Austin drivers who use services like SideCar can now find their cars impounded on the spot. This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited ...

My father told me never to get into a car with a stranger. I wonder how he’d feel about it if an app existed that knew which strangers were trustworthy, and which were, perhaps, even potential friends ...

Did you know there are countless people—right now, in your very own neighborhood—waiting to take you for a ride? What might sound sinister is actually quite the opposite, thanks to the new smartphone ...

SideCar, the popular ride-sharing service out of San Francisco, has made it's way up the West Coast and has launched here in Seattle. Curious about what a ride-sharing service even is? Well, the ...

In its push to grow beyond its San Francisco roots, ride-sharing service SideCar has reportedly purchased Austin, Texas-based competitor Heyride, according to an AllThingsD report published today. The ...

Sidney Dickson is an Eastern Shore eccentric, a man of vast appetites and unusual tastes. When he got married a few years ago, he and his new wife Bridget set off on a 33-day honeymoon across America ...

General Motors has followed up its US$500million spend on Lyft with another move to fortify itself against the rise of Uber Technologies, a media report said. The automaker has acquired the technology ...

GM dives deeper into the world of autonomous on-demand cars with its acquisition of workers and assets from Sidecar, an Uber competitor that could make it a driverless giant. SAN FRANCISCO — Fresh ...

In Congress, the word sidecar doesn't call up images of a one-wheeled device precariously attached to a motorcycle—but it's a risky vehicle all the same. The sidecar is what Democrats call the package ...