All the headlines from our Ridesharing Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 31 2014 // The year’s most popular InsuranceJournal.com news stories in the West ranged from the tragic to the silly and from matters of great importance to the industry to the ongoing saga of innovative-yet-controversial...
Dec 29 2014 // Uber Technologies Inc., facing a legal backlash as it expands globally, was called a “criminal enterprise” in a lawsuit by Philadelphia cab companies seeking to block the on-demand car service from operating in...
Dec 24 2014 // The city attorney for Portland, Maine, will draft an ordinance to regulate Uber, the online ride service that began operating in the city in October.City officials say the service is not licensed by the city nor is it...
Dec 22 2014 // Ride-sharing service Lyft received regulatory approval on Dec. 18 to operate for two years everywhere in Pennsylvania except for Philadelphia, giving it 30 days to accept conditions required by the Pennsylvania Public...
Dec 19 2014 // Uber argued Thursday that it should not have to turn over ride data in a California regulatory standoff that shows how the transportation service is falling afoul of officials who could threaten its expansion.The issue,...
Dec 18 2014 // A Boston man who works as an Uber Technologies Inc. driver was charged with taking a woman to a secluded area and raping her, as questions about the company’s driver-screening process prompted it to begin an...
Dec 18 2014 // Online taxi service Uber Technologies Inc., which had a driver was accused of rape in New Delhi, said it is exploring adding new methods to verify drivers’ credentials and make its service safer.Uber has started...
Dec 15 2014 // San Antonio has become the latest Texas city to approve rules for regulating ridesharing companies such as Lyft and Uber.The San Antonio City Council approved regulations that require commercial insurance, fingerprint...
Dec 15 2014 // A Utah lawmaker is working on a bill proposing statewide regulations for ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft.Some say the smartphone app-based companies should follow the same rules as taxi drivers, including...
Dec 12 2014 // Companies that allow drivers to use personal vehicles to transport riders in New Jersey would have to get a state permit and meet safety requirements under state legislation that’s been advanced by a New Jersey...
Dec 12 2014 // The Dallas City Council has updated transportation regulations so ridesharing companies such as Lyft and Uber must have insurance. Council members on Dec. 10 approved changes to an ordinance that already covers taxicabs...
Dec 12 2014 // The online taxi business Uber, a company worth billions, is contesting a $2,000 fine issued by Eugene, Ore., which says Uber should get a license. The Register-Guard reported Thursday that city lawyers contend Uber fits...
Dec 11 2014 // James River Group Holdings Ltd., the specialty insurer backed by hedge fund company D.E. Shaw & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., raised $231 million in an initial public offering, pricing its shares below the marketed...
Dec 11 2014 // Chicago has opened a new front in the war on ridesharing services like Uber, approving a plan to sponsor an app for riders to hail local cabs.The measure was part of a package including financial supports for taxis, such...
Dec 11 2014 // Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick’s administration is proposing limited state oversight for Uber and other popular ridesharing companies.The Boston Globe reported Wednesday that Patrick, who leaves office after two...
Dec 11 2014 // California prosecutors sued Uber over the ride-booking company’s driver background checks and other allegations, adding to the popular startup’s legal woes in the U.S. and around the world.The lawsuits filed...
Dec 10 2014 // San Antonio, Texas appears to be on the verge of implementing one of America’s worst laws to regulate transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft.The current San Antonio bill—which has dozens of problems my...
Dec 10 2014 // The Uber taxi driver held on suspicion of raping a passenger in India is a career criminal who was out on bail for sexually assaulting a woman, Indian police said, raising fresh concern about the safety of using the...
Dec 10 2014 // Uber Technologies Inc. has hit an increasing pileup of regulatory and legal hurdles this week, with its mobile application challenged from India to California.The car-booking app yesterday was sued by the district...
Dec 9 2014 // Plainclothes Columbia, Mo., police officers have started issuing tickets to drivers with Internet ridesharing company Uber.City staff and Uber had been negotiating regulations that would have licensed rideshare drivers...