Uber’s Creepy Drones And Drivers

Uber’s Drones Were Creepy, But Online Marketing Might Be Worse: The drone marketing stunt managed to fly under the radar for a few months, but it blew up after Bloomberg published a photo of the drones last week. Outlets called them creepy, badgering, mocking, and more. Mashable article here

Woman ‘Humiliated’ After Uber Driver Allegedly Offered To Accept Sex As Payment:  After getting into the vehicle, Erika Szabo told her driver her phone had died. Szabo alleges the male driver told her the payment wouldn’t go through if her phone wasn’t on. On the highway, he allegedly offered her two deals: give him oral sex or show him her breasts. CBC News article here

Emails Show Uber’s Cozy Relationship With Pittsburgh Officials: Though there is no sign of illegality in the emails, they show Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto following Uber’s lead in arguing against a fine of $11.4 million, levied against the TNC by Pennsylvania’s Public Utility Commission for operating illegally there in 2014. FORTUNE article here

Atlanta Uber Driver Allegedly Punches Woman In Face: According to police notes, Anna Armas asked the driver why he was going “the long way” which led to an argument. 11 Alive article here

Uber Driver Attacked Rider Over Politics: Passanger Jeramy Waters says his driver went into a fit of rage when he asked to be let out because the driver said he was voting for Donald Trump. WCNC article here

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Traditional Car Services Won’t Disappear From Corporate Travel

If all you did was read news reports and listen to the raves of fellow travelers, you would probably think TNCs are rapidly putting traditional car services out of business.

The reality, however, is more complicated.

The “Taxi & Limousine Services in the U.S.” report from IBISWorld shows luxury and sedan corporate car services account for 13.9% of the total ecosystem, while taxis account for about two-thirds of the market.

Car service use is on the rise in general, after losing ground to TNCs from 2012 to 2015, according to the report. Regardless, revenue and employees grew over the same time period when car services and taxi companies lost market share to company’s like Uber and Lyft. It pegs the segment’s revenue at $19.6 billion with a $1.7 billion profit, showing how expensive it is to run a car service company.

Skift article here

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