All the headlines from our Ridesharing Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 9 2015 // Drivers for rideshare services like Uber and Lyft will have to carry hefty insurance policies, under a bill headed to Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s desk.Rideshare services, or transportation network companies (TNCs),...
Jun 8 2015 // Debate on a bill allowing Uber to continue operating in South Carolina will extend into the Legislature’s special session.The House refused June 5 by a vote of 81-23 to accept the Senate’s changes to the bill....
Jun 5 2015 // Allstate has launched a “Ride for Hire” endorsement for qualified transportation network company drivers that will be available in four states – Colorado, Illinois, Texas, and Virginia – by the end of this...
Jun 5 2015 // The Jackson, Miss., City Council is looking at reducing the number of vehicles required to operate a taxicab company in the city from eight to four or fewer.The council took no action on the proposal this week, opting to...
Jun 1 2015 // The Elgin City Council in Illinois has approved rules that make it legal for Uber and other ride-hailing services to operate in the city.The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reports the Elgin ordinance mirrors a state law...
Jun 1 2015 // Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed two bills to regulate ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft in Nevada.Sandoval gave final approval to AB175 and AB176 on Friday, the same day that cab drivers in Las Vegas staged a protest...
Jun 1 2015 // Local communities, states and the insurance industry are all grappling with the issue of finding workable solutions that provide public protection while allowing for innovation and growth in new sharing, or on-demand,...
Jun 1 2015 // The workers’ compensation industry must contend with a fast-growing on-demand economy where jobs are filled via apps and more employees are temporary contractors.“Technology is changing how we think about...
May 29 2015 // The company that operates the ridesharing service Uber wants the New Mexico Supreme Court to overturn new state rules governing transportation network companies.The Santa Fe New Mexican reported that Uber is joining a...
May 28 2015 // Uber Technologies Inc.’s new privacy policy released Thursday is shorter, easier to read and more expansive than before.The car booking company now more clearly tells its customers it can pretty much track everything...
May 28 2015 // Uber and Lyft are among the tech companies pushing back at proposed rules by New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission to regulate car service apps. Uber says the rules break federal law because taxi commissions...
May 27 2015 // Farmers will become the first large California insurer to start offering a ridesharing insurance product on Thursday.In an announcement made at the Los Angeles office of California Department of Insurance today, California...
May 26 2015 // A hard-fought bill to regulate ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft got the green light from Nevada lawmakers in the wee hours of Saturday morning, after weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiations, several public...
May 22 2015 // The ridesharing service Uber is expanding to five more Wisconsin cities. Uber already operates in Madison, Milwaukee and Green Bay. Thursday it rolls out in Wisconsin Dells, Lake Geneva, Racine, Kenosha and Waukesha. The...
May 22 2015 // Uber is operating legally in Portland, for now. A pilot program adopted by the Portland City Council has given transportation network companies the green light to operate for four months, at which time the city council...
May 21 2015 // American Family Insurance has introduced a new transportation network company insurance coverage in the state of Colorado, designed to meet the needs of customers who are independent contractors for transportation network...
May 21 2015 // Uber Technologies Inc.’s attempt to replace a patchwork of local rules in Texas with a state law regulating its car-booking business is headed for defeat because lawmakers have yet to act on a key measure with only...
May 18 2015 // Drivers of ridesharing services Lyft and Uber in New Mexico should face strict drug testing requirements like taxi drivers and keep detailed records of such tests, the state Attorney General Hector Balderas told regulators...
May 15 2015 // The workers’ compensation industry must contend with a fast-growing on-demand economy where jobs are filled via apps and more employees are temporary contractors.“Technology is changing how we think about...
May 14 2015 // Nevada Assembly members aired their concerns this week about a bill that would regulate ride-hailing companies such as Uber, a day after the measure finished its rocky trip through the Senate with an 18-1 vote.The Assembly...