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Lyft gets a bus, Uber loses in court and workers get targeted. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

LYFT AV SHUTTLE

Lyft gets autonomous shuttles. TechCrunch reported:

Lyft will add autonomous shuttles made by Austrian manufacturer Benteler Group to its network in late 2026, the company announced Friday. The shuttles will be deployed in partnership with U.S. cities and airports, according to Lyft, but could expand out from there if things go well.

The partnership will let Lyft use urban electric shuttles made by Benteler's mobility...

LA drivers targeted, Uber partners with Lucid and they're coming for your apps. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

LA UBER EATS DRIVERS ROBBED

Uber Eats drivers in LA are getting robbed. ABC7 reported:

Robot deliveries, Waymo arrives in Philly and teens get accounts. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

UBER EATS ROBOTS ARE HERE

Robots are delivering your food. New York Post adds:

Uber has partnered with Avride to bring autonomous robots to the streets.
These delivery robots are about the size of a carry-on suitcase and can move along sidewalks at speeds of up to five miles per hour.

Each robot carries up to 55 pounds of food or drinks, including large pizza orders and bottles.

With features like LIDAR, cameras, and ultrasonic...

New pricing punishes drivers, Tesla's bumpy start and Travis returns. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

STUDY: NEW PRICING HURTS DRIVERS

Uber's new dynamic pricing is hurting drivers. The Guardian reported:

Research by academics at New York's Columbia Business School concluded that the Silicon Valley company had implemented “algorithmic price discrimination” that had raised “rider fares and cut driver pay on billions of … trips, systematically, selectively, and opaquely”.

The Columbia paper, which focused on 24,532 trips made by a single US Uber driver, concluded that the introduction of the new algorithm had allowed Uber to “signif...

Uber makes a bus, a new ordinance in Chicago and Waymos costs more. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

UBER SHUTTLE…IS A BUS

Uber invented a bus. Gizmodo reported:

The ride-hailing company recently announced Route Share, in which shuttles will travel dozens of fixed routes, with fixed stops, picking up passengers and dropping them off at fixed times. Amid the inevitable jokes about Silicon Valley once again discovering buses are serious questions about what this will mean for struggling transit systems, air quality, and congestion.

But Kevin Shen, who studies this sort of...

Lyft gets cheaper, Tesla goes rental and Chicago cracks down. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

LYFT SHARED RIDES

Lyft is bringing back shared rides. Bloomberg reported:

Lyft Inc. is bringing back cheaper shared trips at airports, reversing a decision made two years ago to discontinue the ride option as it seeks to compete with rival Uber Technologies Inc. in courting inflation-weary consumers.

Lyft is currently piloting shared rides at eight US airports, including Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco, with those trips receiving as much as a 20% discount compared with a regular...

Waymo recalls cars, GigU comes to America and Tesla falls behind. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

WAYMO RECALLS 1200 VEHICLES

Waymo recalls more than 1200 vehicles after minor collisions. Reuters reported:

Waymo is recalling more than 1,200 self-driving vehicles to update software and address risks of collisions with chains, gates and other roadway barriers after U.S. auto safety investigators opened a probe last year.

The recall affects 1,212 Waymo vehicles operating on the company's fifth-generation automated driving system software, the company said.

Waymo said it was aware of 16 collisions with chains, gates and...

Chicago investigates Uber, bots versus humans and Tesla hits a roadblock. LegalRideshare breaks it down

CHICAGO INVESTIGATES UBER

Chicago is investigating Uber. Block Club Chicago reported:

The city has opened an investigation into Uber after Block Club Chicago reported the company overcharged riders the city's congestion surcharge for months.

The city's Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection received a complaint for “ride-hail overcharges” in early April and have now opened an investigation, a department spokesperson said. The spokesperson did not provide further details.

An Uber spokesperson said the “intern...

Lyft gets taxis, a recession makes Uber cheaper and riders get overcharged. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

LYFT GETS TAXIS

Lyft will start dispatching taxis. Bloomberg reported:

Lyft Inc. will begin dispatching standard taxis to some US riders starting next month in a first as it expands its features to compete with much-larger rival Uber Technologies Inc.

The rollout will begin in St. Louis on May 5 for riders who have opted in to taxis as an alternative to gig drivers in rideshare vehicles. Such users may be picked up in a cab...

Uber sued by the FTC, Uber threatens to leave and VW goes AV. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

UBER SUED BY FTC

Uber is being sued by the FTC. Bloomberg reported:

Uber Technologies Inc. was sued by the US Federal Trade Commission, which claims the rideshare and delivery company hurt consumers through “deceptive billing and cancellation practices” as part of its flagship subscription service.

In a complaint filed Monday, the FTC alleges the company charged consumers for its Uber One product without their consent, misled users about the program's savings and made it “...

US students detained, a losing bet and black-market accounts. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

US STUDENTS DETAINED IN DENMARK

Two US students are being held in Denmark. CNN reported:

Two US college students were arrested and detained for two weeks in Denmark after an alleged altercation with an Uber driver, local police said Tuesday.

The alleged incident took place around 2 a.m. on March 31 (8 p.m. ET on March 30) after Owen Ray and a friend were returning from a night out in the Danish capital at the end of a spring break...

Drivers look to unionize, Waymo gets ads and the truth behind robotaxis. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

MINNESOTA LOOKS TO UNIONIZE

Drivers in Minnesota are looking to unionize. Kare11 reported:

Minnesota legislators introduced two bills Wednesday that would allow rideshare drivers to form a union.

Minnesota legislators settled on a rideshare rate of $1.28 per mile and 31 cents per minute, with a minimum ride charge of $5.

A separate law went into effect in December 2024 that enforces a minimum pay level for transportation network drivers. Both Uber and Lyft threatened to pull...

The cost of deactivations, Cybercabs are coming and all eyes on Uber. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

THE COST OF DEACTIVATIONS

Deactivations take a serious toll on drivers. NY Times reported:

Steve McDougall earned about $900 a week delivering for Uber Eats and DoorDash, whizzing through the heavy traffic of Gloucester, Mass., on an e-bike. The flexible hours allowed him to tend to his 15-year-old daughter and two parents with disabilities.

In November 2023, he received an email from Uber notifying him that his account had been deactivated. It cited “fraudulent activity,” but did not...

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Waymo heads to the airport, an Uber Teen crash, and drivers fight a ban. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

WAYMO COMES TO SAN FRANSISCO AIRPORT

Waymo is heading to the airport. Mission Local reported:

Multiple sources have confirmed that Mayor Daniel Lurie's administration has struck a deal with Waymo to let the autonomous vehicle company into San Francisco International Airport to “map” its environs for future autonomous use.

The move is a precursor to full service by robo-taxis at SFO, which would allow passengers to hail the driverless cars and be d...

Lyft helps the elderly, Waymo expands and the court goes after Uber. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

LYFT HELPS ELDERLY RIDERS

Lyft is simplifying the app for elderly riders. Bloomberg reported:

Dubbed “Lyft Silver,” the new mode would include a user experience “designed for seniors with a simple new look” and “easy access to support,” according to a Bloomberg News review of the app's publicly available iOS code. The offering, which has not been previously reported, would also let older users share ride details with a contact and use digital gift cards sent by people they...

Drivers banned from the airport, a brutal attack and Uber works with unions. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

DRIVERS BANNED FROM NASHVILLE AIRPORT

Drivers protesting at the Nashville airport have been banned. Common Dreams adds:

A Tennessee union announced Monday that 34 Uber and Lyft drivers received messages “informing them that they had been permanently banned” from working at Nashville's airport after joining scores of workers for a peaceful caravan there last month to support a state bill that would impact the companies.

The Tennessee Drivers Union (TDU) said in a statement that some...

Flaws in Uber's safety system, how Americans feel about AVs, and Telsa targets California. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

FLAWS IN UBERS SAFETY

Drivers in Milwaukee have concerns over the disconnect with Uber's safety protocol. FOX 6 reported:

Uber drivers in dangerous situations can normally use a safety feature in the app that connects them to help and police. But that's not the case for Milwaukee drivers.

He said the woman started screaming about getting her money back and her mother joined in from outside the car.

It looks like she...

Drivers create an own app, Uber drops commission and earnings are down. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

DRIVERS CREATE THEIR OWN APP

Drivers are fighting Uber by launching their own apps. Business Insider reported:

Sperry and several hundred fellow drivers in San Diego are exploring forming a cooperative. Instead of driving for the established apps, Sperry said, they would set up their own app, elect leaders to manage it, and create transparent policies around issues such as deactivating drivers.

In some cities, driver co-ops already exist.

In New York City...

Waymo barrels through a pothole, Lyft eyes robotaxis and riders pay more. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

WAYMOS & POTHOLES

Waymos went full speed through a pothole. Road & Track reported:

Waymo's driverless fleet of Jaguar I-Paces tend to perform exceedingly well in normal driving situations — but a pothole in the middle of a San Francisco intersection found a weak point in its programming.

Video from local TV station ABC 7 News Bay Area posted to YouTube last week shows one of Waymo's self-driving car absolutely sending it through a large pothole that formed at Lo...

Rides get more pets, drivers pay goes down and Waymo hits Austin. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

UBER MAKES SERVICE ANIMAL RIDES EASIER

Uber is making it easier to ride with service animals. The Verge reported:

Uber introduced a new feature designed to make it easier for people with disabilities to ride with service animals.

For years, Uber's policies toward service animals have been in accordance with state and federal law: they are allowed to ride at all times at no extra cost. But now the company is allowing customers to self-identify...

Waymo expands, Tesla goes FSD in June and Uber faces the FTC. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

WAYMO EXPANDS TO MORE CITIES

Waymo is entering more cities. TechCrunch reported:

Waymo plans to start testing autonomous vehicles in 10 new cities this year, starting with Las Vegas and San Diego, according to The Verge. However, this doesn't mean the company will launch commercial operations in any of these cities — or even test them in autonomous mode. Waymo told The Verge it will send less than 10 AVs to each city, where they will be manually driven.

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Insurance chaos, gig workers with no control and AI has errors. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

NYC TO STABLIZE RIDESHARE INSURANCE

NYC is trying to calm the chaos of insurance. Bloomberg reported:

Two of the bills would make it easier to adjust insurance rates and allow regulators to phase increases after American Transit was criticized for offering drivers premiums far lower than its competitors.

The proposals follow a November meeting held by state officials and industry stakeholders to discuss solutions to address ATIC's insolvency.

ATIC has sought regulatory approval to...

Tesla's data gives doubts, Uber fights insurance and PA makes rides safer. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

TESLA DATA DOUBTS

Elon praising new data for full-self driving may be misrepresented. Electrek reported:

Elon Musk is praising data that he claims shows Tesla is on the verge of achieving unsupervised Full Self-Driving, when in fact, it shows it is still years away and he is misrepresenting it.

Tesla has consistently refused to share any data regarding its self-driving progress. That's despite more recently starting to use “miles between necessary disengagement”, sometimes called “miles betwee...

Uber gears up for robotaxis, drivers get paid, and NYC fights lockouts. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

UBER/LYFT PREPARE FOR ROBOTAXIS

Robotaxis are here and the rideshare giants are gearing up. The Wall Street Journal reported:

Both companies will have driverless cars — from Alphabet's Waymo and others — on their apps this year. In the coming months, riders in Austin, Texas, and Atlanta will be able to hail a Waymo through the Uber app. Lyft plans to offer May Mobility's driverless taxis in Atlanta.

Uber and Lyft once invested billions of dollars in d...

The IRS cracks down on gig workers, self-driving is here, and Lyft sues San Francisco. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

IRS CRACKSDOWN ON GIG WORKERS

The IRS made it clear it's cracking down on gig work. Gizmodo reported:

In a sign that the Internal Revenue Service could be cracking down on gig workers, the agency has received authorization from a federal court to gather information from JustAnswer LLC about any U.S. taxpayers who received compensation through the platform.

California federal District Court Judge Dolly Gee approved the agency's request for what...

Walmart gets sued, the same rides for different prices and Instacart fights back. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

WALMART ILLEGALLY OPENED ACCOUNTS

Walmart is in trouble for opening up millions of deposit accounts for delivery drivers. CBS news reported:

More than one million delivery drivers collectively paid more than $10 million in fees after Walmart and Branch Messenger illegally opened costly deposit accounts in their names without consent, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau alleges in a lawsuit filed Monday against the retailer and payments platform.

The federal agency claims drivers were forced to...

A startup gets empowered, drivers fight lockouts and Waymo takes the lead. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

EMPOWER VS UBER

Uber has a new rival using its own playbook. NY Times reported:

Founded in 2019, the ride-hailing start-up Empower has become a serious rival to Uber and Lyft in Washington. It now does 100,000 rides in the city each week, good for 10 percent of the local market, a larger share than the city's taxis.

But the company has refused to register with Mr. Rogers's agency, meaning that it operates in the city illegally. While...

Drivers form a union, GM kills its robotaxi and Uber at odds with insurance. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

MASS. DRIVERS FOR A UNION

Drivers in Massachusetts can officially form a union. WGBH reported:

Rodriguez and thousands of other ride-hailing service drivers in Massachusetts have signed cards indicating their support to join a union, less than one month after voters passed a ballot question that would make unionizing a possibility.

Around 100 Uber and Lyft drivers chanted union songs and held up signs indicating their support for a future coalition known as the...

Self-driving rules get relaxed, drivers strike over pay and Uber launching a new service. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

TRUMP TEAM MAY RELAX SELF-DRIVING RULES

Trump's transition team is looking to help Tesla. CNBC reported:

Tesla shares jumped Monday following a report that President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is planning to make a federal framework to regulate self-driving vehicles a top priority for the U.S. Transport Department.

A federal framework for regulating self-driving vehicles would be a major boon to Musk's Tesla, which has been promising fully self-driving vehicles for several...

Drivers ask for cash, Uber threatens drivers and Waymo opens up. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

DRIVERS ASKING FOR CASH

Drivers have started asking passengers to pay in cash. Business Insider reported:

Lyft gets fined, Tesla hits a deer and drivers look to unionize. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

LYFT PAYS $2.1M FINE

Lyft pays a hefty fine after luring drivers with false earnings claim. TechCrunch reported:

Lyft has agreed to a $2.1 million settlement proposed by the FTC over the car-hailing company's “deceptive earnings claims about how much money drivers could expect to make.”

As documented in the FTC's complaint document, Lyft systematically inflated the incomes it advertised to drivers it was attempting to recruit in 2021 and 2022. For instance, in LA it suggested drivers woul...

Lyft adds service animals, states with the highest pay and drivers protest in NYC. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

LYFT ADDING SERVICE ANIMALS

Lyft is working on a service animal opt-in feature. TechCrunch reported:

An overhyped event, the truth about the lockouts and Uber looks to Tesla. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

“WE, ROBOT” LEAVES QUESTIONS

The Tesla event left more questions than answers. Wall Street Journal reported:

The gathering was ostensibly for Tesla to unveil a robotaxi vehicle and related service, but it was light on details about the cars and included even less about a service. Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk spent barely 20 minutes on stage (after arriving nearly an hour late).

Tesla shareholders were flummoxed. “That's it? Disappointing lack of detail,” read the...

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Lyft entices drivers, Uber uses AI and Tesla's cybercab event. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

LYFT IMPROVES PAY

Lyft is trying to improve pay for drivers. Reuters reported:

Lyft is looking to make its ride-hailing platform more attractive to drivers by rolling out measures such as higher pay for longer-than-estimated trips and prioritizing members with a safe driving record.

In its latest move unveiled on Tuesday, Lyft is introducing a “preferred drivers” program, where me...

Injured passengers left legally stranded, the Tesla event we're waiting for and drivers create “do-it-yourself” robotaxis. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

INJURED RIDERS CAN'T SUE

Uber passengers who were seriously injured can't sue. CNN reported:

A married New Jersey couple that was in a severe accident during an Uber ride can't sue the company because they and their daughter agreed to arbitration when they accepted the terms of service for a separate Uber Eats order, a court has ruled

Georgia sustained several fractures throughout her body, including cervical, lumbar, spine and rib frac...

Uber announces a new feature, a looming crisis for drivers and Waymo gets friendly with Hyundai. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

UBER VERIFIES RIDERS

Uber gives drivers some peace of mind. The Verge reported:

All Uber customers will have their personal information, like their name and phone number, cross-checked against third-party databases to make sure there aren't any potential red flags. In addition, riders can opt to upload their government-issued ID to the Uber app to further verify their identity. Once they are verified, customers will have a special badge attached to their account...

Drivers weigh-in on Waymo, dashers time at work and Tesla integrates with Uber. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

DRIVERS WEIGH-IN ON WAYMO

Uber drivers give their thoughts on Waymo. The Register adds:

Tim — a pseudonym as he asked not to be identified — expects Waymo, the leading maker of self-driving taxis, to broadly under-cut Uber's human-operated ride-hailing service in the US city at some point in 2025, and feels that will be the beginning of the end.

“To put it bluntly, we are cooked,” said one person posting to a forum for San Francisco Uber dri...

Lyft verifies in Chicago, Tesla goes Hollywood and bikes get dumped. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

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LYFT ADDS RIDER VERIFICATION

Lyft adds rider verification in Chicago, but is it too late? Chicago Sun Times reported: