Medallion owners are suing to get the same relaxed rules as Uber and Lyft. It’s a strategy that could work. New York City taxicab medallion holders are being unfairly forced to comply with regulations not imposed upon ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft and that those constraints are causing them to lose business, a lawyer […]
Month: October 2017
Will Amazon get people comfortable with access to the inside of a home? The lock-and-camera is a big test of the emotional limits of Amazon’s delivery business. As a Prime member, I’m not eager to pay $250 to make Amazon’s access to my home convenient. I predict extensive experimentation with the pricing of the lock-and-camera […]
Claiming more than $300 million in orders this year, ChowNow adds $20 million in funding. The company’s $150/mo. fee per location provides a reliable revenue base on which commissions for orders can grow. Based on its current 8,000 locations, ChowNow should be generating $14.4 million annually directly from restaurants. It’s a modified Yelp/Directory model appended […]
GrubHub’s quarterly earning forecast is well ahead of analyst estimates. Not clear if this accretive from recent acquisitions or primarily organic growth. Customers (“diners”) grew by 28 percent year-over-year amid a slew of acquisitions. GrubHub, which now has a restaurant base of nearly 75,000, said it expects revenue of $197 million to $205 million for […]
The statements in the story suggest Grab is thinking mobility infrastructure and not just ride sharing will provide it dominance in Asia. Smart. The mobility market is no longer just about getting across town, but getting stuff across town along with service, support, and human expertise. Today the company introduced Theo Vassilakis, a former Googler […]
Too many bike rentals on the streets in China has led the government to ban new entrants. Some early players are folding. TechNode also says that other than on-demand bicycle giants Ofo and Mobike, who are currently aggressively expanding overseas, bicycle rental companies are starting to struggle in China. One company, Bluegogo, is having trouble […]
“Like Uber” is the operative phrase here. It suggests a logistics-enabled multi-modal transportation system supported by consumer apps, ride-sharing, and public transportation. Vancouver, B.C., the Puget Sound area, and Portland’s transport networks will be linked by 2028. Statistics show the degree of growth – and the relative increase in demand – of Metro Vancouver’s public […]
Here’s the after-market approach to automobile automation. Delphi buys NuTonomy. Delphi, one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, is acquiring Boston-based self-driving car startup NuTonomy for an upfront purchase price of $400 million as well as $50 million in earn-outs, the companies announced today. Source: Delphi acquires self-driving startup NuTonomy for $450 million – The […]
These intentional communities run a significant risk of becoming company towns, locked into customer relationships established at the founding, when financial support can acquire personal information rights. An important movement to understand and monitor. With the number of Millennial renters doubling over the past decade (this is U.K. data, but is representative of U.S. behavior, […]
People want people to help install smart home and other products in on-demand settings. People are the interface of the future, not just the past. Key insights from the survey include: Most respondents expect to connect home security and monitoring systems (49 percent) and smart home automation devices such as remote light controls and door […]