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When will the Midland Metro improvements be finished? Birmingham MailWith the recent closure of Paradise Circus in the city centre, it won't have escaped many people's attention that improvements are being made to the Midland ... View the full article

Bham Now Bird wants to take over Birmingham with electric scooters, and the $2 billion company doesn't seem to care about ... Bham Now “Vanity Fair” dubbed Bird “the first electric-scooter unicorn,” and for good reason. Bird is operating (illegally and legally) in over 20 U.S. cities, along with Paris, France and Tel Aviv, Israel. Former Uber and Lyft executive Travis VanderZanden ... and more » View the full article

The São Paulo taxi firm that dares to go where Uber doesn't The GuardianUbra has been a success in Brasilândia, a district whose dangerous reputation has deterred big ride-hailing apps. View the full article

AL.com Birmingham kicks Bird out of the nest: City impounding scooters, fining company AL.com John Lasater said he never rides Bird scooters in Nashville where he lives, but he has driven scooters while visiting Birmingham for work. He said it is convenient to ride the scooter from his hotel in the UAB area to work in Lakeview rather than ... Scooter Reviews - CNETCNet all 36 news articles » View the full article

The Sydney Morning Herald My Uber rating shows I am a much better person than you The Sydney Morning Herald I am almost certainly a better person than you. I have a 4.95-star rating as a passenger on Uber and the average is something a bit higher than 4.5, but surely not as high as 4.95, which I have, so look upon my arbitrarily determined near-perfect ... View the full article

Birmingham kicks Bird out of the nest: City impounding scooters, fining company AL.comBirmingham began impounding Bird scooters on Monday afternoon, nearly two weeks after the city asked the rideshare company to remove the illegal vehicles. View the full article

Birmingham kicks Bird out of the nest: City impounding scooters, fining company AL.comBirmingham began impounding Bird scooters on Monday afternoon, nearly two weeks after the city asked the rideshare company to remove the illegal vehicles. View the full article

My Uber rating shows I am a much better person than you The Sydney Morning HeraldView the full article

Uber drivers accused of 'hacking system' to inflate fares | Daily Star Daily StarDRIVERS for taxi firm Uber have been accused of a string of murky practices to leave customers out of pocket. View the full article

New taxi service dubbed 'Indian Uber' heading to Wolverhampton expressandstar.comTaxi drivers in the city are already locked in a long-standing row with Wolverhampton Council over its cheap licences. View the full article

expressandstar.com New taxi service dubbed 'Indian Uber' heading to Wolverhampton expressandstar.com Steven Toy, a driver with Chase Cars and former chairman of the Private Hire Association, said: “It could lead to an increase in competition in the market and if Ola function anything like Uber it won't necessarily just be Wolverhampton they are ... View the full article

The Independent Amir Khan wants 'defining' fight against Manny Pacquiao over British clash with Kell Brook after Samuel Vargas The Independent However, the 31-year-old is not overlooking Samuel Vargas, who he faces in Birmingham on Saturday in his first bout back in the 147lb welterweight division since 2015. Victory at the Birmingham Arena could be a big stepping stone for Khan towards a ... and more » View the full article

Comment: 1960s icons that defined a modern city Birmingham PostMary Keating from Brutiful Birmingham says the city's 60s architecture provides a lasting legacy to be admired. View the full article

AL.com Birmingham Food News: Oktoberfest, shave ice, and more AL.com A new food delivery service has launched in Birmingham by everyone's favorite rideshare service--Uber! Uber Eats charges a flat $4.99 delivery fee, and restaurant options include The Filling Station, Saigon Noodle House, Miami Fusion Cafe, and more. View the full article

Uber to block low-rating riders in Australia and New Zealand BBC NewsUber is to block customers in Australia and New Zealand from its ride *service* if they have a low passenger rating. Riders rated four-out-of-five stars or lower will ... View the full article

The Guardian Phil Neville gives youngsters a chance for England women in Kazakhstan The Guardian Everton's Gabby George, Birmingham's Lucy Staniforth and Reading's Lauren Bruton are set to earn their maiden senior caps while Wolfsburg's Mary Earps, Chelsea's Hannah Blundell and Arsenal's Beth Mead and Leah Williamson will make their first starts ... and more » View the full article

ARNnet Apple self-driving car rear ended during road testing ARNnet The safety of self-driving cars has become a source of concern for U.S. transportation regulators this year after one of Uber's vehicles struck and killed a woman in March in Arizona, prompting the company to shut down its testing efforts for a time ... and more » View the full article

Ride-hailing apps like Uber are reducing public transport use in the US. But they could do the opposite CityMetricOver the last half-decade, public transit ridership declined across the U.S. The number of vehicle miles traveled in cars is rising, and traffic congestion is getting ... View the full article

Birmingham Business Journal Bird scooters have arrived in Birmingham, but not everyone is happy Birmingham Business Journal The company is currently advertising itself as an environmentally friendly alternative to current ride-sharing transportation, like Uber and Lyft. The company allows people to rent electric scooters from an app, costing $1 to ride plus $0.15 per minute ... San Francisco Chooses Scoot and Skip for E-Scooters, Leaving Out Lime and Nine OthersGovernment Technology Electric scooters' sudden invasion of American cities, explainedVox SFMTA Offers Two Permits for One-Year Powered Scooter Pilotsfmta.com Milwaukee Business Journal -Washington Post -Bloomberg all 163 news articles » View the full article

Bham Now 3 things to know about those Bird electric scooters you're seeing all over Birmingham Bham Now According to Birmingham City Councilor Darrell O'Quinn, who is also the chair of the council's transportation committee, the Bird scooters are operating without a business license or a permit. This method of launching the scooters seems to be par for ... New scooter rental service starts in B'ham, to the surprise of city leadersWSFA all 100 news articles » View the full article

Marketing Week Wonga, Twitter, WPP: Everything that matters this morning Marketing Week Geoff Tirrell, Change Beer general manager, says: “Following the success of our recent events in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh, this is the next step in establishing Chang as the leading Thai beer in the UK. It makes us incredibly proud ... Rachel Whetstone Named Netflix Chief Communications Officer - Netflix Media CenterNetflix Media Center Netflix Chief Communications Officer Jonathan Friedland Fired After Using the N-Word Twice: Here's Reed Hastings ...TheWrap all 64 news articles » View the full article

WSFA New scooter rental service starts in B'ham, to the surprise of city leaders WSFA The head of the Birmingham City Council Public Safety Committee says Bird Scooters just announced they were offering service starting Tuesday in Birmingham without any sort of approval or procedure. The electronic scooters are popping up across the ... and more » View the full article

AL.com Need a gameday parking place? Clutch! app debuts to help AL.com A Birmingham-based company is unveiling its product this month to make the quest for the elusive gameday parking place a little easier. Clutch! might be described as an Uber for parking. It is a peer-to-peer marketplace allowing fans looking for ... View the full article

Birmingham Live Contract vs agency worker - your rights explained from bank holidays to dismissal Birmingham Live And the influx of Deliveroo cyclists and Uber taxi drivers across Birmingham is showing how hard to ignore these so-called "disruptive" industries are proving to be in a 21st century, digital economy. But what does all of this mean to the person on the ... View the full article

Taxi-hailing firm Ola starts operating in Wales BBC NewsIndian taxi-hailing giant Ola begins operating in the UK on Monday. The company, a challenge to taxi app giant Uber, has launched in south Wales ahead of ... View the full article