All the headlines from our Ridesharing Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 31 2014 // As the oldest of three kids, Baily Deeter was often the last to be picked up from school by his mother. Then Uber Technologies Inc. came along.When Baily started ninth grade in August, his parents gave him an account for...
Oct 30 2014 // The D.C. Council has approved a bill that regulates popular ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft.The bill gained initial approval on Tuesday by a 12-1 vote. Among other things, it would require that drivers for...
Oct 30 2014 // Officials in Oxford, Mississippi are trying to stop the ridesharing company Uber from operating in the city.Uber Technologies Inc. provides a smartphone app that allows people to order rides in privately driven cars...
Oct 29 2014 // Salem, Ore. urban planning administrator Glen Gross says Uber continues to operate outside taxi regulations, despite a warning letter from the city and negotiations with the ridesharing company.Gross says it will be up to...
Oct 28 2014 // Nevada drivers with the ridesharing company Uber are picking up passengers despite a judge’s order blocking the rides until at least until Nov. 7.Nevada Taxicab Authority spokeswoman Teri Williams told the Las Vegas...
Oct 27 2014 // It didn’t take long for Uber to come to a screeching halt in Nevada. District Court Judge James Russell in Carson City has blocked Uber from offering any rides in the state through at least Nov. 7. A hearing is set...
Oct 24 2014 // Ridesharing company Lyft will temporarily stop operating in Kansas City, Mo. while it negotiates with the city over ways to allow it to permanently conduct business in the city.Lyft officials said that the drivers will...
Oct 15 2014 // A state court judge says ridesharing company Uber cannot offer transportation for hire in Alaska’s largest city unless it complies with a local ordinance.Superior Court Judge Michael Corey issued an order Monday...
Oct 8 2014 // City officials in Tuscaloosa say they’ve informed representatives of the Uber ridesharing service that drivers will soon face arrest unless the company complies with the city’s demands.Tuscaloosa police Sgt....
Oct 6 2014 // Anchorage, Alaska is taking court action to stop ride-sharing company Uber from operating in the city.The city requested an injunction and a temporary restraining order against Uber Technologies Inc. in civil superior...
Oct 6 2014 // A state judge has denied a request by New Mexico taxi cab and limousine companies for a temporary restraining order against the ridesharing services Lyft and Uber.District Court Judge Nancy Franchini wrote in her order...
Oct 1 2014 // A renowned technology hub that is home to some of the country’s top universities, Boston is emerging as an unlikely battleground for web-based businesses like Airbnb and Uber, with some saying more regulations are...
Oct 1 2014 // Officials say ridesharing company Uber will create 420 jobs in the next two years in a major expansion of its Chicago regional headquarters.Gov. Pat Quinn joined in the announcement on Sept. 29. The Democrat says his veto...
Sep 29 2014 // A state judge has denied a request by New Mexico taxi cab and limousine companies for a temporary restraining order against the ridesharing services Lyft and Uber.District Court Judge Nancy Franchini wrote in her order...
Sep 26 2014 // Lyft Inc., Uber Technologies Inc. and Sidecar Technologies Inc. were warned by San Francisco’s district attorney they would face legal action if the rideshare services don’t change their operations.According to...
Sep 24 2014 // Typical insurance policies won’t cover people participating in the “sharing economy” by renting out their home or using their car for a driving service, Oregon’s insurance commissioner is...
Sep 22 2014 // Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn’s veto of legislation that would have implemented statewide regulation of commercial rideshare organizations, or transportation network companies (TNCs), put the spotlight on the Chicago...
Sep 19 2014 // Tuscaloosa, Alabama police are using undercover operations to nab drivers with the Uber ride-sharing service.Police said Wednesday a two-night sting last week resulted in a 50-year-old Mississippi woman getting tickets for...
Sep 17 2014 // California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law a bill to establish insurance requirements for transportation network companies and their drivers. Assembly Bill 2293, authored by Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, D-Concord,...
Sep 16 2014 // Uber Technologies Inc. won the reversal of a nationwide ban in Germany of the company’s ride-hailing app after judges said a group of taxi dispatchers improperly used emergency procedures to obtain the initial court...