Google Begins Second Major Test of Carpool Service for Office Workers
Google tests its rideshare service for office workers in limited mode in the San Francisco Bay area a year after it began pilot tests of an identical service called RideWith in Israel.
Google's Waze Carpool rideshare service for office workers, which launched in limited mode in the San Francisco Bay area last week, actually marks the second major test of the concept for the company in the past year.
Last July, Google quietly began pilot tests of an identical service in Israel called RideWith for linking people looking for rides to work with drivers headed to the same destination.
The World’s Most Valuable Startup is Leading the Race to Transform the Future of Transport
“LET’S Uber.”
Few companies offer something so popular that their name becomes a verb. But that is one of the many achievements of Uber, a company founded in 2009 which is now the world’s most valuable startup, worth around $70 billion.
Its app can summon a car in moments in more than 425 cities around the world, to the fury of taxi drivers everywhere.
But Uber’s ambitions, and the expectations underpinning its valuation, extend much further: using self-driving vehicles, it wants to make ride-hailing so cheap and convenient that people forgo car ownership altogether.
Jim Christiano: PARS’ Fantastic Employees are the Key to Happy Customers
PARS has a lot fantastic employees - who have been with the company for some time, and that’s key to their ongoing success with customers.
Register Now For NAFA’s Next Webinar!
NAFA's latest webinar session, Shared Best Practice Similarities Between Corporate and Government Fleet Operations will show fleet professionals the best practices that apply to all types of fleet operations. The Webinar will be held September 21st at 12 PM Eastern.
The instructor for this webinar will be Steven Saltzgiver, Senior Associate, Mercury Associates. Learn from a veteran fleet administrator who’s successfully managed and navigated the pitfalls in both large government and Fortune 500 fleet operations.
This webinar will be held 12:00 PM EST on September 21!
Fantastic Lineup of Speakers at This Year’s AFLA Conference
You can always count on an truly engaging lineup of great speakers at AFLA’s annual conference, and this year is looking better than ever!
From Navy Seal David Rutherford’s keynote focusing on “a team-oriented lifestyle that is necessary to achieve elite levels of success” to motivational consultant Susan Lund sharing “seven simple accelerators to gain buy-in and drive results.” From Bram Bluestein on “Speaking the Procurement Language” to Christine Cashen’s fun-yet-powerful presentation on “Get What You Want With What You've Got,” you really won’t want to miss any of the speakers in this year’s mix.
READ MORE and learn all about this year's speakers.
