Lyft on Monday said it plans to add a small fee on rides to help drivers deal with rising gas prices across the country, days after Uber laid out its plans to do the same. Here’s what’s happening.
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Ridehail company Lyft on Thursday released its first ever safety report, disclosing that it received 4,158 reports of sexual assault on its platform in 2017, 2018, and 2019.
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Reveal Mobile has bought Mira, and plans to expand its offering in a rapidly growing market. Coming along for the ride is Lyft.
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Some California Uber and Lyft drivers are calling on the National Labor Relations Board to classify them as employees once again. Will the Biden Administration respond? Here’s the latest.
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Uber, Lyft and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services spent $200 million in a winning bet to circumvent California lawmakers and the courts to preserve their business model by keeping drivers from becoming employees eligible for benefits and job protections.
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A California appeals court on Thursday upheld an order requiring Uber and Lyft to treat their California drivers as employees instead of independent contractors, less than two weeks before voters will be asked to exempt the ride-hailing giants from the state’s gig economy law.
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The gig economy startups that captured public attention over the past decade aren’t faring well in their first downturn, as people are spend less on non-essential items and travel — either across town or around the world —is extremely limited.
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Electric scooter enthusiasts in Nashville, San Antonio and Columbus, Ohio, will have one less brand to ride starting next week.
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This is not the year for unicorns. In 2019 alone, WeWork imploded before it even went public. Shares of Uber, Lyft, Slack and other ballyhooed startups have tanked following their Wall Street debuts. So what’s going on? Here’s analysis from Wall Street insiders.
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