Railing against ridesharing is a fool’s errand
By Caleb Garling Follow @calebgarling Here’s the formula for calling out ride-sharing companies like Lyft, Sidecar, Avego and Uber. One can experience these scenarios anywhere from media musings to...
View ArticleRide-share drivers cited at SFO for trespassing
Airport officials have been making citizen’s arrests and issuing citations to ride-share drivers who pick up or drop off passengers at San Francisco International Airport. Eleven drivers have been...
View ArticleUber signs high-profile deal to offer NFL players alternative to DUI
Uber, one of a wave of transportation companies that have challenged the traditional taxi and limo industries, announced a high-profile partnership Wednesday to get NFL players to safely use Uber...
View ArticleLyft extends insurance coverage for drivers
Follow @ellenhuet Lyft rolled out a new set of insurance policies for its drivers Wednesday amid growing concern about coverage gaps for motorists who use apps to pick up paying passengers. The...
View ArticleRide companies’ insurance coalition picks up steam
Car insurance for transportation networking companies looms as the fledgling industry’s biggest challenge. A new coalition announced last week to tackle the issue now has drawn representatives from the...
View ArticleSidecar revs up new marketplace for riders to pick their driver
San Francisco’s Sidecar is taking an innovative tack to vie with smartphone-ride leaders Uber and Lyft. Sidecar’s new marketplace model, announced Wednesday, lets passengers shop for rides, viewing...
View ArticleSeattle clamps down on UberX, Lyft, Sidecar
Seattle’s city council on Thursday night took steps to limit how many cars UberX, Lyft and Sidecar can have on the road at any given time, an action that the services say would stifle their burgeoning...
View ArticleCalifornia to Lyft, Uber, Sidecar, Wingz: Get your act together
Follow @csaid California regulators warned four app-based ride companies on Thursday that they haven’t provided some information required to receive state operating permits. The companies in turn said...
View ArticleWhat does Uber’s $1 million commercial policy cover?
“Uber’s secret, ‘proprietary’ insurance policy leaked” proclaims a headline at the Bay Guardian. Indeed, the company’s 33-page, $1 million-per-incident commercial liability policy was sent to the...
View ArticleIs it faster to walk, drive, or use Muni? New app crunches the numbers
There is now an app for that moment when you can’t decide how to get to where you’re going. RideScout, an app that bills itself as the Kayak of ground transportation, is rolling out today in the Bay...
View ArticleFlywheel taxi app adds advance booking for airport trips
Taxi companies scored a new weapon in their battle against the ride companies like Uber, Lyft and Sidecar, which have siphoned their business. Starting Wednesday, taxi passengers can schedule rides in...
View ArticleCalif. ride-insurance bill may pass; background-check bill dies
BREAKING 3:07 pm: Uber and Lyft issued statements that they have withdrawn opposition to AB 2293, Bonilla’s insurance bill. Most of the time, Lyft and Uber are fierce competitors, trading accusations...
View ArticleSidecar raises $15M; Richard Branson chips in
Are on-demand rides a zero-sum game? Last week’s revelation that Uber reaps 12 times as much revenue as Lyft and provided seven times more car rides left the impression that its rivals had nothing left...
View ArticleSF, LA district attorneys warn Sidecar to halt illegal carpooling
The San Francisco and Los Angeles county district attorneys offices warned smartphone ride service Sidecar to stop two “unlawful business practices,” including a carpool service launched in August. In...
View ArticleWho speeds more often? Taxis or ride-share drivers?
Carrying cell phones with ride-monitoring software, “secret shopper passengers” took hundreds of rides with Uber, Lyft, Sidecar and taxicabs in San Francisco last summer. Another cohort, recruited from...
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