In a court fight involving peer-to-peer pickups at Logan Airport, judges questioned Turo’s seeking of protection under Section 230, which provides immunity from liability for internet services and users for potentially harmful content.
January 12, 2021
Jagdish Bisnoi, 23, and Mahendra Godara, 19, allegedly rented vehicles for personal work, destroyed the GPS tracking device, then would sell the vehicles once COVID-19 travel restrictions eased.
January 11, 2021
The $900 billion pandemic relief/economic stimulus package includes MAG relief, potential CERTS grants, and another PPP loan opportunity for smaller car rental companies. ACRA also announces new members.
January 11, 2021
According to airport officials, car rentals have decreased by about 80%.
January 5, 2021
Impala Car Rental CEO Thompson Dondo, who died of apparent renal failure, had refused a court order to turn over GPS tracking data on a customer who rented a vehicle used in an abduction and torture.
January 4, 2021
This app will provide opportunity for Tasmanians to make their vehicles available to visitors, subject to meeting vehicle requirements and checks.
December 29, 2020
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.
December 29, 2020
Employees can refuse vaccination if they have an underlying medical condition or for religious beliefs.
December 22, 2020
A California commission is requesting information related to assaults that happened on the ride-hailing app from 2017-2019.
December 15, 2020
The General Services Administration issued the potentially $810 million contract last week.
December 2, 2020
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).
November 23, 2020
Incentives for electric vehicles will likely drive demand in the United States.
November 16, 2020
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.
November 12, 2020
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.
November 4, 2020
The lawsuit claims that rating system leads to the disproportionate firing of drivers who aren't white or who speak with accents.
October 28, 2020