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Ground Transport

Your news hub for all things ground transport, including coverage of passenger trains, rental cars, ride-sharing companies, and local transit.

Ground Transport

Poison’s Bret Michaels readies to rock out RVs on Travel Channel’s new series

With 25 years experience tricking-out his own trailers, Michaels certainly has the expertise, but it remains to be seen if a man known for groupies and substance abuse can connect with the family-focused demo that is typically behind the wheel of RVs.

Skift | 12 years ago

Poison’s Bret Michaels readies to rock out RVs on Travel Channel’s new series

Ground Transport

Uber heads down under to quietly roll out services in Sydney

Uber is moving fast for a company that’s run into some real roadblocks during its expansion, but depending on regulations might find success in a fresh market with fewer competitors.

Samantha Shankman , Skift | 12 years ago

Business Travel

U.S. car rental companies to hike average daily rates in 2013, says Amex

Why are car rental companies getting a pass on making their rates more transparent when it is very difficult to compare them on an apples to apples basis?

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

Ground Transport

How Hailo plans to succeed with New York City’s yellow cabs where Uber failed

Uber’s haste to be the first to disrupt New York’s taxi scene resulted in its quick dismissal, but it looks to have indeed succeeded in prompting the TLC to adjust regulations in time for Hailo’s arrival.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 12 years ago

How Hailo plans to succeed with New York City’s yellow cabs where Uber failed

Ground Transport

Zipcar integrates Spanish car-share company Avancar, launches multi-lingual services

Zipcar can expand quickly with new language capabilities and will likely repeat its practice from Spain of integrating a competitor to absorb its local customer base.

Skift | 12 years ago

Zipcar integrates Spanish car-share company Avancar, launches multi-lingual services

Ground Transport

London taxi-booking app Hailo enters U.S. market with Boston launch today

Uber paved the way for Hailo in Boston when city officials cleared the way for similar apps, but it will need to go it alone in New York City now that Uber has retreated from the market.

Skift | 12 years ago

London taxi-booking app Hailo enters U.S. market with Boston launch today

Ground Transport

New York City’s taxi industry deals Uber its first big defeat

Bravado has taken Uber far, but challenging the U.S.'s best taxi system proved to be too big a challenge for the San Francisco startup.

Skift | 12 years ago

Ground Transport

Find a car with myTaxi: Another smartphone taxi app launches in the U.S.

As with Uber and the other competitors, it's all about giving users a genuine reason to care about your service as well as a good reason to use it when hailing by hand isn't always a challenge.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Silvercar wants to re-invent the airport rental car experience, and it has an $11.5 million start

There's most definitely a need for a smoother airport experience, but breaking in at airports around the country will make Uber's tangle with the NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission look like a sweet dream.

Skift | 12 years ago

Ground Transport

Peer-to-peer ride-sharing startup SideCar raises $10 million to fuel its momentum

In a crowded and contested market, SideCar convinced investors that it could play within city regulations and plans to use the funding for legal and operational hires for its city-by-city expansion.

Skift | 12 years ago

Peer-to-peer ride-sharing startup SideCar raises $10 million to fuel its momentum