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The White House, Uber and Lyft team up for free rides to COVID-19 vaccine sites
The program will start soon and run until July 4th.
Kris Holt05.11.2021Lyft is selling its self-driving unit to Toyota for $550 million
Lyft is offloading Level 5, its internal autonomous vehicle development team.
Igor Bonifacic04.26.2021Lyft lets you request rides directly from your healthcare provider
Lyft is introducing a healthcare pass that lets health plan provides and social services organizations cover rides for eligible patients.
Saqib Shah04.15.2021Uber and Lyft create a shared database of drivers banned for assault
Uber and Lyft will work together to share information on US drivers and delivery people accused of sexual assault to ensure those individuals are banned on both platforms.
Igor Bonifacic03.11.2021Lyft's new features make it easier to order and pay for rides for others
Lyft is introducing two new features to help people get to vaccine appointments and other essential destinations.
Igor Bonifacic02.11.2021Gig economy drivers in California sue to overturn Prop 22
Drivers and labor unions have asked the California Supreme Court
Igor Bonifacic01.12.2021Lyft aims to bring fully driverless cars to multiple US cities in 2023
Motional has helped the company carry out more than 100,000 self-driving rides.
Kris Holt12.16.2020Lyft extends its Emergency Help feature to drivers and riders across the US
The rideshare company and ADT started testing the safety measure earlier this year.
Kris Holt11.18.2020California votes to strip employee protections from Uber and Lyft drivers
Uber and other ride-hailing and delivery companies in California have prevailed in a $220 million dollar gambit to keep workers as independent contractors. Proposition 22, a side ballot to overturn a California law that made drivers full employees, passed by a wide 58 to 42 percent margin in the state.
Appeals court backs ruling that Uber, Lyft should treat drivers as employees
Uber and Lyft lost in court in Thursday, as the First Appellate District court in San Francisco affirmed a preliminary injunction placed against the companies last month. As NBC News notes, the ruling will be put on hold for at least 60 days, and the companies can potentially appeal to the California Supreme Court. This decision makes it abundantly clear that Uber and Lyft have been breaking the law for years.
Richard Lawler10.22.2020Lyft is adding Venmo as a payment option
Splitting the cost of your rides is about to get a little easier.
Kris Holt10.22.2020Seattle law will force Uber and Lyft to pay drivers a minimum hourly wage
Seattle’s city council has unanimously approved a minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers, becoming the second major US city to do so along with New York.
Steve Dent09.30.2020Lyft is discounting rides to polling locations on election day
Taking a bike or scooter to vote will also be a bit cheaper.
Kris Holt09.15.2020Uber and Lyft had time to comply with the law. They did not.
Uber and Lyft continue to fight back against laws that would require them to treat drivers as employees. The law is not on their side.
Nicole Lee08.21.2020Uber and Lyft get a temporary reprieve from California shut-down order
The latest court ruling will prevent the ride hailing companies from shutting down in California.
Karissa Bell08.20.2020Lyft will not stop running in California at midnight (updated)
An injunction requiring it to reclassify drivers as employees is set to take effect on Friday.
Kris Holt08.20.2020Uber CEO says his company can't hire all of its drivers in California
"We can't go out and hire 50,000 people overnight," the executive said during an interview.
Igor Bonifacic08.19.2020Lyft will temporarily shut down in California if forced to reclassify drivers
Lyft says it may temporarily suspend service in California if it is required to classify drivers as employees.
Christine Fisher08.13.2020California wins injunction against Uber, Lyft classifying drivers as contractors
California won a battle in court against Uber and Lyft over its new AB5 law, but they will appeal.
Richard Lawler08.10.2020Uber wants the government's help to establish a gig workers 'benefits' fund
Uber has been under fire for the last few years about how it classifies its drivers. At least a few states believe those drivers should be treated as full employees, with the benefits that come along with it. Uber, on the other hand, continues to argue that treating those employees as contractors gives them much-needed “freedom” to work whenever they want, while also essentially admitting that it can’t afford to pay those contractors as full employees.
Nathan Ingraham08.10.2020