Posted July 1, 2014 9:14 PM ET; Last updated July 14, 2014 9:16 PM ET
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The lawsuit was filed Friday, hours before San Francisco-based Lyft planned to enter the New York City market. The suit says the company actually operates as a traditional for-hire livery service using mobile technology, not a peer-to-peer transportation platform as claimed.
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says the company operates “in open defiance” of state and local licensing and insurance laws. He seeks a court order to stop its New York service until the suit is resolved, plus a civil penalty and loss of profits.
http://nypost.com/2014/07/11/new-york-ag-sues-to-block-lyft/
New York AG sues to block Lyft
By Associated Press
July 11, 2014 | 1:41pm
New York Post
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Updated July 10, 2014 8:57 PM ET
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A New York man visiting D.C. claims he was kidnapped by his Uber driver.
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When a D.C. Taxicab Commission inspector noticed the driver's Virginia license plate and came toward the vehicle the driver allegedly floored it speeding into the 9th Street tunnel and onto I-395 in Virginia.
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Last month, Virginia banned Uber and Lyft saying they don't have the right licensing to operate.
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/25985330/man-claims-he-was-kidnapped-by-uber-driver-in-dc
Man claims he was kidnapped by Uber driver in DC
Posted: Jul 10, 2014 9:22 AM EDT Updated: Jul 10, 2014 9:57 AM EDT FOX Washington DC
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Fans of the firm even began an online petition to persude it to open in New York.
The company, which is in more than 60 American cities, plans to have more than 500 Lyft drivers available when the service starts in New York, the firm said.
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Instead of using official taxi operators or limousine service drivers, Lyft recruits regular people who wish to make extra money by offering rides in their own cars in exchange for 'donations' from passengers.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2685187/Look-pink-moustache-Ride-sharing-service-Lyft-launches-Queens-Brooklyn-arch-rival-Uber-yellow-cabs.html
Look out for the pink moustache! Battle of the ride-sharing apps come to New York as Lyft launches in Queens and Brooklyn to take on arch-rival Uber and yellow cabs
Firm allows anyone to sign up to become a driver
Uses app similar to Uber to match passengers with drivers
Cars have distinctive pink moustache fitted to front grill
By MARK PRIGG
Daily Mail (UK)
PUBLISHED: 16:21 EST, 8 July 2014 | UPDATED: 18:53 EST, 8 July 2014
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New York's attorney general says the car service Uber has agreed to limit prices during emergencies, natural disasters or other market disruptions consistent with the state's law against price gouging.
The firm came under fire in December when huge snowstorms left people stranded - and Uber charged up to eight times its normal fare.
Under the new agreement, it will set a cap during 'abnormal disruptions of the market,' limited to the range charged in the preceding 60 days and excluding the three highest prices.
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While Uber has grown rapidly since its 2010 launch in San Francisco, it has run into serious regulatory issues. Ordinances keep it out of cities such as Las Vegas, Miami and Vancouver, British Canada.
In some places, including Chicago, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., Uber and similar companies face lawsuits from taxi companies hoping to keep the new competition out.
In Colorado, Governor John Hickenlooper signed a bill on Thursday that legalized drive-for-hire services in consumers' own vehicles, including UberX.
In California, ridesharing is currently regulated through the state's Public Utilities Commission, although taxi drivers and Uber itself are challenging that authority.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2685112/Uber-forced-stop-surge-pricing-emergencies-natural-disasters-charging-EIGHT-TIMES-normal-fare-snowstorms-New-York.html
Uber agrees to stop 'surge' pricing during emergencies and natural disasters after charging EIGHT TIMES its normal fare during snowstorms in New York
Will set a cap during 'abnormal disruptions of the market,' limited to the range charged in the preceding 60 days and excluding the three highest prices
Firm operates in 128 cities across 37 countries
Came under fire in December when huge snowstorms left people stranded - and Uber charged up to eight times its normal fare
By MARK PRIGG
Daily Mail (UK)
PUBLISHED: 14:30 EST, 8 July 2014 | UPDATED: 17:35 EST, 8 July 2014
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The University of California (UC) has banned employees from using Uber, Lyft and Airbnb, on business trips — claiming the companies are so dangerous that they present “insurance concerns.”
The system’s Office of Risk Services determined that these and other service startups "are not fully regulated" and therefore "do not protect users to the same extent as a commercially regulated business,” according to an email sent out to the University of California - Los Angeles campus.
The rules apply to the employees of all schools in the UC system. Tweet This
According to an article in Inside Higher Ed in UC officials decided that using these services was so risky that it could present “insurance concerns.”
http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=5719
U of California bans employees from using Uber because it’s too dangerous
Katherine Timpf, Reporter
@kctimpf
on Jun 25, 2014 at 3:37 PM EDT
The Office of Risk Services determined these startups "are not fully regulated" and therefore "do not protect users to the same extent as a commercially regulated business.”
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http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=5724
Update: University of California says it isn't banning Uber, other peer-to-peer services
Katherine Timpf, Reporter
@kctimpf
on Jun 27, 2014 at 5:20 PM EDT
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The company is using a $1.2 billion windfall it got from Boston investors last month to start a national price war with cabs.
http://nypost.com/2014/07/07/uber-cuts-prices-to-compete-with-yellow-cabs/
Uber cuts prices to compete with yellow cabs
By Rebecca Harshbarger
July 7, 2014 | 1:12pm
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Uber, Lyft and other ride-share companies use smartphone apps to dispatch drivers who use their own personal vehicles.
PUC enforcement officer Charles Bowser testified at a hearing in Pittsburgh that allowing the services to operate without state oversight is a “recipe for disaster.”
http://nypost.com/2014/07/01/pennsylvania-judges-asked-to-shut-down-ride-share-companies/
Pennsylvania judges asked to shut down ride-share companies
By Associated Press
July 1, 2014 | 5:36pm
New York Post
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The move is aimed at providing Uber customers with a point-to-point service. Uber users would in theory be able to order up a ride to the East Side heliport at 34th Street and then board Blade’s fleet of choppers and have an Uber vehicle waiting at the other end to whisk them to their beach houses.
The helicopter rides are much higher margin than Uber’s typical car rides and some speculate they could figure larger in Uber’s business model in the future.
http://nypost.com/2014/06/30/uber-car-service-hooks-up-with-blade-choppers-for-hamptons-trips/
Uber hooks up with Blade choppers for Hamptons trips
By Claire Atkinson
New York Post
June 30, 2014 | 9:19pm
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http://www.thewire.com/technology/2014/06/lyft-uber-get-banned-from-virginia/372367/
JUN 6, 2014 4:26PM ET
TECHNOLOGY
Lyft and Uber Get Banned from Virginia
POLLY MOSENDZ
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Maher said in the statement. “We are the worldwide leader in innovation and we have no intention to back away from the progress we have made.”
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“It is fictional that Uber is not a taxi,” Bruce said. “It is a taxi, and it should be regulated like a taxi, meaning that their insurance coverage should have to be as full as a taxi’s. It should have to [undergo] police checks, safety checks, safety checks of their vehicles just like we do, and be licensed by the police and relevant government entities."
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2014/6/24/cmbridge-license-commission-ride-share/
Cambridge License Commission Discusses Crackdown on Ridesharing Services
By ALEXANDER H. PATEL,
Lyft and Uber Get Banned from Virginia
POLLY MOSENDZ
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Maher said in the statement. “We are the worldwide leader in innovation and we have no intention to back away from the progress we have made.”
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“It is fictional that Uber is not a taxi,” Bruce said. “It is a taxi, and it should be regulated like a taxi, meaning that their insurance coverage should have to be as full as a taxi’s. It should have to [undergo] police checks, safety checks, safety checks of their vehicles just like we do, and be licensed by the police and relevant government entities."
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2014/6/24/cmbridge-license-commission-ride-share/
Cambridge License Commission Discusses Crackdown on Ridesharing Services
By ALEXANDER H. PATEL,
Harvard CRIMSON STAFF WRITER
June 24, 2014
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The most recent alleged assault was eerily similar to one last August, when a woman told police she flagged down a livery sedan and was driven to a secluded spot in Newton, where she was raped. Both rapes have prompted renewed calls for regulations on livery drivers.
June 24, 2014
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The most recent alleged assault was eerily similar to one last August, when a woman told police she flagged down a livery sedan and was driven to a secluded spot in Newton, where she was raped. Both rapes have prompted renewed calls for regulations on livery drivers.
And how does this affect the petition of Uber to allow them to operate in Cambridge?
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2014/06/cops_rape_alert_not_needed
Cops: Rape alert not needed
Friday, June 27, 2014
Boston Herald
By: Owen Boss
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2014/06/cops_rape_alert_not_needed
Cops: Rape alert not needed
Friday, June 27, 2014
Boston Herald
By: Owen Boss
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