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Newsby StaffNovember 27, 2018

Transit adds ride-hailing options to PSTA app

Allows users to plan, book, and pay for a ride from either Uber or Lyft, while getting real-time updates on their PSTA bus connection.

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Newsby StaffOctober 23, 2018

Researchers find Uber boosts public transit ridership

Mass-transit ridership was estimated using NTD data, which differentiates between different modes of travel.

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Newsby StaffAugust 6, 2018

New study explores transit partnerships with Lyft, Uber

More than two dozen municipal governments and transit agencies have formed partnerships with TNCs to enhance mobility options.          

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Newsby StaffJuly 13, 2018

Uber terminates 100 self-driving car operators in Pittsburgh

The company plans to replace the jobs with about 55 “mission specialists,” who are trained in both on-road and more advanced test-track operations

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Newsby StaffJuly 6, 2018

Research examines discrimination, travel patterns for Lyft, Uber, taxis

Dr. Brown is the first scholar in the nation to access Lyft’s trip-level data and analyzed rider travel and use patterns

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Newsby StaffMay 25, 2018

NTSB releases preliminary report on fatal Uber self-driving car crash

After crash in March, Uber has also shuttered its self-driving vehicle testing in Arizona.

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Newsby StaffApril 11, 2018

Masabi's mobile fare payment app to be available on Uber

The two companies will also be working together to offer the integration to new cities around the globe.

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Lyft and Uber Can Save Transit — if Transit Gets on Board

Bad news for transit keeps rolling in. Transit ridership declined in 34 of the 40 largest metropolitan areas over the past three years. While ridership routinely fluctuates in response to economic upturns and downturns and other trends, this decline seems more profound.

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Newsby StaffMarch 19, 2018

Driverless Uber vehicle strikes, kills Ariz. woman

The vehicle was in autonomous mode with a human safety driver at the wheel when it struck the woman, who was crossing the street outside of a crosswalk, according to area police.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 26, 2018

Uber Express POOL launching in several cities, including D.C., Denver

When riders hail an Uber Express POOL, they’ll be asked to wait a few minutes prior to the trip’s start, and/or walk to a nearby pick up spot, or from a nearby drop off point, to help optimize the route in as straight a line as possible.

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