Get a compelling long read and must-have lifestyle tips in your inbox every Sunday morning — great with coffee! Although Uber’s UberPool service debuted in Philadelphia a full month ago now, I’m still ...

I'm not exactly a morning person. So the thought of getting up and sharing a ride to work with a complete stranger isn't the most appealing to me. Okay, jokes aside, while I'm not looking for a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Reporting from Europe, Jeff McMahon covers the environment. New carpool options that have debuted nationwide this summer may ...

See more stories on Insider's business page. The fate of Uber's popular shared ride service, UberPool, is in the balance and even after the pandemic subsides the product will be a shadow of its former ...

WageWorks and Uber came up with a clever way to save commuters money—on Uncle Sam’s dime—by letting commuters pay for UberPool rides using pre-tax funds from their commuter accounts. The program ...

Two DePaul University researchers got together at Presidential Towers in the West Loop last Tuesday afternoon for an unusual urban race. They simultaneously started stopwatches on their mobile phones, ...

In the ongoing war between Uber, Lyft, and all of the other me-too ride-sharing services, competitors are looking for any way they can better utilize their supply of drivers and reduce costs for their ...

Uber today announced UberPool, an experimental ridesharing service that could cut costs by as much as 40 percent compared to its UberX offering. The service is currently in limited beta in the San ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CNN) -- Uber has adopted a tactic with its drivers that parents use on misbehaving children: timeouts. Uber drivers who turn down ride requests risk having their workday paused as Uber ...

Reporting from San Francisco — Uber pitched its carpooling service as a way for passengers to save cash. But for drivers, UberPool felt like a raw deal because taking on extra passengers didn’t mean ...

Imagine a moving 10-minute date. There are no cocktails or bar stools. Instead, you're in a car with a stranger, flirting as it makes its way to multiple stops in the city. That is how some singles ...