Latest Ridesharing Headlines
All the headlines from our Ridesharing Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Worker Classification Needed for Sharing Economy, Uber Drivers
Jun 24 2015 // This question of whether an Uber driver is an employee doesn’t matter just to Uber. As you may have heard, the on-demand car-service juggernaut lost a case early this month before the California Labor Commissioner on...
Most Drivers Mum About Ridesharing, Although Many Agents Ask
Jun 23 2015 // Roughly three quarters of ridesharing drivers don’t have ridesharing insurance, and nearly eight-in-10 conduct their ridesharing activities covertly and keep their insurer or agent in the dark. Two informal polls...
GEICO Expands Ridesharing Coverage to Georgia
Jun 22 2015 // GEICO has continued the expansion of its new auto insurance product for drivers of transportation network companies (TNC) with the addition of Georgia. GEICO offers ridesharing coverage through GEICO Commercial at a price...
Utah Cabs Want Ridesharing Companies Subject to Airport Fare Rules
Jun 22 2015 // A Utah cab company lawyer says it’s frustrating that new limits on airport cab fares won’t apply to ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft. Yellow Cab attorney Rocky Anderson said last week that cab companies...
Uber Expected to Ride Out Employee Ruling, Maintain High Valuation
Jun 22 2015 // A California ruling requiring Uber to classify a San Francisco-based driver as an employee instead of an independent contractor could potentially change how sharing-economy companies operate, but it is unlikely to dent...
Rideshare Firm Lyft to Pay $300K in Settlement With New York
Jun 19 2015 // New York officials announced Thursday that rideshare firm Lyft has agreed to pay $300,000 in penalties as part of a settlement with state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and the New York State Department of Financial...
How Ruling That Drivers Are Employees Upends Uber Business Model
Jun 19 2015 // If you’re a freelance writer who occasionally sells articles to a website, are you actually an employee? If you live in California, I think the answer might be — yes? The California Labor commissioner has ruled...
GEICO Launches End-to-End Ridesharing Coverage in Texas
Jun 18 2015 // GEICO has unveiled a new auto insurance product in Texas for drivers of on-demand transportation network companies (TNC) like Uber, Lyft, Sidecar that covers both personal and ridesharing needs. GEICO Senior Vice President...
Utah TNC Bill Makes Optional Coverages Mandatory
Jun 18 2015 // When Utah’s brief legislative session came to a close in March, proponents of ridesharing services offered by transportation network companies rejoiced. The state had passed S.B. 294, sponsored by state Sen. Stuart...
Will Uber Employee Status Ruling in California Impact Its Business Model?
Jun 17 2015 // An Uber driver is an employee not a contractor, according to a California Labor Commission ruling on Wednesday that opens the door to more scrutiny over the rideshare giant’s business model. Earlier in the day some...
Commission Rules Uber Drivers Employees, Not Contractors
Jun 17 2015 // A San Francisco-based driver for smartphone-based ride-hailing service Uber is an employee, not a contractor, according to a ruling by the California Labor Commission. The ruling, filed on Tuesday in state court in San...
Alabama Metro Mayors Paving the Way for Uber in Their Cities
Jun 16 2015 // Mayors in several major Alabama cities are working to clear roadblocks to bring ride-hailing company Uber and others like it to their areas. “If it can work in Nashville, if it can work in Charlotte, then it can work...
Farmers Introduces Rideshare Insurance Coverage in Arkansas
Jun 15 2015 // Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance has launched Rideshare Insurance Coverage for ride-hailing drivers in Arkansas. Farmers worked with representatives of the Arkansas Insurance Department, legislators and leaders of...
Farmers Introduces Rideshare Coverage in Utah
Jun 15 2015 // Farmers Insurance on Monday launched what is believed to be the state’s first rideshare insurance coverage designed to provide seamless coverage for ridesharing drivers in Utah. The coverage comes less than two...
DelDOT Announces Approval for Rideshare Firm Uber to Operate in Delaware
Jun 15 2015 // The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles has announced an agreement between state officials and Uber officially allowing the smartphone-powered private car service to operate in the state under new regulations. Over the...
Nevada Regulators Want to Fast-track Drafting of Uber rules
Jun 15 2015 // Nevada transportation regulators say they’ll seek to fast-track regulations for ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft. Members of the Nevada Transportation Authority voted 2-1 on Thursday to petition Gov. Brian...
Nevada Governor Signs Bills Authorizing Ridesharing Companies
Jun 15 2015 // Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed two bills to regulate ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft in Nevada. Sandoval gave final approval to Assembly Bill 175 and Assembly Bill 176 at the end of May, just as cab drivers in Las...
First Major California Insurer to Offer Ridesharing Endorsement
Jun 15 2015 // Farmers became the first large California insurer to start offering a ridesharing insurance product in late-May. In an announcement made at the Los Angeles office of California Department of Insurance, California Insurance...
Portsmouth, N.H., Officials Call for Proof of Insurance for Rideshare Services
Jun 11 2015 // City officials in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, are calling for ride-hailing services like Uber to prove they’re commercially insured. The Portsmouth Herald reports that Assistant Mayor Jim Splaine released an amended...
Judge Denies Uber Arbitration in Dispute with Drivers
Jun 10 2015 // Uber lost a bid to force arbitration in a lawsuit brought by its drivers, as a U.S. judge ruled the smartphone-based taxi service’s 2013 and 2014 employment contracts dealing with arbitration from were...
