As part of its pledge to invest $10 million in “sustainable mobility,” ride-sharing app Uber plans to lobby for road tolling — used to alleviate trafic in some cities outside of the U.S. — in the city of Seattle.
Dating app Tinder has joined a growing list of Big Tech companies attempting to get users interested in the upcoming November Midterm elections.
Big Tech companies, including Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat are encouraging their users to register to vote before the United States midterm elections in November.
Uber suspended driver Robert Westlake after he allegedly used a gun in self-defense in Polk County, Florida, earlier in the week.
This week, ride-sharing company Lyft announced their plan to help Americans get to the polls in November.
An illegal alien working for the ride-sharing service “Lyft” and living in the sanctuary state of California — where criminal illegal aliens are protected from deportation — has been accused of raping four women.
Sexual predators are exploiting the popularity of ride-sharing services like Uber to find their victims, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times.
A former employee of ride-sharing company Lyft has claimed that company staffers used a program to view the personal details and drop-off coordinates of Lyft passengers.
A Chicago man was arrested on robbery and gun charges after shooting himself in the hand while trying to rob a rideshare driver, police say.
A Northern California high school soccer coach who also worked as a Lyft and Uber driver was arrested on human trafficking charges for allegedly pimping teen girls, authorities said.
An alleged thief reportedly used a stolen car to become a Lyft driver, driving 11,000 miles before the vehicle was returned to its owners.
Uber and Lyft will refund passengers who were forced to pay higher fares while trying to escape New York City following the attempted terrorist attack on Monday.
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son suggested he was considering investing in Lyft instead during ongoing negotiations with Uber over a potential sale of shares, according to a report.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google’s parent company is throwing its financial support behind ride-hailing service Lyft, deepening its rift with market leader Uber.
Wine Country firefighters are gearing up for a 14-degree temperature spike over the next 72 hours that could triple wind gust speeds to 60-mile an hour and drive a new firestorm.
Police arrested a former Lyft driver Friday after he allegedly raped a female passenger in Indianapolis, according to multiple reports.
Uber has confirmed that it is cooperating with the FBI who has launched an investigation into its “Hell” software, over concerns it illegally tracked the positions of Lyft drivers, its major competitor in the ride-sharing business.
A murder suspect allegedly used ridesharing service Lyft to transport the body of his female victim away from the crime scene, according to a report.
An Ohio judge is ordering drunk drivers to install ride-hailing apps, such as Uber and Lyft, while on probation.
The city of San Francisco is demanding statistics and details from ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft to “assess their impact on traffic congestion, safety, pollution and parking; and ascertain whether they are accessible for disabled and low-income riders.”
NEW YORK (AP) — A new report says Uber used a secret program dubbed “Hell’ to track Lyft drivers to see if they were driving for both ride-hailing services and otherwise stifle competition.
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s LeanIn.org has launched an “equal pay” campaign that claims “women are still paid 20 percent less than men, on average, in the United States.”
Dr. Nwando Olayiwola of Hercules, California saved the life of a Lyft driver when he suffered a heart attack while driving her home from the airport this week.
Google plans to take on Uber by rolling out Waze’s carpooling service to major cities in the United States and Latin America.
#DeleteUber started to trend on Twitter Sunday, following a call to boycott the ride-sharing service by pro-refugee celebrities and left-wing protesters.
Ride-sharing company Lyft has announced that it would donate $1 million to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in the wake of weekend protests against President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting travel from several terror-prone countries.
Ride-sharing company Lyft and online residential lodging company AirBnB have decided to protest President Trump’s executive order on refugees.
Ride-hailing company Uber picked a fight with the California Department of Motor Vehicles on December 14 by commercially launching self-driving cars in San Francisco without first seeking a state permit for qualified testing.
A Lyft driver who was trying to help a drunk passenger in his car was struck and killed by a vehicle in a hit-and-run incident early Saturday morning on State Route 94 in San Diego.
Bloomberg News reported Thursday that Uber lost $1.2 billion in the first six months of 2016, despite Uber Technologies Inc.’s claims that its U.S. business became profitable this year.
Despite Apple pouring $1 billion into Chinese domestic ride-share leader Didi Chuxing, Uber promises to topple China’s most popular ride-share service within a year.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is taking on the companies that make up the “gig economy” — though they provide the jobs, and services, that are increasingly popular among the young, “progressive” Americans who are the core of Warren’s support.
Voters in Austin, Texas, decisively rejected a proposal by Uber and Lyft to relax regulations on their companies. They have now responded that they are “pausing” operations there.
The big push for self-driving cars is well and truly under way, as engineers assure us the technology is rapidly becoming practical. Bloomberg Technology reports that a new coalition to advocate self-driving cars includes Google, Ford Motor Company, Uber, Lyft, and Volvo.
A Los Angeles-based Uber driver has made $90,000 in the last six months alone, almost entirely off referral bonuses he receives when he signs up other drivers. Joseph Ziyaee, has turned the ridesharing service’s rewards system into his own personal
