Siri can now get you an Uber or Lyft

Siri can now get you an Uber or Lyft

Reviews of iOS 10, the latest version of the Apple iPhone operating system, have been mixed, but it does offer one long-awaited feature: the ability to hail an Uber or Lyft via Siri, its voice recognition assistant. The software update also allows users to book a ride...
Waze Ride Sharing Heats Up Google vs Uber Rivalry

Waze Ride Sharing Heats Up Google vs Uber Rivalry

Users of the Waze navigation app are accustomed to its helpful alerts concerning potholes, hazards and police on the road ahead. For app users in the San Francisco area, another alert could soon be popping up: a person looking for a ride. Google bought Waze three...

Uber goes local with new loyalty program

Taking an Uber and spending money at shops and restaurants apparently go together, to the tune of $2 billion a year. That’s how much Visa says its U.S. cardholders spend almost immediately after they take Uber trips — and this helps explain the new loyalty program...