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Newsby StaffDecember 30, 2020

Tasmania OK's Peer-to-Peer Company to Solve Rental Car Shortage

This app will provide opportunity for Tasmanians to make their vehicles available to visitors, subject to meeting vehicle requirements and checks.

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Newsby StaffDecember 29, 2020

New NHTSA Rules Facilitate Rentals for Disabled

The first proposal would allow car rental companies to temporarily disable a driver’s knee bolster air bag to enable the installation of hand controls. The second allows a waiver for installation of a rear-mounted wheelchair transporter that could block rearview cameras.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2020

Companies Can Require Workers to Receive COVID Vaccine, EEOC Says

Employees can refuse vaccination if they have an underlying medical condition or for religious beliefs.

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Newsby StaffDecember 16, 2020

Uber Fined $59M over Sexual Assault, Harassment Claims

A California commission is requesting information related to assaults that happened on the ride-hailing app from 2017-2019.

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Newsby StaffDecember 2, 2020

Uber, Lyft Awarded Federal Government Transportation Contract

The General Services Administration issued the potentially $810 million contract last week.

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Newsby StaffNovember 23, 2020

BVRLA: UK Phase Out of ICE Vehicles by 2030 'Extremely Aggressive'

Many fleet operators are unable to source appropriate electric vehicles for their needs while others have a business model that struggles to absorb the additional cost and charging constraints of running electric vehicles (EV).

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ArticlesNovember 18, 2020

Addressing New Legal Speed Bumps for Contactless Rentals

This article focuses on alternatives to physical driver’s license inspection, Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, and updates to California’s privacy statutes.

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Newsby StaffNovember 16, 2020

Cox Highlights Biden Administration Likely Effect on Auto Industry

Incentives for electric vehicles will likely drive demand in the United States.

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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2020

Defining Election Results for ACRA Members

President-elect Biden’s core political philosophies are very different on almost all subjects when compared to President Trump, and ACRA members likely will see new and perhaps unwelcome policy initiatives in 2021 that have been dormant for at least 4 years.

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Newsby StaffNovember 4, 2020

California Voters Side with Uber, Lyft in Battle over Gig Worker Labor Laws

Backed by Uber, Lyft, and food delivery apps such as Postmates, Proposition 22 exempts app-based drivers from Assembly Bill 5, the California law that created a stricter criteria for independent contractors.

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