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Saudi Arabia sees ride hailing apps driving economic, social change

Written by Reuters on January 9, 2017 in Features with 0 Comments

DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia hopes its plan to bring a further 1.3 million women into the workforce by 2030 will be given a lift from ride-hailing apps Uber and Dubai-based rival Careem. The cars, which the government says should only be driven by Saudi men, offer women, who are banned from driving in the […]

You can smell the fear, automakers do more deals with ride hailing companies

Written by Reuters on May 26, 2016 in News with 0 Comments

DETROIT (Reuters) – A flurry of deals between big automakers and ride hailing and transportation startups is rewriting the playbook in the contest to control the future of personal transportation. Automakers now recognize they may turn ride-hailing services and car sharing companies into steady customers for all sorts of vehicles, particularly hybrid and electric cars, […]