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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

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.

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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.

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.

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

Ground Transport

Three car-sharing services are ignoring California’s order to stop operating

The army of car-share services keep expressing surprise that not everyone is happy with how they may change the car rental, car buying, and other transport industries. It's time they figured out how to play in the big leagues.

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Why there were more electric cars on the road in 1900 than there are today

Electric cars were easier to drive and cleaner, but bad business management drove them off the market as gasoline cars became cheaper and more accessible. There’s a lesson in here on how to leverage culture to get hybrids back on the road.

Why there were more electric cars on the road in 1900 than there are today

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Add Chicago to the list of city taxi commissions that Uber’s successfully ticked off

Questionable business methods? Getting the man all worked up? Being called disruptive 3 times in one TC article? Whether it succeeds or fails at taxi hailing, Uber’s at least shaking up the system like every startup sets out to do.

Add Chicago to the list of city taxi commissions that Uber’s successfully ticked off