ridehailing

English

Etymology

From ride +‎ hailing.

Noun

ridehailing (uncountable)

  1. A form of commercial transportation in which, through social media, clients call a driver who privately owns his vehicle, and proceed in their trip as passengers.
    Synonym: ridesharing
    • 2014 December 17, Mike Isaac, “Uber Pledges to Strengthen Background Checks for Drivers”, in Bits Blog‎[1], New York: The New York Times Company, archived from the original on 2 April 2024:
      Uber, the ride-hailing service, said on Wednesday that it would bolster its processes for conducting background checks on drivers, aiming to enhance passenger safety amid growing scrutiny.
    • 2015 January 8, Charlie Warzel, “Let's All Join The AP Stylebook In Killing The Term "Ride-Sharing"”, in BuzzFeed News‎[2], New York: BuzzFeed, Inc., retrieved 27 April 2025:
      Ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft let people use smartphone apps to book and pay for a private car service or in some cases, a taxi.
    • 2017 July 14, Greg Bensinger, “Car-Sharing Companies Hit Speed Bumps as Demand Slows, Ride-Hailing Grows”, in The Wall Street Journal‎[3], New York: Dow Jones & Company, retrieved 27 April 2025:
      The rise of ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft has drawn consumers away from car-sharing models, boosting demand for on-demand transportation.
    • 2024 August 20, Adam Hill, “Sampo Hietanen: “Most likely you're going to be the ‘magnificent corpse’ out of all this””, in ITS International‎[4], London, Finland: Route One Publishing, retrieved 27 April 2025:
      I mean, I remember the days when everybody said ride-hail will never work, micromobility will never work.

Verb

ridehailing

  1. present participle of ridehail

See also

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