Tag: Uber
Cities need scooter data
The great scooter schism was perhaps inevitable. Electric scooters – the latest tech-mobility trend – do more than move people from place to place....
A ‘health check’ for your business
Every business should have an annual “health check.” The goal is to identify problems before they become more serious and assure the owner they...
Keep the customer satisfied
As everyone who is in business knows, the customer is always right. The customer who isn’t always right is also not your customer. I’ve...
PBN on WJAR-TV, March 18, 2019
New players are disrupting a host of traditional services. While bad for some R.I. entrepreneurs, others cash in.
Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy...
Uber Rewards launches in Providence
PROVIDENCE – App-based transportation company Uber Technologies Inc. has launched its rewards program in Providence, the company announced, a loyalty program awarding points for...
Electrical bikes hit Providence streets
PROVIDENCE – Over the next few days, you may start to see people buzzing around the city on red electrically-charged bicycles.
Beginning Thursday, electricity-aided bikes...
Don’t blame Uber for city congestion
A growing body of research shows that ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft increase rather than reduce congestion. These services, however, account for...
AAA: Trust in autonomous cars takes a hit with publicized crashes
PROVIDENCE – A new report from the American Automobile Association shows most American drivers – 73 percent – say they would be too afraid...
Uber agrees to buy Jump Bikes, company to run Providence bike-share...
NEW YORK - Uber Technologies Inc. is leaping into the bike-rental industry with the purchase of Jump Bikes, the company that the city of Providence...
Going the distance
How many of your staff use public transportation to get to work?
Less than 10 percent 90%
Between 10-50 percent 10%
More than half 0%
What is your...