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Ride Sharing

law Aug. 21, 2020

Are Uber and Lyft Shutting Down in California?The ride-hailing companies threatened to stop operations in protest of a recent labor law. Here’s what we know.

By Amanda Arnold
select all Nov. 28, 2017

Uber Had a Very Bad Day in CourtA former Uber employee laid out the ride-sharing company’s dubious tactics in court.

By Brian Feldman
select all July 25, 2017

Forgetting Your Phone in an Uber Will Now Cost $15Uber rolls out more changes aimed at appeasing drivers.

By Jake Swearingen

select all May 29, 2017

Is Uber Evil, or Just Doomed?Sexual harassment, corporate-espionage charges, taking advantage of drivers: The company that practically courts bad PR is in an existential crisis.

By Reeves Wiedeman
select all May 22, 2017

UberPool Riders in New York Will Now Get Picked Up in This One Specific SpotThe new changes are supposed to cut down turns by 20 percent and speed up rides.

By Madison Malone Kircher
select all Apr. 28, 2017

Juno Was Supposed to Be the Ethical Ride-Share App. Now Its Drivers Are Shafted.Juno drivers say they aren’t getting the stock payouts that lured them to drive for the app in the first place.

By Madison Malone Kircher
select all Aug. 1, 2016

Uber Sells China Business to Rival Didi ChuxingThe company was spending more than $1 billion every year in the country.

By Brian Feldman
the urbanist Mar. 8, 2016

Uber Drivers Around the World Tell AllFrom Mexico City (where they reveal taco tips) to Cape Town (with a new female driver) to the south of France.
reasons to love new york Dec. 16, 2015

Early-Adopter Seniors Have Totally Taken Over the Ride-Sharing App ViaTwenty-seven percent of its riders are over 55, with 10 percent of those checking in at over 65.

By Lauren Schwartzberg
the money June 30, 2015

Can Lyft Pull an Avis?The ride-sharing service used to be recognized as the anti-Uber. Now the boundaries aren’t so clear.

By Annie Lowrey