Hacker News with Generative AI: Ride-sharing

Uber to introduce fixed-route shuttles in major US cities (techcrunch.com)
Ride-hail and delivery giant Uber is introducing cheap, fixed-route rides along busy corridors during weekday commute hours in major U.S. cities — one solution to a world that feels, for most people, more expensive every day.
Waymo Picked Up 4M Rides in 2024, Tesla Had Zero (mishtalk.com)
Ride-sharing companies are embracing Waymo’s autonomous vehicles. Where’s Tesla?
Uber drivers in Kenya are ignoring the app and charging their own rates (restofworld.org)
A rate card published by a Nairobi drivers’ union has become ubiquitous in Ubers in Kenya.The new rates are at least 50% higher than Uber’s official fare.Uber says charging customers extra is against company policy, and is reviewing the complaints it has received.