The autonomous vehicles will serve the fare-paying public in a 193-square mile area following a series of trials and tests.
Unlike Uber and Lyft, Jerry Crosby's app — Select — will not have surge pricing during busy hours. Instead, customers will be charged the standard cab fee of $2.50 per mile.
UCLA's Institute for Transportation Studies analyzed 1,700 Lyft, Uber, and taxi rides to measure wait times and ride cancellations against racial, ethnic, and gender demographics.
Ride-hailing services (Uber, Lyft) now account for 46% of all ground transportation transactions for business travel, according to the latest Certify SpendSmart Report for first quarter 2016.
Travis Kalanick, Uber Technologies Inc.’s chief executive officer, was indicted in South Korea for disregarding a local transportation law prohibiting rental cars from operating as cabs.
The Amarillo City Council unanimously approved regulating ride-share services similar to taxi drivers.
After agreeing to meet New York City’s demand to have its drivers licensed by the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), Lyft will launch its ride-sharing service in all five boroughs of New York City.
San Antonio Police Chief William McManus warned that ride-sharing apps like Lyft are illegal and drivers would be arrested, but San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro is willing to work with Lyft.
With opposition from Minneapolis regulators, car-sharing Lyft starts its launch by giving users two weeks of free service.
Commissioned by Mears Transportation Group, a new Florida poll shows that residents want car-sharing Uber to be regulated at the local level like traditional taxi companies. The Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Association (TLPA) supports stricter regulation of car-sharing companies.
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