California’s Prop 22 was on the ballot for voters in the state to decide whether app based drivers are employees or independent contractors of companies. With 70% of precincts reporting, 58.4 percent of voters have voted in the favor of… Read More ›
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Anthony Levandowski sentenced to 18 months in prison, as new $4B lawsuit against Uber is filed
Anthony Levandowski, the former Google engineer and serial entrepreneur who was at the center of a lawsuit between Uber and Waymo, has been sentenced to 18 months on one count of stealing trade secrets. Judge Alsup said that home confinement would “[give] a green light to every future brilliant engineer to steal trade secrets. Prison…
Is Uber a more efficient method to get to the hospital
As a mode of transportation to a hospital when a patients’ illness, injury or affliction precludes them from driving, ambulances are a blunt method that is far from perfect. Patients sometimes find themselves hit with substantial bills or end up… Read More ›
Federal Appeals Court: Taxis’ claim to medallions “Borders on the Absurd”
Chicago, Illinois — Yesterday, October 7, 2016, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued two groundbreaking decisions that serve to solidify the ability of cities to sweep aside outdated protectionist transportation regulations in order to make way for… Read More ›
New rewards program announced for Uber drivers and riders
San Francisco, California — Uber Technologies, Inc. and Shop Your Way, a business unit of Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD), announced a strategic relationship that allows drivers and riders to earn Shop Your Way points on trips they make with Uber…. Read More ›
Court of Appeals will hear two lawsuits on breaking up taxicab monopolies and allowing ridesharing
Chicago, Illinois — Next week, all eyes will be on Chicago, where a federal appeals court will hear two cases that could dramatically change how cities approach deregulating their transportation markets. The question before the court is straightforward: Are protected… Read More ›
Florida Taxicab Association Calls on UberX and Lyft to Stop Operations Immediately
The Florida Taxicab Association (FTA) has called on UberX and Lyft to cease operations in Florida and across the country immediately in opposition to the free market. The FTA is making unsubstantiated claims UberX and Lyft are not safe and propose… Read More ›
Big ideas most people don’t understand about the economy, using Uber as an example
Source: Fee.org by RICHARD LORENC I was in an Uber car the other day, returning from a conference. I love Uber and used it for years in Chicago before returning to my hometown, Atlanta. There are a lot of amusing exposés… Read More ›
