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AG James MUST fight the fraud threatening taxi insurers, to help ALL New Yorkers
September 7, 2024 | 6:09amIf American Transit Insurance Co. goes under, expect another economic blow to the city's livery industry.
Grandmother faces up to $30K in fines for offering rides to Burning Man revelers – launches GoFundMe to pay them
September 4, 2024 | 9:29pm“I’m 61 years old, you know,” she joked. “I’ve never been in a situation like that.”
Uber, Lyft delay plans to leave Minneapolis after minimum wage hike pushed back to July
April 12, 2024 | 9:54amMinneapolis City Council has been pushing to increase wages for rideshare drivers to $15.57 per hour -- the equivalent of the local minimum wage.
Creepy Lyft driver caught sexually assaulting drunk, sleeping passenger: cops
April 11, 2024 | 3:42pmFernando Macias Morales, 35, is charged with kidnapping to commit a sexual act, sexual penetration of a person intoxicated and oral copulation.
What the hail?! NYC riders ordering Uber may get yellow cab instead — and some are seeing red
March 19, 2024 | 5:23pmIf you call for an Uber, you shouldn't be surprised when a yellow cab shows up — the ride-share app is apparently hoping to rely on them more to ease a reported...
Lyft launches new feature pairing women and nonbinary riders and drivers
September 16, 2023 | 12:53pm“Women+ Connect is all about providing more women and nonbinary people the opportunity to earn money on their terms and giving riders more choice,” Lyft CEO David Risher said in...
Teen accused of killing dad of 2 working as Uber driver, taking car on joyride: report
August 15, 2023 | 6:35pmNeiana Allen-Bailey, 18, is accused of killing Washington Uber driver Amare Geda.
Nine drug traffickers plead guilty in kidnap, murder of Ga. mom
May 16, 2023 | 2:02pmNine members of a drug-trafficking organization have pleaded guilty in the kidnapping and murder of an Atlanta-area mom whose dismembered body was found after her husband reported her missing, officials...
Autistic passenger left stranded by Uber driver after requesting ride
March 27, 2023 | 2:44am"You get somebody like Collin, he acts a little different than other people, you know. I'm trying to give her the benefit of the doubt, she didn't understand."
Woman killed in hit-and-run crash after rideshare driver leaves her on interstate for being 'ill'
January 3, 2023 | 5:43pmThe woman was let out of the car on the side of Northbound I-25 north of Denver after she "became ill in the vehicle" shortly past midnight Sunday.
Lyft ditches driver who left ex-Cuomo staffer on side of the road before fatal accident
July 27, 2022 | 3:23pmThe driver, who remains unnamed, kicked Wolf and five others out of his vehicle on Sunday around 1:44 a.m..
Soaring gas prices spur ride-sharing drivers to wrap cars in ads
June 23, 2022 | 12:54pmWhen Duana Malcolm had her blue Hyundai Sonata sedan 'wrapped' as a mobile advertising board, the part-time delivery driver did not expect to make as much as $200 a month....
Lyft to add fuel surcharge of 55 cents due to rising gas prices
March 16, 2022 | 2:35pmLyft said Wednesday riders in the US, except for those in New York City and Nevada, would have to pay an extra 55 cents for their commute as the ride-hailing...
Suspected serial perv who posed as rideshare driver indicted in LI sex assaults
December 1, 2021 | 3:38pmRaul Guaman, a construction worker and illegal immigrant living in Bay Shore, pleaded not guilty to a slew of charges at his arraignment Tuesday, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office...
China looking to take ride-hailing giant Didi under state control amid tech crackdown
September 3, 2021 | 2:33pmChina’s government is reportedly looking to take control of ride-hailing giant Didi, the latest development in a broader crackdown that has kept Chinese tech companies and investors on their toes...
Beef My Ride: The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile to surprise Lyft riders
August 26, 2021 | 7:05amDogspeed, ridesharers. The dog days of summer just got a major Lyft.
SI woman allegedly raped inside car she thought was rideshare: police sources
August 23, 2021 | 12:53pmThe motorist drove a few blocks before stopping short and getting in the backseat -- where he allegedly raped the victim.
'Chinese Uber' Didi falls nearly 40 percent from peak on government crackdown
July 12, 2021 | 11:03amShares of Chinese ride-hailing app Didi have plummeted more than a third from their peak after debuting on the New York Stock Exchange just two weeks ago as the Chinese...
Appeals court rules against Uber, Lyft in California driver fight
October 23, 2020 | 10:21amA California appeals court said Uber and Lyft must treat their drivers there as employees, handing the ride-hailing giants another defeat in a legal battle that could upend their business....
Judge rejects Uber, Lyft bids to delay California driver reclassification
August 14, 2020 | 11:08amA California judge on Thursday dismissed requests from Uber and Lyft asking for more time to appeal his decision forcing them to classify drivers in their largest market as employees....