The bill that turned Illinois into the focal point of a bitter debate over car-sharing last year started as a proposal about what happens when a rental car is stolen. The legislation, which would allow rental companies to punish customers …
A European Union decision to treat Uber Technologies Inc. like a taxi company spotlights a trans-Atlantic divide over how governments cope with disruptive technologies and could embolden U.S. cities to restrict the ride-sharing service. The EU Court of Justice on …
A deal brokered between North Carolina lawmakers and ridesharing services such as Uber and Lyft to place regulations on the app-based companies has passed the Senate and will go to the House. The Senate passed a bill July 23 expanding …
Debate on a bill allowing Uber to continue operating in South Carolina will extend into the Legislature’s special session. The House refused June 5 by a vote of 81-23 to accept the Senate’s changes to the bill. That allows for …
The first of a slew of bills that would regulate popular car-hailing companies such as Uber overwhelmingly passed the Georgia House on Tuesday, but the San Francisco-based tech firm said it was not happy with the measure or several others …
Georgia legislators have filed a flurry of bills aimed at forcing ridesharing companies such as Uber to conduct more rigorous background checks on their drivers and raise liability insurance minimums for passengers. Uber spokesman Taylor Bennett said Wednesday that the …
The chairman of the Georgia House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee has sponsored a bill to regulate the popular ridesharing service Uber. Republican Rep. Alan Powell of Hartwell said Wednesday that House Bill 190 would require strict criminal background …
The ridesharing service Uber has left Auburn, Ala. in its rearview mirror. The Opelika-Auburn News reported that the popular service that lets users book rides using a mobile app sent emails to drivers and customers last week announcing that it …
South Carolina has ordered Uber to stop its ride-sharing service that operates in four cities. The Public Service Commission issued a cease-and-desist order on January 15. Uber launched its ride service in Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Columbia and Greenville last year. …
Editor’s Note: This is a corrected version of this story. In a story Dec. 6 about a driver for the Internet ride-sharing company Uber being fined, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the driver had been arrested. The driver received …
