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Would you trust a driverless robotaxi? Waymo hopes so.

by Kai Ryssdal and Sofia Terenzio
Dec 11, 2024
"It's pretty uniform and impressive how much people just love it," said John Gravios, Senior Editor at Wired, about Waymo, the new self-driving robotaxi.
In November, Waymo opened rides to the public in Los Angeles, California.
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One more byproduct of hybrid work: The rideshare commute

by Matt Levin
Nov 7, 2024
Lyft says that nearly half of the company's weekday rides were commutes to or from work.
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Biden administration proposes rule that could reclassify gig workers

by Lily Jamali
Oct 12, 2022
The federal government steps into a regulatory issue long left to states to figure out, observers say.
Uber's stock dropped Tuesday as investors saw higher costs for workers' benefits in the administration's plan to reclassify gig workers.
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New report shines a light on the deaths of rideshare drivers in the gig economy

by Adhiti Bandlamudi
Apr 20, 2022
Because they are not considered employees, gig workers and their families often have fewer financial protections when they are hurt killed on the job.
More than 50 gig work drivers have been killed on the job in violent incidents since 2017, according to a new report by advocacy group Gig Workers Rising.
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Washington, D.C., wants to cut down on ambulance rides to ERs

by Elly Yu
Sep 2, 2019
A program aims to divert nonemergency 911 callers into rideshares that take them to clinics.
An ambulance rushes to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Uber and Lyft drivers plan to strike ahead of Uber IPO

by Jack Stewart
May 7, 2019
Uber and Lyft drivers are banding together to launch a strike on Wednesday in several major American cities.
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Scooters could improve mobility in low-income areas, but they have an image problem

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 5, 2018
They can be left anywhere, which riles wealthy communities. But that might make them surprisingly effective in underserved neighborhoods.
A user rides a Spin scooter in San Francisco.
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New York stopping Uber and Lyft in their tracks for a year

by David Brancaccio and Redmond Carolipio
Aug 9, 2018
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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A new ride hailing startup bets on Teslas to differentiate itself

by Dan Boyce
Jul 6, 2018
Teslyne, a new startup in Denver, is banking on customers paying more than they would for Uber or Lyft for the chance to ride in an electric Tesla. Unlike with Uber or Lyft, the company owns the Teslas and though it interacts with riders through an app, Teslyne CEO Kyle Ewing says it is “more […]
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Monopolies can lead to terrible economic behaviors: A story of cabs and Uber

by Bridget Bodnar
Jun 29, 2018
A Twitter thread about the rise of Uber and Lyft in New York City.
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