All the headlines from our Sharing Economy Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 8 2018 // Leading gig economy companies including Uber and Lyft are quietly lobbying California’s top Democrats to override or undermine a court ruling that could make many of their contract workers into employees.In April,...
Aug 6 2018 // Campus Guns“College campuses as gun-free zones present an environment where murderers, rapists and other criminals may commit crimes without fear of being harmed by their victims.”— An NRA lobbyist who...
Aug 1 2018 // The Massachusetts Legislature gave final approval Monday to a bill that would tax and regulate short-term rentals, including those offered by Airbnb and other online platforms.After weeks of negotiations, House and Senate...
Aug 1 2018 // Uber Technologies Inc. is partnering with insurance company Chubb Ltd. to cover its South African drivers in case of death or injury as violent attacks plague the country’s cities.The new deal will pay out a lump sum...
Jul 31 2018 // Uber will stop developing self-driving trucks that have been hauling cargo on U.S. highways, the ride-hailing company said on Monday, seeking to focus its autonomous-vehicle technology solely on cars.Through its...
Jul 30 2018 // New York City is moving toward becoming the first major U.S. municipality to cap ride-sharing services, sparking a tsunami of protest on Friday from Uber and others, which warned that those living in far-flung...
Jul 27 2018 // Uber has taken the first step toward relaunching its self-driving cars on Pittsburgh-area streets four months after a fatal accident involving one of the cars in Arizona.A spokeswoman said the company put a handful of...
Jul 25 2018 // A retired Georgia Institute of Technology engineering professor described as a “pioneer” in developing the idea of ride sharing sued Lyft Inc., claiming it infringed his patent for technology underlying the...
Jul 20 2018 // Ridesharing company Lyft said Wednesday that it’s beefing up its background checks after a driver arrested for rape was found to be in the United States illegally.The company’s “enhanced detection...
Jul 19 2018 // Ridesharing company Lyft said this week that it’s investigating how a former driver now charged in a series of rapes passed a background check even though federal immigration officials say the suspect was living in...
Jul 18 2018 // Uber is facing a U.S. government investigation into allegations that the ride-hailing service set up a pay structure that discriminated against its female workers.The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission opened the...
Jul 16 2018 // Airbnb Inc., having escaped a major U.S. landlord’s lawsuit over partying tourists at high-end Los Angeles apartments, will have to defend itself against the same allegations by the same landlord in Miami.A Florida...
Jul 16 2018 // A new Alabama law allows ridesharing companies, such as Uber and Lyft, to operate statewide.The law, approved by the Alabama Legislature earlier this year, went into effect July 1. The Alabama Public Service Commission...
Jul 16 2018 // Self-driving cars promise safer roads, less traffic and increased mobility. Some autonomous vehicle proponents also maintain they will save time and money. But will they really save Americans time and money? And even if...
Jul 12 2018 // Jay Cradeur takes pride in his 4.9 driver rating on Uber Technologies Inc.’s five-star scale and the almost 19,000 rides he’s given in the capital of ride sharing, San Francisco. So he was puzzled — and...
Jul 3 2018 // Self-driving cars promise safer roads, less traffic and increased mobility.Some autonomous vehicle proponents also maintain they will save time and money. But will they really save Americans time and money? And even if...
Jul 2 2018 // Drivers for car services and ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft are usually on their own when it comes to buying health insurance, but starting Sunday in New York they will now be able to get coverage for vision care as...
Jul 2 2018 // A new Alabama law allows ridesharing companies, such as Uber and Lyft, to operate statewide.The law, approved by the Alabama Legislature earlier this year, went into effect July 1. The Alabama Public Service Commission...
Jun 26 2018 // Uber Technologies Inc. was given an 15-month license to operate in London by a judge after the ride-sharing service worked out most of its differences with regulators.Judge Emma Arbuthnot granted the license in a ruling...
Jun 25 2018 // Officials in Honolulu, Hawaii are introducing two bills that would make regulations on traditional taxicab companies more in line with regulations on ridesharing companies.Taxi companies such as Charley’s, The Cab...