centricity and strategic marketing in the tech-driven world. As we continue to navigate the evolving landscapes of technology and consumer needs, let's discuss what other lessons can be learned from the Uber and Sidecar stories. https://lnkd.in/gXXxrnMB #Uber #BusinessStrategy #Innovation #RideSharing #TechTrends

I've been learning recently that what ULimo is doing for limo and bus owners is equally if not more important than what we're doing for consumers! One after another local contractor that I've been speaking with has confessed to me that they were about to, or have already, sold all but one of their vehicles!!!!! This is insane. Uber is not serving these operators in any better way. Sure, you can book limos and buses on Uber's platform. But it's still at a $1K average price point. Therefore, consumers are not renting these vehicles anymore than they did before! ULimo offers an disruptive product, which brings the price point for these same vehicles down to $20 per person on average by allowing users to share the ride: a Ride-Share-Party-Bus! Contact me if you are interested in joining the team. Still open to small equity deals.

Ever had an Uber ride that made you wonder if walking would've been faster? 🤦Share your worst ride stories and let's laugh together! But seriously, we want to hear from you! I'm working on a project to improve rider satisfaction and experience for Uber at Product Space Space, alongside amazing colleagues Kronisa Chowdhary and Veeresh B L! Your input will help us avoid those "why did I even bother?" moments and create a better experience for all. DM me or comment below to share your Uber adventures, and we'll treat you to a coffee or dessert on us! ☕️🍰 Plus, you'll get an exclusive copy of our research findings! 📊 Let's make Uber rides better, one story at a time! ✌️ #Uber #RiderExperience #UserResearch #ProductSpace #taxiservices

I read up on Uber's new offerings yesterday and one that caught my attention as relevant to the struggles Wine Tourism in Napa and Sonoma are currently facing. Uber announced "partnering with local fleet providers for use of the shuttles, which will seat between 14 and 55 riders." It struck me that this new partnership and service offering could be reduce some barriers to visitation. Partnerships with Visit Napa Valley, Sonoma Visitors Bureau and any other tourism bureaus supporting winecountry visitation worth exploring as these entities are often the first place prospects find online in my experience. Furthermore, reservation aggregators such as Tock or Cellarpass or ecommerce platforms with reservation features such as Commerce7 or WineDirect might want to explore partnerships with Uber as well. Mass transit get's a bad rap in the US but wine is, by nature, is convivial. Certainly, between the technology of Uber and their offer of a safe, affordable and fun way to visit wine country would aid in reservation conversion which we all know leads to wine sales and, the golden goose, club membership sales. #Napa #Sonoma #WineTourism #VisitNapaValley #SonomaVisitorsBureau #winecountry #ecommerce https://lnkd.in/geq-MayR

Inside the Life of an Uber Driver on Livestream! Join me in this exciting livestream as I share my personal experiences as an Uber driver in Calgary. Engage with fascinating stories and insights that highlight the ups and downs of ridesharing. Don't miss out on this entertaining ride along the Uber Bintegers journey! Full videos on my YouTube channel under the same handle. #UberDriver #Livestream #Calgary #RideshareStories #UberBintegers #DrivingExperience #AudienceEngagement #UberLife #ContentCreator #PersonalJourney

**Exciting Development in Ride-Hailing Industry!** 🚗 Lyft is set to revolutionize the way you ride with its upcoming *Price Lock* feature. This innovative offering will allow users to pay a set monthly fee to ensure a cap on pricing for specific routes at particular times of the day. 🛣️ With Price Lock, the days of unpredictable surge pricing causing financial headaches for riders could soon be eliminated. Whether for daily commutes, frequent errands, or weekend getaways, this feature promises to bring a sense of certainty and affordability to Lyft passengers. 📈 This move by Lyft could potentially set a new benchmark in the ride-hailing industry and reshape how customers interact with such services. By giving riders more control over their expenses and offering a predictable cost structure, Lyft is aiming to enhance user satisfaction and loyalty. 💡 This forward-thinking initiative might encourage other ride-hailing companies to rethink their pricing strategies and prioritize customer convenience. As technology continues to shape the future of transportation, innovations like Price Lock underscore the importance of adapting to meet the evolving needs of users. 🌟 Stay tuned for the official launch of Price Lock and get ready to experience a more personalized and budget-friendly ride-hailing journey with Lyft. This is a step towards a more seamless and efficient transportation ecosystem, benefiting both customers and the industry as a whole. #Lyft #PriceLock #RideHailing #Innovation #TransportationRevolution

Let me just take a second to explain why this quote matters. Bolt currently has nine million ride-hailing passengers in the UK. And now Bolt's Policy Director Haya Verwoord Douidri has told us that the mobility giant is eyeing a slice of the island's micromobility market too. If 60% of Bolt's nine million ride-hailing users were nudged to Bolt e-scooters in the UK, that would be a pretty substantial mode shift. “Users requesting a Bolt car would get an in-app notification if their journey is less than three kilometres which would tell them where scooters are in their area," explains Haya. "We saw that 60% of users took our advice for shorter journeys in those cities where we had both ride-hailing and scooters. This is something we’re uniquely positioned to do because of our multimodal offering." If you'd like to see more mobility stories like this we've launched a new Zag Daily newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/e2dqa78v