Uber to Begin Offering Self-Driving Cruise Cars, Shares Fall August 23, 2024 By Lynn Doan and Natalie Lung Uber Technologies Inc. plans to start offering self-driving Cruise LLC cars to customers on its ride-hailing platform next year. Once...
Alphabet’s Waymo Robotaxi Unit Doubles Its Paid Rides In Three Months August 21, 2024 By Abhirup Roy Alphabet’s Waymo said on Tuesday it had doubled its paid rides to 100,000 per week in just over three months...
California Puts Waymo Robotaxi Expansion Application on Hold Until June 19 February 22, 2024 By Abhirup Roy A California regulator has put on hold until June 19 an application by Alphabet’s Waymo to expand its robotaxi services...
Ride-Hailing Firm Lyft Hikes Service Fee for Rides as Insurance Costs Rise October 18, 2022 By Nivedita Balu Lyft Inc. is increasing the service fee its U.S. riders pay directly to the company to cover higher insurance costs,...
California Allows Cruise, Waymo Autonomous Vehicle Passenger Service March 1, 2022 By David Shepardson The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Monday issued permits to self-driving units of General Motors and Alphabet Inc. to...
Researchers Find Rideshare Use Linked to Decrease in Collisions and Impaired Driving June 15, 2021 The increased use of ridesharing apps appears to be associated with a decrease in motor vehicle collisions and impaired driving...
Ride-Hailing Firms Uber, Lyft to Share Background Data on Deactivated Drivers March 16, 2021 By Brody Ford Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. have created a program to share information about drivers and delivery people deactivated from...
Rideshare Insurer Buckle Raises $31 Million to Fuel Nationwide Expansion August 5, 2020 Buckle, a digital seller of rideshare insurance, disclosed it has raised $31 million in new venture financing and will use...
Uber Gets Mixed Reaction to Public Report on Sex Assaults. Now What? December 9, 2019 By Cathy Bussewitz and Tom Krisher A day after Uber revealed that more than 3,000 riders and drivers were sexually assaulted last year while using its...
Lawsuit Alleges Uber ‘Cheats’ Public by Avoiding Worker Insurance Payments, Taxes November 21, 2019 By Joel Rosenblat Uber Technologies Inc. faces a new legal attack on its refusal to treat drivers as employees that depicts the company...