San Francisco Airport Bans Rideshare App Companies from Taxi Line
Last month, San Francisco International Airport issued cease-and-desist orders to six different app-based rideshare companies like Lyft, SideCar, and UberX. These companies connect regular drivers –not...
View ArticleRide Sharing Creates Turmoil In Seattle
In the Seattle area, some cars are driving around with oversized, hot pink moustaches on their front grills. The prop signals an increase in ride sharing. But for some companies and cabbies, the pink...
View ArticleCalifornia Becomes First in Nation to Regulate Ride-Sharing
California regulators have given the go-ahead to ride-share apps, making it the first state in the nation to legalize peer-to-peer services connecting riders to drivers who use their own cars. That's...
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Will ‘Ride Sharing’ Kill San Francisco’s Taxi Industry?
On the streets of San Francisco, what might be called the “Mustache War” has begun, pitting the traditional taxi industry against the networked ride services like Lyft (of the pink mustache), Sidecar...
View ArticleShould D.C. Ridesharing Services Like Lyft And UberX Be Regulated?
Concerns about passenger safety are prompting officials to take a long look at ride sharing apps. Since they launched in D.C., the smartphone-based car services UberX, Sidecar and Lyft have...
View ArticleD.C. Regulators to Focus on Rideshare Apps -- and Drivers
D.C. regulators say smartphone-based car services are essentially meterless taxis — and they are preparing to unveil a slew of proposals designed to close liability insurance gaps and limit drivers’...
View ArticleUber On Defensive in D.C. As Regulators Weigh New Rules
Are they ridesharing or private livery? That is the question the D.C. Taxicab Commission will consider as it prepares to hold its first public hearing this week on proposed regulations that will affect...
View ArticleCar Sharing App Lyft Hits Roadblock in NYC
The ride share app Lyft has hit a speed bump in their bid to expand their business into Brooklyn and Queens, just days before its service was set to launch. The NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission deemed...
View ArticleMeet the New Taxi Commish
The NYC taxi landscape is changing drastically, with green cabs, Uber, and (possibly) Lyft all arriving in the last year or so. We discuss the future of NYC livery with new commissioner Meera Joshi.
View ArticleUber Ups the Ante in Battle Against Lyft for Ridesharing Supremacy
Untraceable prepaid phones, covert workers and deceptive tactics seem like the makings of a spy movie, but it’s just some of the tactics Uber is using to lure drivers and riders away from its...
View ArticleRideshare Companies, Drivers Opposed to New Rule
On the face of it, the proposed rules change seems straightforward. The city's Taxi and Limousine Commission wants to prohibit drivers affiliated with one company for working for another, barring an...
View ArticleReport: Taxi Medallion Prices Drop 17%
The price of a New York City Taxi Medallion is falling, according to data reported in The New York Times. The Times cites recent sales figures showing that the cost of a medallion, which gives its...
View ArticleIs Working in the Sharing Economy a Good Job?
Working freelance for companies like Uber, AirBNB, Postmates, Homejoy and others can provide opportunities to pick up some extra money, but it also provides few benefits and creates new employment...
View ArticleA Plan to Limit Uber in NYC
Stephen Levin, New York City Council member from the 33rd District, discusses proposed legislation that would place a 1 percent growth cap on ride-sharing services - like Uber - for at least one year...
View ArticleWhy You're Tipping So Much
There’s a reason you’re giving your cab driver a 20% tip. Author Nir Eyal explains how companies use psychology and technology to squeeze more money from you.
View ArticleWhy You're Tipping So Much
There’s a reason you’re giving your cab driver a 20% tip. Author Nir Eyal explains how companies use psychology and technology to squeeze more money from you. There’s a reason you’re giving your cab...
View ArticleUber: Backseat driver
For its assault on Europe, the taxi start-up Uber followed the aggressive strategy that had worked so well in the US. But, as Murad Ahmed, Jeevan Vasagar and Tim Bradshaw report, it had misjudged the...
View ArticleThe Economy that Shares Everything
The rise of Uber and Airbnb may make you think that we’ve reached the peak of the “sharing economy." But to Robin Chase, co-founder and former CEO of Zipcar, we’re just getting started. The rise of...
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GM, rideshare Lyft to launch first self-driving cars in Austin
Lyft ridesharing car. Photo by Flickr user Raido Want to ride in General Motors’ first self-driving cars? Consider a move to Texas and make sure to work on your sharing skills. According to a scoop at...
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Uber shuts down in Austin; hits major speed bumps in New York and California
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: Now we turn to Uber. The ride-sharing giant’s rise has spurred a number of fights across the country. The latest move, an agreement to create a...
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Medical providers try Uber, Lyft for patients with few transportation options
The Uber logo is seen on a vehicle near Union Square in San Francisco, California, on May 7, 2015. Photo by Robert Galbraith/File Photo/Reuters Edith Stowe, 83, waited patiently on a recent afternoon...
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Can Uber and Lyft save carpooling?
Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults have used at least one shared or on-demand service, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center. Photo by Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images...
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Airbnb discrimination case cannot be tried by jury, judge rules
A judge ruled that disputes between Airbnb users and owners must be decided in arbitration. Photo by Flickr user Open Grid Scheduler/Grid Engine A lawsuit against Airbnb on racial discrimination cannot...
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Column: Should companies stay politically neutral?
People gather to protest outside the Uber offices in Queens, New York, on Feb. 2, 2017. Most people think it’s bad for business when companies get political. But Daniel Korschun says research shows...
View ArticleRide Sharing Apps Are Contributing to Congestion in the City, New Report Finds
Ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft have doubled in use every year since 2013, and tripled last year, according to a new report by traffic expert Bruce Schaller. In 2015 Schaller advised the city that...
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Taxing the new economy, starting with Uber and Lyft
A driver displays Uber and Lyft ride sharing signs in his car windscreen in Santa Monica, California, on May 23, 2016. Photo by Lucy Nicholson/Files/Reuters If any service best reflects the new...
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Uber and the gig economy used to publicly support Obamacare. What happened?
A driver displays Uber and Lyft ride sharing signs in his car windscreen in Santa Monica, California, U.S., May 23, 2016. Photo by Lucy Nicholson/REUTERS WASHINGTON — The Republican effort to repeal...
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How Uber drivers game the app and force surge pricing
A new economics paper says Uber’s drivers are in revolt. Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters Uber is the company everyone loves to hate, but still seems to use. But word has it that in New York at least,...
View ArticleNew York Puts Second Phase of Congestion Pricing Before the First Phase
New York City is getting closer to having a congestion pricing system, but not necessarily in the order transit advocates hoped for. Last year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo put together a group of transit experts...
View ArticleUber, Lyft, Via Sue City Over Wheelchair Requirements
Ride Hailing app companies Uber, Lyft and Via banded together to sue the Taxi and Limousine Commission over mandatory wheelchair requirements. In December, the Taxi and Limousine Commission passed a...
View ArticleMany Uber and Lyft Drivers Barely Make Better than Minimum Wage: Study
A new study suggests that many drivers working for ride-hail services like Lyft and Uber are struggling to make ends meet: 40 percent qualify for Medicare; 18 percent could claim food stamps; while the...
View ArticleAre White Women Voters Leaving the Republican Party?; NYCHA Comes Clean; How...
Julie Kohler, senior vice president for the Democracy Alliance, a progressive donor group, and contributor to The Nation, examines the evidence that President Trump's white female voter bloc, which he...
View ArticleNYC Moves To Rein In Uber With Cap On Ride-Hail Vehicles
New York City is reining in the growth of Uber, Lyft and other app-based ride services with a temporary cap on new cars picking up fares. The City Council approved a package of bills Wednesday that...
View ArticleNew York City Council Tells Uber to Pump the Brakes
Ever since large ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft have become ubiquitous with urban transportation, big cities around the country have grappled with the question of congestion. New York City...
View ArticleCity's Plan to Raise Wages for Uber and Lyft Drivers Met with Skepticism on...
The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission is proposing to force Uber, Lyft and other ride-hailing companies to guarantee that their drivers earn a minimum net wage as competition increases for...
View ArticleUnderstanding Rights in Transit
The lion's share of our transit-oriented program this week has centered on the personal car and its infrastructure. This is no accident. The car speeds, stalls, thrills and kills us — all because we...
View ArticleNew York City Passes New Pay Standards for App-Based Drivers
New York is the first city in the country to set a minimum pay rate for drivers who work for app-based companies. The city's Taxi and Limousine Commission voted on Tuesday to enact a pay floor of...
View ArticleFor Uber & Lyft Drivers, Congestion Costs Money
There are more than 100,000 for-hire vehicles in the city, the majority using ride-hailing apps. Last summer the city temporarily capped the number of these vehicles to fight congestion. For drivers...
View ArticleLyft's IPO
Bloomberg technology reporter Eric Newcomer joins us to discuss news of Lyft’s IPO.
View Article'Red Hot Kitchen,' Lyft's Plans to Go Public, 'Brotopia,' The Story Prize...
Diana Kuan discusses her new cookbook, Red Hot Kitchen: Classic Asian Chili Sauces from Scratch and Delicious Dishes to Make With Them. Bloomberg technology reporter Eric Newcomer explains news of...
View ArticleUber and Lyft Hit Pause on New Drivers, To Existing Drivers' Delight
After going from new-kids-on-the-block to industry-disrupting-behemoths in less than a decade, Uber and Lyft are essentially enacting a hiring freeze in New York City. Both companies say they felt...
View ArticlePodcast: 2019-05-08 As Uber Prepares to Go Public, Drivers Across the Country...
As Uber Prepares to Go Public, Drivers Across the Country Strike Drivers are demanding better pay, as the company stands to reap $10 billion after its long-awaited IPO. Treasury Secretary Refuses...
View ArticleAs Uber Prepares to Go Public, Drivers Across the Country Strike
On Thursday, Uber will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The ride-sharing company is expected to be valued upwards of $90 billion, in what could be the biggest IPO since Alibaba in 2014....
View ArticleSuperconductivity Search, Ride-Share Congestion, Lions Vs. Porcupines. May...
Six decades ago, a group of physicists came up with a theory that described electrons at a low temperature that could attract a second electron. If the electrons were in the right configuration, they...
View ArticleUnderstanding Rights in Transit
The lion's share of our transit-oriented program this week has centered on the personal car and its infrastructure. This is no accident. The car speeds, stalls, thrills and kills us — all because we...
View ArticleCity Recruits Taxi Drivers To Make Home Deliveries
The city is recruiting under-worked taxi drivers to help deliver food to New Yorkers who can’t or shouldn’t leave their homes. Driver Nasser Amadou, 34, has a child to support, and bills to pay,...
View ArticleCab Drivers and COVID Safety
Cab drivers call in to share whether they feel safe from COVID while working and what precautions they are taking, plus talk about whether they'll take the vaccine, now that they're eligible.
View ArticleWhy NYC Lifted Its Cap on Rideshare Cars
New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission will no longer limit the number of new licenses for for-hire vehicles on the road, but there's one important caveat: new cars must be electric or...
View ArticleNovember 13, 2023: Evening Roundup
13 firefighters are recovering after they were injured battling a 3-alarm fire in Manhattan's Little Italy last night. Also, a new cookbook dedicated to New York City’s diverse Asian food scene hits...
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