#ride-hailing

#ride-hailing

That contrarian bet led to the founding of Auro Travel, now Spain's largest fleet operator for private hire vehicles. What began as a license-acquisition play has grown into a company that attracted buyout offers reportedly worth €200 million from both Uber and Cabify in late 2022. The journey offers a case study in how regulatory arbitrage, executed with patience and precision, can create substantial enterprise value.

There's a buzz when you land in a new European city, especially one further east where prices are cheaper. As a group of us walked out of Bratislava airport at Easter, we faced that timeless choice: do we hail or open the apps? Fixed price or metre? Needing a taxi for six, one big enough for us was just sitting there.

Tesla's Robotaxi service is only available in Austin and the Bay Area for now, but those who have used the service have generally been appreciative of its capabilities and performance. Some Robotaxi customers have observed that the service is simply so much more affordable than Uber, and its driving is actually really good. Perhaps my biggest takeaway from comparing Robotaxi to uber isn't how cheap Robotaxi is... it's how insanely expensive uber has become.

"I didn't have very good insurance, and I was worried about the cost," Romano, now 29, tells TODAY.com.

Rapido has started beta testing its food delivery service in Bengaluru to compete with market leaders Swiggy and Zomato, offering lower-priced options with a fixed fee model.

Hjelm's perspective is that Bolt faces challenges in excelling across multiple verticals, asserting micromobility is complex due to its hardware and lack of network effects.