Fixing Ride-Hailing Will Take Fewer But Better Drivers, More Money: Viewpoint November 13, 2019 By Rachel Rosenthal Your mother probably told you never to get in a car with a stranger. The multibillion-dollar global ride-hailing industry depends...
Uber And Lyft Will Ask California Voters to Block Employee Law October 31, 2019 By Adam Beam Some of the country’s largest ridesharing companies proposed a California law on Tuesday that would let them continue to treat...
Insurance Cost Strategy Key to Lyft’s Path to Profitability October 31, 2019 By Tina Bellon and Noor Zainab Hussain Ride-hailing company Lyft Inc. on Wednesday said higher-than-expected third-quarter revenues and an improved outlook showed it was well on its...
Lyft, Uber Bypass House Panel Hearing on Transportation Safety and Labor Conditions October 17, 2019 By David Shepardson Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. skipped a U.S. House of Representatives hearing the ride-hailing industry, angering lawmakers who threatened...
Rideshare Driver Suspected of Raping Passenger Near San Francisco August 13, 2019 Police have arrested a Lyft driver on suspicion of raping a female passenger in the San Francisco Bay Area. San...
More Ride-Hailing Requirements Become Law in North Carolina August 13, 2019 North Carolina has a new law focused on ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft that supporters contend will improve safety...
Union Not Siding with Rideshare Operators on California Labor Law July 26, 2019 By Josh Eidelson Uber and Lyft suffered a setback in their months-long fight against rules that could force them to reclassify California drivers...
Uber, Lyft Appeal for Deal on Driver Status as Independent Contractors June 14, 2019 By Josh Eidelson Faced with legislation in California that endangers their business model, Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. are urging a compromise...
Louisiana Senate Passes Statewide Rules for Ride-Hailing Services June 3, 2019 By Melinda Deslatte Efforts to enact statewide Louisiana regulations for ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft, aimed at expanding the services’ availability...
Report Says Many New York City Uber, Lyft Drivers Fail to Respond to Recalls May 23, 2019 By Cathy Bussewitz One out of six Uber and Lyft drivers in the New York City and Seattle areas are driving vehicles with...