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Uber Facing Roadblocks, Controversies in U.S. and Abroad
Dec 10 2014 // Uber Technologies Inc. has hit an increasing pileup of regulatory and legal hurdles this week, with its mobile application challenged from India to California. The car-booking app yesterday was sued by the district...
Uber Driver Who Struck and Killed Girl in San Francisco Crosswalk Charged
Dec 9 2014 // A driver for Uber Technologies Inc. whose car struck and killed a six-year-old girl crossing a San Francisco street last New Year’s eve was charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter, a spokesman for the...
Utah Lawmaker Working on Ridesharing Regulations
Dec 1 2014 // A Utah lawmaker is working on a bill proposing statewide regulations for ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft. Some say the smartphone app-based companies should follow the same rules as taxi drivers, including...
Rideshare Companies Risk Defying Arizona Law
Dec 1 2014 // Ridesharing companies such as Uber are riding high in Arizona at the risk of defying state law, the Arizona Capitol Times reported. Companies such as Uber and Lyft have only revved up operations since Gov. Jan Brewer...
Ride, Home-Sharing Regulation Debate Reaches North Carolina
Dec 1 2014 // North Carolina lawmakers heard arguments recently for and against increasing regulation of digital services that allow people to sell car rides through a smartphone app or rent out rooms to travelers. Car services such as...
Draft Report: Taxis to Be Outnumbered by Rideshare Drivers in Virginia
Nov 20 2014 // A draft state report predicts taxis will be outnumbered by ride-sharing drivers after Virginia begins regulating the industry. The report estimates that 5,900 personal vehicles would be registered under a ride-sharing...
North Carolina Lawmakers Hear Pros, Cons of Uber, Lyft, Airbnb
Nov 20 2014 // North Carolina lawmakers heard arguments this week for and against increasing regulation of digital services that allow people to sell car rides through a smartphone app or rent out rooms to travelers. Car services such as...
Uber Ridesharing Serving Kids and Their Busy Parents
Oct 31 2014 // As the oldest of three kids, Baily Deeter was often the last to be picked up from school by his mother. Then Uber Technologies Inc. came along. When Baily started ninth grade in August, his parents gave him an account for...
The Hartford Offers Safety Rewards, Discounts for Commercial Auto
Oct 31 2014 // The Hartford is offering small and midsize businesses the opportunity to receive commercial auto insurance premium discounts and rewards for safety. The company has also expanded its quoting system for agents and brokers...
Mississippi City Opposes Ridesharing Firm Uber
Oct 30 2014 // Officials in Oxford, Mississippi are trying to stop the ridesharing company Uber from operating in the city. Uber Technologies Inc. provides a smartphone app that allows people to order rides in privately driven cars...
South Carolina Liquidating Commercial Auto Insurer First Keystone
Oct 29 2014 // The South Carolina Department of Insurance last week declared an insurer that specialized in providing commercial auto insurance to be insolvent and the insurer is now being liquidated. The First Keystone Risk Retention...
Uber Drivers Pass by Oregon City’s Taxi Regulations
Oct 29 2014 // Salem, Ore. urban planning administrator Glen Gross says Uber continues to operate outside taxi regulations, despite a warning letter from the city and negotiations with the ridesharing company. Gross says it will be up to...
Ridesharing Uber Halted in Nevada For Now
Oct 27 2014 // It didn’t take long for Uber to come to a screeching halt in Nevada. District Court Judge James Russell in Carson City has blocked Uber from offering any rides in the state through at least Nov. 7. A hearing is set...
Alaska City Asks Court To Halt Uber
Oct 6 2014 // Anchorage, Alaska is taking court action to stop ride-sharing company Uber from operating in the city. The city requested an injunction and a temporary restraining order against Uber Technologies Inc. in civil superior...
Brown Signs California Requiring Extinguishers After Limo Fire
Oct 2 2014 // California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill requiring certain types of limousines to have two fire extinguishers and undergo regular safety checks. Brown announced Tuesday that he signed SB611 by Democratic Sen. Jerry...
Boston Emerging as Unlikely Battleground for Web-Based Businesses
Oct 1 2014 // A renowned technology hub that is home to some of the country’s top universities, Boston is emerging as an unlikely battleground for web-based businesses like Airbnb and Uber, with some saying more regulations are...
NYC Cracking Down on Unsafe Taxi Drivers as Part of ‘Vision Zero’ Campaign
Oct 1 2014 // New York City is cracking down on unsafe taxi drivers. The Taxi and Limousine Commission issued 5,000 safety-related summonses so far this year. That’s a 95 percent increase from last year. The New York Post reports...
Chicago Rideshare Law Requires $1M Commercial Auto, $1M CGL Cover
Sep 22 2014 // Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn’s veto of legislation that would have implemented statewide regulation of commercial rideshare organizations, or transportation network companies (TNCs), put the spotlight on the Chicago...
Uber Wins Reversal of Germany’s Ban on Ridesharing App for Now
Sep 16 2014 // Uber Technologies Inc. won the reversal of a nationwide ban in Germany of the company’s ride-hailing app after judges said a group of taxi dispatchers improperly used emergency procedures to obtain the initial court...
Maryland’s Montgomery County Tells Uber to Follow Taxi Rules
Sep 8 2014 // Maryland’s Montgomery County officials want to know how Uber expanded its popular ride-sharing service into Bethesda without applying for county licenses. The Washington Post reports the county is demanding that Uber...
