Rideshare News
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'I had the devil looking at me': Scottsdale woman says she fended off Uber passenger with stun gun
What about driver safety Uber? They probably deactivated her for protecting herself since Uber has a strict no weapons policy! …
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Travis Kalanick is selling off his Uber stock uber quickly, he is up to 2.2 billion dollars
Has sold about 70% of his holdings since the lock up expired! I don't blame him, I guess he doesn't …
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Uber Loses Bid To Dismiss Court Case Over Driver Classification Issue
Not a total victory for the drivers but the case will be continued!https://www.barrons.com/articles/uber-loses-bid-to-dismiss-court-case-over-driver-classification-issue-51576541371
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Do you want to start your own Uber scooter app business?
Build a phenomenal app that lets commuters find the nearest e-scooter to ride through the city. With features like displaying …
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Let us improve your rides!
Dear Drivers and Passengers,we are an aspiring start up and we are currently working on some features,that will …
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Lyft is launching a car rental service. [The Verge]
Only available in two cities. San Francisco and Los Angeles:Lyft is launching a car rental service. Differentiating itself from …
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Lyft stopped showing detailed passenger receipts to drivers. Why? What are they trying to hide?
I personally think they don't want the driver to look at the exorbitant cut of their share of the fare …
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Uber riders and drivers share fears about safety after company releases assault numbers, the much anticipated safety report is out!
6000 sexual assault cases out of 2.3 billion rides. Victims were 50% of the time drivers!https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/uber-riders-drivers-share-fears-about-safety-after-company-releases-n1097446
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Brooklynites drowning in helicopter noise since Uber Copter, Blade launch
It is a great idea, wait until one crashes God forbid!https://nypost.com/2019/12/07/brooklynites-drowning-in-helicopter-noise-since-uber-copter-blade-launch/
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Wow. Uber Hub has separate bathrooms for "drivers" and "employees"
Shows just how 2nd class they view their drivers. unreal.https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wjwwqw/uber-office-had-separate-bathrooms-for-drivers-and-employees
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Drivers will know Pick-up and Drop-off location, what they're going to get paid and how long the trip is in distance and duration before accepting a ride!
With no strings attached, no punishment for AR or CR, decline all the rides you don't want, pick the rides …
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Christmas came early for drivers in CA, Uber will show pick-up and drop off address of passenger and much more before accepting the ride!
It is about time, we are getting what we asked for a decade!https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/drivers-are-finally-getting-what-they-want-is-uber-relenting-to-the-ca-ab5-law
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There is an update to the Uber TOS, you have to sign it in order to drive, opt out of mandatory arbitration by following these steps!
Very easy to do, just follow the steps. It is definitely necessary in order to be part of major class …
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Forced into arbitration, 12,500 drivers claim Uber won’t pay fees to launch cases
That is the way these companies are skirting the issue and avoiding arbitration cases. There is a new TOS by …
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Uber, Lyft Drivers Could Form Unions Under New York Proposal, with AB5 in CA, that could be a possibility!
New York lawmakers are planning to introduce a bill that would go beyond making Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. …
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These posh ride-sharing startups aim to leave Uber and Lyft in the dust, also check out Alto in Texas!
VW and several startups are exploring ways to make commuting less painful -- for riders and the planet. https://www.cnet.com/news/these-posh-ride-sharing-startups-aim-to-leave-uber-and-lyft-in-the-dust/
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Woman says Uber driver ‘ignored’ her cries for help during backseat robbery
Shortest article ever, not even sure it is real, but this begs the question, "should a rideshare driver step in …
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Some Uber drivers use bogus identities and shared accounts Turns out that unauthorized drivers using fake identification isn't just a London problem.
It has been going on since Uber's inception, regulators in a lot of cities are on to them now.https://www.cnet.com/news/uber-drivers-using-fake-identities-isnt-just-a-london-problem/
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Uber’s ‘Dirty Little Secret’: Shared Driver Accounts, this has been going on forever!
Uber calls itself a technology company with no drivers, how is it that they cant stop the fraud?https://www.wsj.com/articles/ubers-dirty-little-secret-shared-driver-accounts-11574883278
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If there were Level 5 autonomous cars available today, would you get in one? Would you trust a robot with your life?
https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/everything-you-need-to-know-about-autonomous-vehicles-going-into-2020