Which transportation e-commerce platform initially launched in 2009 as 'UberCab', offering only black luxury cars before expanding to its current ridesharing model?

The transportation industry has been transformed by digital platforms that connect passengers with drivers, vehicles with renters, and travelers with accommodations. This poll tests your knowledge about a groundbreaking e-commerce innovation that changed how people move in urban environments. Can you identify the correct fact about the early days of this transportation revolution?

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Uber - which started in San Francisco with a fleet of just 3 cars and allowed users to hail vehicles via text message before developing a mobile app
Lyft - which began as a carpooling service called Zimride before pivoting to on-demand ridesharing with its distinctive pink mustache branding
BlaBlaCar - which started as a luxury intercity travel service before focusing on long-distance ridesharing between European cities
DiDi - which originated as a premium black car service in Beijing called 'DiDi Dache' before merging with competitor Kuaidi Dache