Ridesharing and Car Services May Join Forces Sooner Than You Think
Photo Credit: A Lyft car in the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade in June 2016. A conversation between one of the ridesharing service's leaders and a traditional rival highlighted changing consumer behavior in the industry. Flickr / Stephen Kelly
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The irony of this conversation, unfortunately for car services, is that ridesharing trips already account for nearly half of ground transportation spending expensed through U.S. companies. So the fingerpointing and recriminations continue.
The growth of the sharing economy in corporate travel has been a challenge for travel managers and travel management companies.
But it's rare to see travel service providers square off in public on the battle between ridesharing services and traditional car services.
A feisty conversation between Lyft chief business officer David Baga and Scott Solombrino, president and CEO of car-service provider Dav El, at GBTA Convention 2016 yesterday showed the tension that travel managers face in making the case for a more inclusive travel policy involving the sharing economy.
Critics would say the discussion highlighted the evasiveness that companies like Uber and Lyft sometimes employ to get around questions about safety and regulatory ma
