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Oh, great — Uber and Lyft are actually increasing car ownership in US cities
Ride hailing apps like Uber and Lyft were supposed to reduce our reliance on cars, and thus, remove our need to own them. ...
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Lyft’s 2023 target for a driverless taxi launch looks overly-optimistic
Lyft wants to launch its driverless taxi service in the next few years, but with most other developers saying the tech is ...
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Prop 22 passes: Uber and Lyft drivers will continue as independent contractors in California
Uber and Lyft's Proposition 22 has finally been voted on in California. 58% of the votes went for yes, meaning that gig-wokers ...
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Waymo pauses testing fearing US election unrest
Over fears of unrest surrounding the US presidential election, Waymo has pulled its fleet from streets of San Francisco for ...
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Seattle's Uber and Lyft drivers will get a minimum wage from next year
Seattle City Council have voted in favor of new legislation that will ensure gig-working Uber and Lyft drivers will get a ...
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Uber and Lyft should just become taxi firms and get over themselves
Uber and Lyft are forced to rethink their business models amid disagreements over how they classify their drivers. One option ...
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Proposition 22: Uber and Lyft's last ditch attempt to keep their business model alive
Proposition 22 is a $110 million funded ballot measure that will let the Californian public vote on whether gig-workers should ...
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No, Uber and Lyft aren’t shutting down in California just yet
Uber, Lyft won't be halting operations in California as they have been given a reprieve from a recent injunction which required ...
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Lyft is shutting down its California operations
Starting 11:59 PM PT on August 20, Lyft is shutting down its California rideshare operations. The move, likely temporary, ...
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Judge gives New York 45 days to pay benefits to Uber and Lyft drivers
Workers that drive for ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft have won another landmark case in their quest to be recognized ...
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Uber and Lyft would rather shutdown than pay employee benefits
California ruled that the companies must recognize its drivers as employees. Uber and Lyft will do anything to avoid that, ...
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Lyft is handing out free coronavirus safety partitions — but only to some of its drivers
Ride-hailing company Lyft is taking measures to keep its drivers safe amid the coronavirus pandemic, but it's not supporting ...
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Uber and Lyft sued by Massachusetts over worker misclassification
Massachusetts joins California in filing lawsuits against Uber and Lyft alleging the companies misclassify drivers as contractors ...
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Lyft gives itself a comfortable 10-year deadline to make all its vehicles electric
Ride-sharing company Lyft announced that by 2030 all its vehicles will be powered by electricity. The details remain nebulous, ...
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Uber and Lyft risk closure in California if they don’t provide employee benefits to drivers
Regulators in California, US, have just ruled that drivers for ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft are employees and ...
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Uber tells its litigious California drivers it doesn’t have to offer them proper employment status
The state of California is suing ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft for playing fast and loose with how they've classified ...
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Ride-share companies hit again as Lyft lays off 900 employees, furloughs hundreds more
Ride-sharing service Lyft has said that it will be making 988 staff members redundant, and a further 288 will be furloughed. ...
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Ride hailing apps like Uber linked to increased crashes, study finds
Ride hailing apps provide users with an easy way to get about town, but according to research, they also lead to crashes ...
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Uber and Lyft both suspend their carpooling option due to COVID-19
Uber and Lyft are attempting to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, aka the coronavirus, by decreasing the number of passengers ...
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Uber’s safety report revealed over 3,000 sexual assault cases last year
Yesterday, Uber finally released its full safety transparency report, including stats around sexual assault and harassment ...
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California passes landmark gig workers' rights bill — here's what that means
California legislators on Tuesday approved a landmark bill that would consider contractors for companies like Uber and Lyft ...
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'Woke' Lyft hit with 7 sexual assault lawsuits in a day
Lyft was hit with seven sexual assault lawsuits from women who were allegedly raped or assaulted by their drivers — and ...
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Lyft will IPO on Friday with an insane $24.3 billion valuation
Lyft is hemorrhaging cash, but is growing like crazy.
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Waymo unveils first operating US driverless taxi service
Waymo today unveiled "Waymo One," the company's first official commercial driverless car taxi service. It's currently only ...
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Now we know everything about Google's Pixel 3 XL, the only option left is to make a movie about it
Once again, Google's Pixel 3 XL has been photographed ahead of the announcement of its launch date. There's only one option: ...
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Lyft contemplates 'zen mode' for those who want a quiet ride
How much would Lyft be improved if your driver knew ahead of time you didn't want to chitchat? A Lyft "zen mode" would eliminate ...
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Uber & Lyft driver banned after streaming his trips on Twitch
A Twitch streamer got into hot water with Uber and Lyft over the weekend after both companies apparently caught onto his ...