ride-hailing
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A judge this morning restored Uber’s transportation license in London, one of the ride-hailing company’s most important global markets, where regulators had threatened to ban its cars for safety concerns.
After looking at ride-hailing data, the mayor’s office found that areas with intense congestion also had an abundance of public transportation.
Another player Foodpanda, which was acquired in 2017 by ANI Technologies Ltd that also owns ride-hailing app Ola, too struggled to consolidate its user base.
But a study of data provided by Uber and Lyft showed most ride-hailing workers in Seattle are part-time drivers whose earnings are roughly in line with the city’s median, defying some perceptions of drivers working full-time for little pay.
As a result, hundreds of women were issued driving certificates and employment with a ride-hailing service at a packed event organised by Women on Wheels in Karachi.
Access to technology across geographies and smartphone affordability will play a key role for evolution of the ride-hailing industry.