This Month
‘No taxi driver likes Uber much’: Uneasy truce in cabs trial
Uber users in Sydney and Melbourne can now get regular taxis on the app. Cabbies see the benefit, but it is an uneasy truce between the transport arch enemies.
- Tess Bennett
October
- Opinion
- Automation
Why Elon Musk’s robotaxis will have to share the road – or disappear
The day after Tesla revealed its driverless Cybercab, the company’s stock dropped 9 per cent. Seismic shifts in transportation happen slowly.
- Tim Rossanis
July
Uber cuts prices – but also pay rates for drivers
The company is expected to pull prices back by up to 5 per cent despite rising costs of insurance and fuel.
- Nick Bonyhady
April
Uber’s dominance in Australia intensifies as Ola exits
Corporate records show Ola’s Indian parent company spent $142 million on its Australian outpost.
- Nick Bonyhady
GoCatch was shedding passengers before UberX arrived, court told
Ned Moorfield, the co-founder of failed start-up GoCatch, has been grilled under cross-examination during the second week of a damages case against Uber.
- Gus McCubbing
Uber and GoCatch stagger out for round two of court case
Nobody expected a clean fight when GoCatch called out Uber for huge damages, but startling details in the first week of the trial have left both sides wounded.
- Paul Smith
Founder fights and investor fury exposed as Uber makes its case
Investors in fallen transport app GoCatch were alarmed by its lack of progress and wanted to sack its co-founders around the time UberX launched in Australia, private emails show.
- Paul Smith
‘Not honourable, but lawful’: Uber justifies using spyware on rival
Uber’s lawyers said taking private data from its rival GoCatch was not like burglary, and compared its lawbreaking to publishers selling Lady Chatterley’s Lover.
- Paul Smith
Uber admits to illegal activity at launch in Australia
A Melbourne trial to judge if Uber unfairly scuttled a rival’s business has begun with the ridesharing giant admitting it operated illegally in Australia a decade ago.
- Paul Smith
Uber’s ‘espionage plot’ to ‘crush’ Packer-backed rival GoCatch
Well before the ride-sharing giant dominated, it had a big local rival. This week, Victorian courts will hear explosive claims of how it killed the competition.
- Paul Smith
March
Uber pays Aussie taxi drivers $272m in class action settlement
Lawyers behind one of the top five class actions in Australian legal history say the US giant will pay compensation for initially operating illegally.
- Paul Smith
February
Uber launches phone hotline to book a ride
Uber has plans to launch a phone-booking ride service in what its top Australian executive acknowledges is “a bit of a back-to-the-future moment”.
- Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
May 2023
ATO chasing $40m from taxi, ride-share drivers
Transport Workers Union secretary Michael Kaine accused the ATO of having “warped priorities”.
- Georgie Moore
July 2022
- Opinion
- Disruption
Uber files, Netflix ads highlight short window of disruption delight
The early promise of tech disruptors to revolutionise the customer experience seems to fade as incumbents fight back and economic reality sets in.
- Paul Smith
June 2022
- Exclusive
- Gig economy
Uber drivers stay home and suffer as petrol prices bite
Uber drivers are earning less money now than three years ago, as petrol prices force them off the road, and the taxi industry spies a chance for a resurgence.
- Yolanda Redrup
February 2022
13cabs operator A2B pushes out CEO
Andrew Skelton is out the door after seven years running A2B, a strategic review is underway and Sandon Capital now holds 10.2pc.
- Simon Evans
November 2021
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
A2B unveils property deal ahead of AGM showdown
Will a $57 million property swap be enough to prevent two of A2B’s biggest shareholders voting against chairman Paul Oneile?
- Updated
- James Thomson
- Exclusive
- Media & marketing
Carsales’ Placie wants to disrupt transport industry
Ride-share and taxi aggregation app Placie is seeking to become a one-stop shop for all consumer travel needs.
- Miranda Ward
September 2021
13cabs operator takes a greener route to growth
The boss of A2B Ltd has outlined a growth strategy and expects the economy to ‘pop’ later this year when the lockdowns end.
- Simon Evans
August 2021
Cabbies offset hit by joining Woolworths delivery army
The boss of the company which operates 13cabs estimates a third of cabbies are now off the road as lockdowns bite.
- Simon Evans
