Google's Self-Driving Cars Could Be Challenging Uber Next Year

Google's self-driving car will be hitting the road soon, as a full-blown for-profit independent company under Google's new umbrella company, Alphabet. The evolution of Google's self-driving car will take a step up in 2016, as Alphabet seeks to compete with Uber through its own self-driving version of a ride-sharing service.

Spanish Uber Rival Cabify Seeks to Expand in Latin America

If you thought Uber already won the battle for supremacy in taxi apps, think again. Spanish rival Cabify just finished a funding round that packed $12 million more in its war chest, which it seeks to use in order to expand into more Latin American cities.

How This Colombia Startup Uses Unconventional Methods to Capture Global Markets

Here's how Uber is using unconventional strategies to address the interesting peculiarities the company is finding in new markets across the world, starting with Colombia.

Uber App: Average Income of UberX Driver in NYC Is Nearly $58,000 Higher Than Average US Taxi Driver

The Uber app service could reportedly help its drivers earn an income of nearly $100,000, much more than average taxi drivers.

Uber Technologies in Talks to Raise Value to Over $10B: Funding Level Would Match Airbnb and Dropbox

Bloomberg reported that Uber, a San Francisco-based company that provides a mobile car booking service, is now in talks to raise its financing. The move would place the company's value at above $10 billion, nearly tripling its previous value of $3.5 billion last year, when it raised $258 million.

Shanghai Sets Taxi Smartphone App Regulations, Uber Banned Completely

The City of Shanghai imposed strict laws against the use of cab-hailing smarphone apps Thursday, according a CNN report.
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