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Uber to Offer Robotaxis in Houston With Lucid and Nuro, Posing Challenge to Waymo

Jun 18 2026 // Uber Technologies Inc. will offer driverless robotaxi rides in Houston in vehicles developed by Lucid Group Inc. and Nuro Inc., setting it up to challenge Waymo in the fourth-largest US city. Nuro is already testing the...

Virginia Says Airbnb Lacks Insurance License to Offer Host Damage Protection Plan

Jun 12 2026 // Regulators at the Virginia Bureau of Insurance are raising issues with Airbnb over its Host Damage Protection (HDP) program, maintaining that it is an insurance product and Airbnb is offering it without being properly...

Uber Sues New York City Over ‘Reckless’ Driver Protection Law

Jun 11 2026 // Uber Technologies sued New York City to block enforcement of a new law that it said would unconstitutionally force it to keep drivers it does not want on its platform. In a complaint filed late on Tuesday night, Uber said...

Uber, Lyft Drivers in Massachusetts Form First US Ride-Share Union

May 27 2026 // Ride-share drivers for app-based companies such as Uber and Lyft have unionized in Massachusetts, forming what state officials and labor leaders said was the first officially recognized organization in the U.S. to...

Florida Court Says 2020 Law Gives ‘Very Broad’ Liability Immunity to Rideshare Firms

May 26 2026 // A Florida appeals court this month handed ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft a major legal victory with a broad interpretation of what the court called an unusually broad liability immunity law. The 4th District...

Uber and FedEx Get Green Light for Racketeering Suit Against Lawyers, Doctors

May 13 2026 // A federal judge in Pennsylvania has given the green light to a racketeering lawsuit by Uber Technologies, Inc. and Federal Express Corp. alleging that a Philadelphia law firm and a group of medical providers conspired to...

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