Latest Ridesharing Headlines
All the headlines from our Ridesharing Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Uber Gains Support From Upstate New York Mayors
Nov 10 2015 // Mayors of some of upstate New York’s largest cities have joined together to support Uber’s proposal to expand throughout the state. Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, Binghamton Mayor Richard David and Syracuse...
Uber Wants To Set up Operations in Montana
Nov 10 2015 // The ridesharing company Uber has filed an application with Montana regulators for a license to operate in the state, starting a protest period for any motor carrier or member of the public to comment before the Public...
Uber Driver Sues Taco Bell Brand Manager Videoed in California Slapping Assault
Nov 5 2015 // An Uber driver is suing a California man accused of slapping and hitting the driver in an attack that was recorded on video. KABC-TV in Los Angeles reported Edward Caban filed a lawsuit earlier this week in Orange County...
Taco Bell Corp. Manager Suspect in California Uber Driver Slapping Assault
Nov 4 2015 // Police say a mid-level manager for Taco Bell Corp. repeatedly slapped an Uber driver in the face after being told to get out of the car because he was too drunk to give directions. The incident Friday was captured on dash...
New York’s Taxi Industry Says Uber Expansion Would Kill Existing Jobs
Nov 3 2015 // New York’s taxi industry says Uber’s proposal to expand outside of the New York City area threatens the jobs of dispatchers and others who work behind the scenes for cab companies around the state. The...
Florida DMV Requests Dismissal of Taxi Companies’ Rideshare Complaint
Nov 2 2015 // In a move that is sure to further frustrate Florida taxicab companies, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FDHSMV) has asked a Leon County, Florida, judge to dismiss a complaint requiring the state...
Massachusetts OKs USAA’s Rideshare Gap Policy
Nov 2 2015 // Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and the Division of Insurance announced on Oct. 19 that the United Services Automobile Association (USAA) has been approved to offer additional “gap protection” coverage to its...
Lyft Becomes First to Offer Ridesharing at Las Vegas Airport
Oct 28 2015 // Lyft is the first ridesharing company to offer trips to travelers at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. Lyft said it began offering airport rides Monday morning. The company’s smartphone app connects...
N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Calls for Statewide Licensing System for Uber, Lyft
Oct 23 2015 // New York’s governor says he’s in favor of a statewide licensing system for Uber and Lyft as the two app-based car services look to expand throughout the state. Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters Wednesday that a...
Uber Pushing to Expand Throughout New York State
Oct 22 2015 // Uber wants to expand throughout New York state into cities like Buffalo, Albany, Syracuse and Rochester where the ride-hailing service is now prohibited from operating. A company executive on Tuesday called on state...
Nevada Will Add 7 Employees to Oversee Rideshare Companies
Oct 22 2015 // The Nevada agency that regulates taxis is preparing to ramp up its staffing now that Uber and Lyft are on the road. Lawmakers are set to review a Nevada Transportation Authority request on Wednesday to add seven new...
USAA to Offer Rideshare ‘Gap Protection’ Coverage in Massachusetts
Oct 20 2015 // Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and the Division of Insurance announced that the United Services Automobile Association (USAA) has been approved to offer additional “gap protection” coverage to its...
Farmers Insurance Launches Rideshare Insurance Coverage in Kansas
Oct 19 2015 // Farmers Insurance has introduced rideshare insurance coverage designed to provide seamless coverage for ride-hailing drivers in Kansas. Farmers worked with representatives of the Kansas Insurance Department, legislators...
Portland Cyclist Finds Insurance Issues Complicated in ‘Gig Economy’
Oct 19 2015 // Lucas Root says he doesn’t remember seeing the door that opened up in front of his bike, knocking him to the pavement and breaking out three teeth. But when he learned the driver was working for Uber, the app-based...
California Commissioner OKs Metlife Ridesharing Insurance for Lyft Drivers
Oct 19 2015 // Lyft drivers have a new ridesharing insurance option covering all three ridesharing periods. Those changes came to light earlier this month with the introduction of a new product, approved by Insurance Commissioner Dave...
Unlike Uber, On-Demand Office Service Cleans Up with Employees
Oct 16 2015 // It’s scorching on the streets of Midtown Manhattan as Afonso Oliveira strides around the lunch-break crowds, unbent beneath his 45-pound, $350 industrial backpack. He is carrying everything that might be needed to...
California Commissioner OKs Metlife Ridesharing Insurance for Lyft Drivers
Oct 12 2015 // Lyft drivers have a new ridesharing insurance option covering all three ridesharing periods and offering liability coverage with the option to add additional coverages. Those changes came to light on Monday with the...
GOP Candidate Rubio Criticizes Gov’t Regulation of On-Demand Economy
Oct 12 2015 // Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio vowed to cap the number of regulations government can impose on businesses, particularly “on-demand” startups like Uber and Airbnb that he considers models for a...
Lyft to Open Customer Experience Operations in Nashville
Oct 7 2015 // A San Francisco-based rideshare service is investing more than $5 million to locate its new operations in Nashville and create 380 jobs in Davidson County. Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development...
Taxi Owners’ Credit Union, Hurt by Uber, Is Seized by Regulator
Oct 5 2015 // The New York City-based Montauk Credit Union, a large provider of loans to taxi medallion owners, was seized on Sept. 18 by New York State’s top financial regulator. The New York State Department of Financial...
