How Cabbies Are Morphing Into Hybrid Taxi-Ridesharing Firms November 8, 2017 Taxi companies across the U.S. waged a bitter, high-profile battle to keep Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. from bringing...
Commentary: Florida’s New Ridesharing Law Could Set Up Coverage Disputes November 7, 2017 By Cecile S. Mendizabal and Lissette M. Alvarez As the Sunshine State continues to attract millions of visitors each year who share clogged highways with commuters traveling throughout...
Uber: Giving UK Drivers Workers’ Rights Would Cost Millions of Pounds October 10, 2017 Uber said on Tuesday that paying National Insurance contributions for its British drivers would add tens of millions of pounds...
Uber Drivers Will Need Licenses, Insurance in Australia’s Queensland October 2, 2017 By Garfield Reynolds Ride-booking operators and drivers, such as those from Uber Technologies Inc., will need licenses to offer their services in the...
Fake Uber Driver in Illinois Accused Of Picking Up and Raping Women September 29, 2017 Additional charges have been filed against a suburban Chicago man accused of posing as an Uber driver who picked up...
Dubai Stages First Public Test of Drone Taxi Service with Electric Volocopter September 27, 2017 By Sara Clemence Talk about rising above the masses. Dubai staged the first public test of its drone taxi service on Monday, offering...
Uber CEO Apologizes to Londoners for Taxi App’s Mistakes September 26, 2017 By Costas Pitas Uber’s new boss Dara Khosrowshahi apologized to Londoners for the taxi app’s mistakes and pledged to make changes as the...
London Decides to Strip Uber of Its License; Uber Will Appeal September 22, 2017 By Costas Pitas London stripped Uber on Friday of its license to operate from the end of September in a huge blow to...
Court Blocks Seattle Law Enabling Rideshare Drivers to Unionize September 11, 2017 A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked Seattle’s first-in-the-nation law allowing drivers of ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft...
Toyota Makes Strategic Investment in Grab, SE Asia’s Leading Ride-Sharing Firm August 30, 2017 By Kevin Buckland Toyota Motor Corp. is pushing deeper into the ride-sharing business. The Japanese carmaker is making a strategic investment in Grab,...