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    • Friday, 10 February, 2023
      Lex
      Lyft: running low on gas in race against Uber Premium content

      Being a more localised and focused company should be an advantage but in practice, size matters

    • Friday, 10 February, 2023
      Uber surges further ahead of rival Lyft in ride-share race

      Lyft acknowledges profits will fall as it tries to catch up in increasingly lopsided battle

    • Tuesday, 8 November, 2022
      Lex
      Ride hailing: Uber is driving Lyft’s pure-play model off the road Premium content

      Competition is throwing up roadblocks to smaller group’s post-pandemic recovery

    • Thursday, 3 November, 2022
      Technology sector
      Tech groups cut jobs and pause hiring amid ‘leaner times’

      Stripe and Lyft become latest to announce lay-offs as Amazon keeps lid on headcount

    • Tuesday, 11 October, 2022
      Gig economy
      Uber and Lyft slide after US proposes new gig work rule

      ‘Test’ would determine if workers are employees or independent contractors

    • Tuesday, 11 October, 2022
      Michael Moritz
      Lyft wants a free ride from California’s richest

      The company is sponsoring a climate tax on high earners to fund new vehicles and bail out its drivers

    • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
      Driverless vehicles
      The peculiar economics of autonomous cabs 

      A reality check for Lyft’s over-ambitious, ever-decreasing, ETA-free plans for robot taxis

    • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
      #techFT
      Investors drop off Uber and Lyft shares Premium content

      US set to target Hikvision, Airbnb’s sunny outlook, Lego builds online business

    • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
      Uber Technologies Inc
      Uber’s ride-hailing business recovers as rival Lyft struggles

      San Francisco-based companies that have been hit by Covid curbs on movement post contrasting results

    • Tuesday, 22 March, 2022
      FT MagazineElaine Moore
      Why San Francisco turned sour on Uber, Lyft and other ride-hailing apps

      A new service hopes to offer something new to drivers and riders. But it shouldn’t expect an easy ride

    • Thursday, 10 February, 2022
      #techFT
      Uber’s profit delivery not quick enough

      Twitter’s modest ad hit, Vodafone rejects Iliad bid, Samsung’s massive tablet

    • Thursday, 2 December, 2021
      News in-depthTransport
      Petrol prices bruise car drivers in US gig economy

      Ride-hailing and delivery app workers turn down customers far away or quit after fuel costs soar

    • Friday, 5 November, 2021
      #techFT
      Is ride-hailing finally a profitable business?

      There could be better days ahead for investors, but the wider sector still faces some challenges

    • Sunday, 17 October, 2021
      LexGig economy
      Gig jobs: Lyfts to wages make it tougher for platforms to Deliveroo Premium content

      Labour cost inflation and employment pressures will test business models of apps

    • Monday, 23 August, 2021
      Gig economy
      Uber and Lyft shares rise despite legal setback on ‘gig workers’

      Companies to contest ruling that California’s Proposition 22 on contractors is ‘unconstitutional’

    • Monday, 23 August, 2021
      Gig economy
      US gig workers carry on the fight for rights as jobless aid comes to an end

      Millions will be left unprotected when coronavirus pandemic safety net expires in September

    • Thursday, 6 May, 2021
      Uber Technologies Inc
      Uber seeks to reassure investors over rising US regulatory threat

      Ride-share group’s employment model faces scrutiny from labour secretary Marty Walsh

    • Tuesday, 4 May, 2021
      Lyft woos drivers with promise of ‘meaningful interactions’

      Company expects to lure back drivers tired of working for food delivery apps

    • Thursday, 29 April, 2021
      Gig economy
      Shares of gig economy groups dive on comments by US labour official

      Marty Walsh says more drivers should be considered employees in challenge to business model of Uber and Lyft

    • Tuesday, 27 April, 2021
      Technology
      Lyft/Uber: robotaxi tap-out

      The great autonomous consolidation continues.

    • Monday, 26 April, 2021
      Driverless vehicles
      Toyota buys Lyft’s self-driving unit for $550m

      Japanese carmaker also has a stake in Aurora, another autonomous vehicle business

    • Wednesday, 7 April, 2021
      Uber Technologies Inc
      Uber and Lyft ‘throwing money’ at US drivers to ease shortage

      Ride-sharing apps turn to bonuses and extra pay as they struggle to meet a rebound in demand

    • Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
      LexDriverless vehicles
      Lyft/driverless cars: along for the ride Premium content

      Company’s consumer-facing app could turn autonomous vehicles into viable commercial proposition

    • Thursday, 10 December, 2020
      Inside BusinessRichard Waters
      Airbnb and DoorDash IPOs leave gig economy issues unresolved

      Questions remain over profitability and broader impact on society

    • Wednesday, 11 November, 2020
      FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
      Trump’s resistance, Lyft weighs delivery, SoftBank moves

      Republicans continue supporting Trump’s false claims the US presidential election was fraudulent

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