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New York stopping Uber and Lyft in their tracks for a year

The city council is temporarily banning new permits for the popular rideshare services due to increasing concerns about traffic, as well as the impact they have on taxi drivers.
A person uses the Uber app on his iPhone in Times Square in New York City. 
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Is the e-scooter craze more bubble than business?

Jun 21, 2018
A look at the tangled investment web that’s fueling so-called micro-mobility.
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Uber is getting rid of its forced arbitration policy for sexual harassment allegations

May 21, 2018
Uber is changing how it deals with sexual harassment and assault claims. Employees, drivers and riders will no longer be forced into arbitration, a process that critics say often favors corporations. The decision comes after survivors of alleged assault by Uber drivers pushed the company to let their cases go to court. Rival Lyft quickly […]

Transportation tech companies join agreement to work with cities

Feb 1, 2018
As the world’s largest cities face huge shifts in how people get around, disruptive tech transportation companies seek the best routes to integrating new solutions with existing infrastructure. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 

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Lyft expands in business travel as Uber’s growth slows

Apr 21, 2017
A new report out this week shows that Uber’s long string of bad PR could be costing it corporate customers. Uber is still the dominant ride-hailing app by far, but Lyft appears to be gaining ground in business travel. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.  

Why rideshare companies might want to embrace in-depth driver background check

Apr 6, 2017
Uber and Lyft are in the news because more than 8,000 potential drivers were banned in Massachusetts after background checks turned up convictions for violent felonies and sex-crimes, uncontested court charges, driver’s license suspensions and traffic violations. Uber and Lyft usually run their own background, and those typically go back seven years. But to get […]