NYC proposes 5 percent raise for rideshare drivers in a bid to appease Uber and Lyft

New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) have settled on new minimum-wage rules for rideshare drivers, Bloomberg reports. Drivers will receive a five percent raise under the new propos [...]

Lyft Silver wants to keep your aging parents off the road

Lyft is rolling out a new service called Lyft Silver that's specifically designed to give aging and elderly people a way to get around when driving isn't an option.<br /> The basic pit [...]

Uber will help pair women riders and drivers in the US

Uber has announced that Women Preferences, a feature which will allow women riders to be matched exclusively with women drivers and vice versa, is being tested in the US. This feature was first launch [...]

Lyft aims for a 2026 Dallas launch of its first Mobileye robotaxis

Lyft is scrambling to compete as Uber racks up autonomous vehicle (AV) partners. On Monday, Lyft said it partnered with Japanese conglomerate Marubeni to bring robotaxis to Dallas roads as soon as nex [...]

Lyft launches autonomous fleet with May Mobility in Atlanta

Lyft and May Mobility have teamed up to launch a fleet of autonomous vehicles in Atlanta. It's a pilot program, so it's currently only available to Lyft riders in the area of midtown Atlanta [...]

Tensor's Robocar will be 'Lyft-ready' out of the factory

Lyft is partnering with San Jose-based Tensor Auto. Lyft says it has reserved "hundreds" of Tensor robotaxis and will operate its own fleet. The other piece of the partnership: Tensor will m [...]

Lyft uses Anthropic's Claude chatbot to handle user complaints

Lyft is partnering with Anthropic to bring the startup's AI tech to its platform. "Anthropic, known for its human-centric approach to AI, will work with Lyft to build smart, safe, and empath [...]

The DOJ sues Uber (again) for allegedly discriminating against people with disabilities

The US Department of Justice sued Uber on Thursday over disability discrimination… again. The lawsuit claims the company and its drivers "routinely refuse to serve individuals with disabilities [...]

Uber and Lyft drivers in California are able to unionize under new law

California governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Friday that grants rideshare drivers in the state the right to unionize. It's the second state to grant organizing rights to rideshare drive [...]