Aurich Lawson | Getty Images reader comments 225 with Tux the cat has been found, and Lyft has agreed to cover “all of her veterinary bills,” after a Lyft driver zoomed away with the sick cat still in the car, a Lyft spokesperson told Ars. “We’re so happy to report that Tux has been reunited ..
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reader comments 113 with Days after Minnesota Uber and Lyft drivers celebrated the passing of ridesharing legislation that would have increased their pay and protections, the state’s governor, Tim Walz, vetoed the bill. Now Minnesota drivers are outraged, claiming that the governor bowed to “scare tactics.” They vowed to keep fighting against alleged abuse to create ..
Enlarge / Apple offices in northern California. reader comments 416 with 250 posters participating Share this story All across the United States, the leaders at large tech companies like Apple, Google, and Facebook are engaged in a delicate dance with thousands of employees who have recently become convinced that physically commuting to an office every ..
Enlarge / Lyft will switch its map provider from Google to Here. reader comments 19 with 17 posters participating Share this story The ride-hailing company Lyft is changing up its maps, which until now have been powered by Google. Lyft will now use Here instead. Lyft says the switch will mean a better search database ..
lechatnoir / Getty reader comments 334 with 150 posters participating Share this story Stock in Uber is down more than 6 percent after President Joe Biden’s new labor secretary, Marty Walsh, told Reuters that drivers are employees under US labor law. Stock in Lyft, whose business is more concentrated in the United States, is down ..
reader comments 87 with 50 posters participating Share this story Lyft has sold its self-driving division to a Toyota subsidiary called Woven Planet for $550 million—the latest sign that it takes deep pockets to compete in the self-driving arena. Lyft’s main competitor, Uber, sold its own self-driving unit to the well-financed startup Aurora back in ..
reader comments 104 with 70 posters participating Share this story Around this time last year, Uber and Lyft saw demand plunge for their flagship ride-hailing services as fear of the coronavirus kept most people at home. By May 2020, Uber’s ride bookings had plunged 80 percent from their level a year earlier. But now, as ..
Enlarge / Headquarters of ride-sharing technology company Uber in the South of Market (SoMa) neighborhood of San Francisco on October 13, 2017. reader comments 134 with 67 posters participating Share this story California voters decisively approved a ballot measure Tuesday allowing ride-hail services like Uber and Lyft to treat their drivers as independent contractors, not ..
Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images reader comments 157 with 89 posters participating, including story author Share this story A California judge has granted Uber and Lyft an emergency reprieve from an order requiring them to treat their drivers as employees. The companies were facing a Thursday deadline to comply with the order. Earlier today, Lyft ..
Enlarge / California attorney general Xavier Becerra. reader comments 53 with 39 posters participating Share this story California’s attorney general—as well as attorneys from three of the state’s largest cities—have sued Uber and Lyft, accusing the companies of violating the labor rights of thousands of drivers. The plaintiffs argue that state law requires Uber and ..