On August 20, a state appeals court gave Uber and Lyft more time to argue their case that they shouldn’t have to abide by a California law that requires them…
Month: August 2020
Uber driver asked to stop the car after passenger found out he was Jewish
“Stop here, I don’t like Jews. I’m not going to ride with a Jew” A 60-year-old Uber driver was victim of an antisemitic incident in Melbourne on Tuesday after a…
How European private hire taxi drivers are adapting to a post-COVID world
Figures by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show male taxi drivers had higher rates of deaths involving coronavirus than doctors, nurses and care workers. But that’s not the worst…
Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down temporarily in California if it’s forced to classify drivers as employees
Uber would likely shut down temporarily for several months if a court does not overturn a recent ruling requiring it to classify its drivers as full-time employees, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in…
Lyft joins Uber in threatening to pull out of California over driver status
The companies say they can’t afford to classify drivers as employees Lyft said it would shut down operations in California if forced to classify drivers as employees, the company’s executives…
Uber, Bolt customers to pay more as Lagos introduces new taxes
Customers are set to pay more for ride-hailing services such as Uber and Bolt due to a new regulation being introduced by the Lagos State Government. This comes barely weeks…
Goverment Bows To Pressure From Taxis On Legalizing Uber
(QCOSTARICA) On August 21, it will be five years since Uber began operating in Costa Rica. It did so among legal questions that remain to date, but that have not…
Uber to buy UK taxi tech firm Autocab
LONDON (Reuters) – Uber said on Thursday it was buying the British tech company Autocab, which sells booking and dispatch software to private hire firms, in a move that will…