Strike by ride-hailing drivers will have little effect on industry
8 years, 11 months ago

Strike by ride-hailing drivers will have little effect on industry

China Daily  

A pedestrian looks at his smartphone in front of an Many drivers for ride-hailing service providers such as Didi Kuaidi and Uber reportedly went on strike on Friday, as the companies slashed the proportion of the fares they receive by half. Of course, the income reduction will lead to the dissatisfaction of drivers, but compared to other industries, many drivers can still make relatively decent money, so they will be reluctant to switch jobs. And the move may not bother part-time drivers as much as full-time drivers, because they can still expect to make money by independently selling a ride to other passengers. But the drivers as well as the companies should benefit from this sector of the internet-driven shared economy, especially when an increasing number of drivers rely on ride-hailing platforms to make a living.

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Thousands of Uber and Bolt drivers strike on Valentine’s Day
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Thousands of Uber and Bolt drivers strike on Valentine’s Day

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Chair for the IWGB’s Private Hire Drivers Branch, Nader Awaad, said: “Up and …

Date night strike: Thousands of US, UK delivery, ride-hailing drivers stop work on Valentine’s Day
1 year, 1 month ago

Date night strike: Thousands of US, UK delivery, ride-hailing drivers stop work on Valentine’s Day

Associated Press  

Thousands of ride-hailing and delivery workers in the U.S. and the U.K. went on strike on Valentine’s Day, calling for higher pay and other changes to their working conditions. The group Delivery Job U.K., which called for the walkout, said on Instagram that the strike was “a crucial opportunity to be seen and heard by society.” Of eight delivery drivers …

Didi’s Revival Shows China Can’t Live Without Big Tech
2 years, 1 month ago

Didi’s Revival Shows China Can’t Live Without Big Tech

Wired  

Mr. Wang has five cell phones in his car, each loaded with a different ride-hailing app. In the past month, as more people have started going out for the Chinese New Year holiday, he’s been able to make around 400 RMB per shift. During the Chinese New Year period I can even make a New Year bonus every ride.” Drivers …

Drivers call one-day strike despite Gahlot’s announcement to consider demands
2 years, 11 months ago

Drivers call one-day strike despite Gahlot’s announcement to consider demands

The Hindu  

Even as Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot announced on Friday that the government was forming a committee to examine the drivers’ demands and would furnish its findings in a time-bound manner, the city’s drivers’ unions, including those representing Ola and Uber drivers, reiterated their decision of going on an indefinite strike starting Monday. Six-day ultimatum Sanjay Samrat, president of Delhi Taxi, …

Ola, Uber drivers threaten to go on strike from September 1 across Delhi-NCR
4 years, 7 months ago

Ola, Uber drivers threaten to go on strike from September 1 across Delhi-NCR

India TV News  

Drivers working with mobility platforms Ola and Uber have threatened to go on strike in Delhi-NCR from September 1 in support of their various demands like fare hike and extension of the moratorium on repayment of loans. Around 2 lakh drivers working with cab aggregators will take part in the strike if the government fails to solve our problems, said …

Ride-hailing drivers expose financial unrest before Uber IPO
5 years, 10 months ago

Ride-hailing drivers expose financial unrest before Uber IPO

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The executives at Uber are working hard to design a future where the company earns billions of dollars by allowing riders to summon fully automated robotaxis. “The drivers are the one who helped Uber to be $100 billion, nobody else, and the drivers are the ones who are suffering,” said Inder Parmar, 54, an Uber driver who …

Uber drivers go on strike in London, New York ahead of IPO, early protests sparse
5 years, 10 months ago

Uber drivers go on strike in London, New York ahead of IPO, early protests sparse

Firstpost  

Drivers protest the disparity between gig-economy conditions and the sums that investors are likely to make. Uber drivers in London and New York started a series of multi-city strikes on Wednesday to protest the disparity between gig-economy conditions and the sums that investors are likely to make in Friday’s blockbuster stock market debut. “I’m striking because Uber has broken their …

Uber strike: How you'll be able to tell if it's working.
5 years, 10 months ago

Uber strike: How you'll be able to tell if it's working.

Slate  

If you take an Uber or Lyft on Wednesday in several major U.S. cities, you’ll be crossing a picket line in the eyes of many drivers. Airports in the Washington, D.C., area are warning passengers that they should plan to take public transit or a taxi in case there aren’t enough drivers working Wednesday. Drivers are also demanding transparency into …

Uber driver's in New York to go on strike to protest unfair employment conditions
5 years, 10 months ago

Uber driver's in New York to go on strike to protest unfair employment conditions

Firstpost  

Uber cautioned in its IPO filing that its business would be “adversely affected”. Uber Technologies Inc’s drivers in New York will go on strike next week shortly before the ride-hailing company goes public to protest what they view as unfair employment conditions, a taxi union said on Friday. Drivers for Uber, as well Lyft Inc and other ride-hailing apps, will …

Opinion | Uber’s IPO filing affirms a dangerous business model
5 years, 11 months ago

Opinion | Uber’s IPO filing affirms a dangerous business model

Live Mint  

Last week, in Delhi, I took an Uber cab to the airport from my home, a distance of about 14 kilometres. In Uber Eats, for instance, which has declined for two successive quarters, it is forced to accept a lower rate of revenue to gross bookings, to bring on board what it calls “large-volume restaurants at a lower service fee …

‘I’m really struggling’: Facing pay cuts, some ride-hailing drivers prepare to strike
6 years ago

‘I’m really struggling’: Facing pay cuts, some ride-hailing drivers prepare to strike

LA Times  

Frustrations are mounting among some Uber and Lyft drivers about wages and treatment. “That’s what we need and the best way is to get there quickly,” said Nicole Moore, a part-time Uber driver who has become one of a handful of de facto leaders of the movement. But “drivers need gas in the car … so that we can actually …

Didi is axing jobs and could retreat from food delivery and bike sharing
6 years, 1 month ago

Didi is axing jobs and could retreat from food delivery and bike sharing

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — China’s biggest ride-hailing firm is axing 15% of its staff and scaling back non-core businesses as it tries to get back on track following the murders of two passengers last year. Chinese regulators reportedly fined Didi executives an undisclosed amount of money and introduced tighter regulations for the ride-hailing industry’s supply of cars and drivers. …

Uber strike: ‘Several hundred’ drivers gather outside London headquarters as 24-hour walkout begins
6 years, 5 months ago

Uber strike: ‘Several hundred’ drivers gather outside London headquarters as 24-hour walkout begins

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Uber drivers gathered outside the company’s London headquarters as employees …

Uber strike: Drivers to stage 24-hour walkout in London, Birmingham and Nottingham over pay and conditions
6 years, 5 months ago

Uber strike: Drivers to stage 24-hour walkout in London, Birmingham and Nottingham over pay and conditions

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. IWGB said it was appealing for the public's support for drivers and asking customers …

Uber, Ola drivers on indefinite strike from today for higher pay
7 years ago

Uber, Ola drivers on indefinite strike from today for higher pay

Live Mint  

Mumbai: Drivers for app-based cab aggregators Uber and Ola started an indefinite strike across India on Monday, demanding extra pay as a surge in the number of cabs on the two platforms, coupled with cutbacks in incentive payments, have stung drivers. The strike, which began at midnight on Sunday, centred on the financial centre of Mumbai and was called by …

Uber and Ola drivers in Bengaluru have gone on indefinite strike, demand better incentives
8 years, 1 month ago

Uber and Ola drivers in Bengaluru have gone on indefinite strike, demand better incentives

Firstpost  

Over one lakh drivers attached to two cab aggregators began an indefinite strike in Bengaluru on Wednesday, demanding better incentives and stopping attachment of new cabs which they said affects their bookings, even as some of them ransacked a Uber office in Bengaluru. “Over one lakh drivers attached to Ola and Uber have gone on an indefinite strike, demanding better …

Hundreds of Uber drivers in Qatar go on strike after price cuts
8 years, 1 month ago

Hundreds of Uber drivers in Qatar go on strike after price cuts

Live Mint  

Doha: Hundreds of drivers with ride-hailing service Uber in Qatar went on strike on Monday for the second time in a year to protest against fare cuts. Uber drivers in Doha stayed home on Monday to protest the cuts and an “upfront” service launched by Uber in November that allows passengers to view the total fare before their journey. An …

Uber, Ola services paralysed by drivers’ strike for fourth day in Delhi
8 years, 1 month ago

Uber, Ola services paralysed by drivers’ strike for fourth day in Delhi

Live Mint  

New Delhi: A strike in Delhi by thousands of Uber and Ola drivers demanding better pay has paralysed the ride-hailing services that have grabbed business from the traditional taxi and rickshaw operators with their cheaper fares. Commuters faced delays for a fourth day even as the city-state’s government laid on extra buses to help them get to work, after drivers …

Many ride-hailing car drivers may quit over higher threshold
8 years, 5 months ago

Many ride-hailing car drivers may quit over higher threshold

China Daily  

Many drivers working in online car hailing services across China's four first-tier cities said they might stop driving after local governments issued higher thresholds for both drivers and vehicles. Some experts said the number of cars providing online hailing services could plunge as many drivers and vehicles fail to meet requirements. In addition, using better equipped vehicles to provide car …

Draft rules to put ride-hailing apps on the skids, analysts say
8 years, 5 months ago

Draft rules to put ride-hailing apps on the skids, analysts say

China Daily  

Ride-hailing services Didi Chuxing and Uber Four megacities have drawn up draft regulations on the drivers and private vehicles used for online ride-hailing services, a move analysts have said could deal a major blow to a booming industry. Industry experts argue that such rules could dampen enthusiasm for ride-hailing apps such as Didi Chuxing and Uber, which allow private car …

Cheap fares fueled the rise of ride-hailing. But that can’t last forever
8 years, 7 months ago

Cheap fares fueled the rise of ride-hailing. But that can’t last forever

LA Times  

In the fight for more customers, drivers, and market share, ride-hailing companies have in recent years embraced a simple but powerful strategy: cheap rides. “A company like Uber has to balance two things: gaining market share while also demonstrating to investors they can turn a profit,” said Arun Sundararajan, author of “The Sharing Economy: The End of Employment and the …

Backing by ministries gives hope to ride-sharing services[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
9 years ago

Backing by ministries gives hope to ride-sharing services[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

A taxi driver is reflected in a side mirror as he uses the Didi Chuxing car-hailing application in Beijing, September 22, 2015. China "encourages orderly development of online car booking and ride-sharing", said a notice released by 10 ministerial-level departments including the National Development and Reform Commission on March 1. Didi Kuaidi, the country's largest ride-sharing operator, told news portal …

Didi's China transactions outpace ride-hailing services in North America
9 years ago

Didi's China transactions outpace ride-hailing services in North America

China Daily  

BEIJING - Chinese ride-hailing service Didi said on Monday that transactions on its platform hit a record high in January, exceeding those of similar services in the United States and Canada combined. The gross merchandise value generated from Didi's transportation services in China rose to $800 million in January, compared with $600 million generated in the same period by similar …

Uber drivers’ pay slashed but spokeswoman said staff are not suffering financially
9 years, 1 month ago

Uber drivers’ pay slashed but spokeswoman said staff are not suffering financially

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Uber taxi drivers have …

Nation's commuters skip taxis as Uber lures with free rides[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
9 years, 9 months ago

Nation's commuters skip taxis as Uber lures with free rides[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

A Chinese mobile phone user uses the taxi-hailing app Didi Dache backed by Tencent on his smartphone in Shanghai, Oct 16, 2014. "I just go for whatever is cheaper," said Yang, 41, who does not drive and has taken free rides offered by Uber and local rival Didi Kuaidi. Backed by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Tencent Holdings Ltd, Didi …

Ride-hailing service grows despite opposition[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
9 years, 9 months ago

Ride-hailing service grows despite opposition[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Angry taxi drivers say Didi Kuaidi interferes with their 'normal and lawful' operations Didi Kuaidi, China's dominant ride-hailing company, keeps growing even as it faces challenges on two fronts: profit-pinched taxi companies are threatening a lawsuit and local governments are considering more regulations. Several taxi firms in Ji'nan, Shandong province, say Didi Kuaidi's ride-hailing services have extensively affected their "normal …

Car-hailing apps gain in popularity[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
9 years, 10 months ago

Car-hailing apps gain in popularity[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Uber's offices in Chengdu and Guangzhou are raided and inspected as the company failed to abide by administration regulations. Controversial services draw ire of taxi drivers With the spread of smartphones, traffic congestion, improved service and cheaper rates, Uber and similar car-hailing apps are becoming popular in China's major cities, amid a shortage of taxis. Wang Dawei, a lawyer at …

China regulators promise taxi industry shakeup after strikes
10 years, 2 months ago

China regulators promise taxi industry shakeup after strikes

China Daily  

Car pick-up apps have been on the rise in China, but many are deemed illegal. Regulators are promising changes in China's taxi industry following strikes by drivers in at least seven major cities over complaints about low pay, high charges imposed by taxi companies and competition from ride-hailing apps. China News Service on Thursday cited experts who said taxi companies, …

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