Unholy alliance

Lyft, yes Lyft, has joined an alliance with Didi Kuaidi, GrabTaxi, and Ola. Maybe that is why Lyft is dragging it's feet in entering my state :(.

Some of Uber's largest rivals Friday announced a global ride-sharing agreement that they say will cover nearly 50 percent of the world's population, marking the latest step in a fight to lure customers away from the taxi-hailing leader.In this collaboration, Didi Kuaidi, GrabTaxi, Lyft and Ola will be able to leverage each other's technology, local market knowledge and business resources. The partner services are planned to roll out early next year, the companies said in a joint statement.

In the mean time Uber is busy alienating it's own drivers by lowering the fees. For example, in Connecticut a minimum charge is $4.20. After Uber's cut and fee the driver have more or less 50% of that amount making it un-affordable to drive short routes.

Uber rivals form alliance covering half of world's population