Latest Sharing Economy Headlines
All the headlines from our Sharing Economy Topic Page, ordered by recency.
West Virginia Lawmakers Put Off Decision on Uber
Apr 6 2015 // It looks unlikely that Uber is coming to West Virginia this year. With debate closed, the Republican-led House of Delegates voted on March 13 against reviving an Uber bill that was idled. The bill would have allowed Uber...
Declarations
Apr 6 2015 // Climate Prep “You’re getting storms that you’ve never seen before; you’re getting winds that you’ve never seen before. We’ve got to be adapting.” —U.S. Interior Secretary Sally...
Utah’s Herbert Signs Ridesharing Regulations Into Law
Apr 2 2015 // Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed a bill that creates new statewide regulations for ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft while overriding Salt Lake City regulations that have left the company’s drivers with big...
Month-Long Austin Rideshare Challenge Shows Drivers Lack Insurance Savvy
Apr 2 2015 // Josh Waldrum knows from first-hand experience that most of the folks who drive for rideshare services like Uber and Lyft are not well informed about the insurance issues that insurance professionals see as problematic such...
Taxi Group’s New Lawsuit Targets New York’s Uber Policy
Apr 1 2015 // A group of taxi companies sued New York claiming the city is wrongfully allowing Uber Technologies Inc. customers to hail rides with an app. Current law permits only yellow taxis with valid medallions to accept hails,...
Uber, Cab Companies Face Off Over Nevada Ridesharing Bill
Apr 1 2015 // Passions ran high this week over a bill that would create Nevada regulations specific to ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft, a prospect that cab and limo services criticize as a double standard that would put...
Controversial Ridesharing Legislation Makes it Through Georgia Senate
Mar 30 2015 // The Georgia Senate has passed a slightly tweaked substitute measure to a House bill that apparently clears the way for Uber, Lyft and other ridesharing companies to keep operating in the state. The substitute, which makes...
Personal Insurance Federation of Florida Releases TNC Legislation Guidelines
Mar 27 2015 // Transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft represent a promising technology that can serve consumers well in the future, but Florida legislators should clarify the insurance requirements for these services in...
Uber Launches Safety Effort As Security Issues Mount
Mar 26 2015 // Ride-sharing company Uber said it has formed response teams to address safety issues across the world, amid increasing concerns about the security of its passengers and drivers. The company, whose mobile app lets users...
Georgia Senate Committee Approves Ridesharing Bill
Mar 24 2015 // A bill that would give Uber and other ride-sharing services clear sailing to keep operating in Georgia on passed the state Senate’s powerful Science and Technology Committee late last week. The bill by Republican...
Consumer Advocate: Florida Rideshare Proposal ‘Hell-on-Wheels’
Mar 23 2015 // The Consumer Federation of the Southeast (CFSE) has warned that consumers will be at significant risk if Florida legislators allow transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft to follow different consumer protection...
Yellow Taxis Now Outnumbered by Uber Cars on NYC Streets
Mar 20 2015 // New York City’s storied yellow cabs are taking a back seat to black cars. Uber cars, often black sedans that can be summoned with smartphone apps, now outnumber the yellow taxis that city riders have hailed with a...
Uber Ads Lie About Superior Safety California, Cabbies Say
Mar 19 2015 // Uber Technologies Inc. was sued by more than a dozen California cab companies over claims it falsely advertises its rideshare service promotes as safer than taxis. Uber misleads customers about the background checks it...
California Suit: Lyft Cheated New Drivers Out of $1K Bonuses
Mar 16 2015 // The Lyft ridesharing company took new drivers for a ride by cheating them out of promised $1,000 bonuses, according to a federal lawsuit . Hundreds of drivers lost a total of at least $5 million worth of bonuses that were...
Data Breach Lawsuit Latest Legal Challenge for Uber
Mar 16 2015 // Uber Technologies Inc. has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit over a recently disclosed data breach involving the personal information of about 50,000 drivers, the latest in a series of legal woes to hit the...
West Virginia Lawmakers Put Off Decision on Uber
Mar 16 2015 // It looks unlikely that Uber is coming to West Virginia this year. With debate closed, the Republican-led House of Delegates voted Friday against reviving an Uber bill that was idled. The bill would have allowed Uber and...
Idaho Panel Clears Bill to Ease Restrictions on Uber
Mar 12 2015 // A bill that would allow the popular ridesharing company Uber to bypass local city ordinances and operate how it wants in Idaho is headed to the House floor. The House Transportation and Defense Committee endorsed the...
Juries to Decide If Uber, Lyft Drivers Are Independent Contractors
Mar 12 2015 // Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. lost an early round of a fight with drivers in lawsuits that could upend the companies’ nationwide business models. The on-demand car services will need to make the case to juries...
‘Big Taxi’ Wages War Against Uber to Be More Like Uber
Mar 12 2015 // David Sutton is looking for the worst possible news about Uber Technologies. An accident in San Francisco, an assault in Boston: Such bad tidings for Uber are ammunition for Sutton, a 48-year-old publicist. “Uber is...
Consumer Advocate to Florida Lawmakers: Ridesharing Proposal ‘Hell-on-Wheels’
Mar 10 2015 // The Consumer Federation of the Southeast (CFSE) has warned that consumers will be at significant risk if Florida legislators allow transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft to follow different consumer protection...
