California Wants Judge to Force Uber, Lyft to Classify Drivers as Employees June 25, 2020 By Tina Bellon California plans to ask a state court judge to force Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. to classify their ride-hail...
California Regulator Says Uber, Lyft Drivers Are Employees June 11, 2020 By Akanksha Rana and Tina Bellon Drivers working for ride-hailing services such as Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc will be considered employees under California’s new...
Report: Testers in California Logged 2.8M Autonomous Miles Last Year March 17, 2020 By Don Jergler Each year technology’s promise of having autonomous vehicles ruling the roads seems to be a bit more fleeting, or at...
Uber, Lyft to Halt Shared Rides to Help Limit Coronavirus Spread March 17, 2020 By Tina Bellon Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. Tuesday began suspending shared rides on their ride-hailing platforms in the United States and...
California Freelance Journalists Sue Over New State Law December 19, 2019 Freelance writers and photographers on Tuesday filed the second legal challenge to a broad new California labor law that they...
Uber’s London License Ban Marks Global Regulatory Backlash for Ride-Hailing Firms November 27, 2019 By Amy Thomson and Nate Lanxon Uber Technologies Inc. and its rivals disrupted global transport, riding on a lack of regulation to drive exponential growth. Now,...
Video Shows Lyft Driver Dragging Woman from Car in California November 22, 2019 Los Angeles police say they’ve cited a Lyft driver for misdemeanor battery after video showed him dragging a passenger out...
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...