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Uber fined $750,000 for letting drivers work after customers complained of drunk driving
Is this a fair fine on Uber?"The California Public Utilities Commission fined Uber $750,000 for failing to follow a …
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Lyft's new users are skewing younger than Ubers
If I were Uber this would worry me, not only is Lyft gaining market share on Uber but now research …
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As Uber sues over NYC vehicle cap, drivers say rule keeps them afloat
Uber’s lawsuit challenging the city’s one-year cap on the number of app-based for-hire vehicles could be headed for a spin …
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Lyft Doubles Shares at the Expense of Uber
"The San Francisco-based startup accounted for 19 percent of ride-hailing usage among business customers last quarter, up from 10 percent …
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Care about the Environment? Then you will be happy with Lyft...
Lyft's newest inititiative is to make ALL their rides carbon neutral. Lyft is buying millions of dollars worth of Carbon …
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Uber is finally sharing its data with cities for planning purposes
"In January, NACTO quietly rolled out a data-sharing project called SharedStreets. And last week, it landed a very important private …
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Cell phone photos and a rideshare helped lead to man's arrest in the killing of Mackenzie Lueck
How quickly the story changes. Before they were making it out to be the fault of Lyft. Now it’s a …
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Your Uber Driver Could Be Packing Heat, and You Wouldn't Know It (from 2015)
Uber lets (at least used to) carry guns. While Lyft doesn't. Wow, Uber used to allow this until just a …
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Uber and Lyft are undermining NYC's green taxis [NYPost]
This was such a knee-jerk reaction during the worst team. We all said it was stupid to introduce a new …
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Uber driver accused of raping woman in Dorchester (Boston) held on $10K bail
As a fellow Boston rideshare driver, I am completely sickened."BOSTON (WHDH) - An Uber driver accused of raping a …
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Uber To Start Banning Passengers With Low Ratings [NPR]
Uber has unveiled a new policy that enables the company to kick riders with low ratings to the curb.For …
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Google Maps could be a Potential Problem for drivers in the future.
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/tech/2019/06/12/new-google-maps-feature-alerts-you-if-your-taxi-rideshare-driver-strays-off-course/1431251001/This would be a good idea for safety issues. But.... I use Waze all the time. Are riders going …
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SF Uber driver accidentally takes the stairs
Why can't Uber stay out of the news. Not only that, everything is so dramatic. I mean, I get it …
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Lyft shares jump as stock begins trading [Fox News]
I have a mixed feeling about this.Shares of LyftOpens a New Window., which are now publicly available …
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Lyft speeds ahead with its autonomous initiatives [TechCrunch]
The company is buying the AR startup Blue Vision Labs as it unveiled its first Ford test vehicle Lyft, …
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Cab driver was shot, killed in Back Bay Tuesday after refusing to drive suspect to Mansfield, officials say
Terrifying incident in Boston yesterday. Cab driver shot and killed in broad daylight. And this was not in a shady …
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ATTENTION VOTERS
On Tuesday, November 6, anyone with an Uber account can use its app to quickly find their polling place and …
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Half of U.S. Uber drivers make less than $10 an hour after vehicle expenses
"They would make more at an Amazon warehouse." Ouch. Is this the answer we expected to the question, how much …
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Lyft is testing out a car rentals program in San Francisco
Lyft is getting in on the car rental market now.
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Just because you got an Uber doesn't mean the driver strike was a bust!
I think the strike was still effective despite what some people are saying. The more we ban together the stronger …