Idaho Panel Clears Bill to Ease Restrictions on Uber
A bill that would allow the popular ridesharing company Uber to bypass local city ordinances and operate how it wants in Idaho is headed to the House floor. The House Transportation and Defense...
View ArticleUber, Cab Companies Face Off Over Nevada Ridesharing Bill
Passions ran high this week over a bill that would create Nevada regulations specific to ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft, a prospect that cab and limo services criticize as a double...
View ArticleUtah’s Herbert Signs Ridesharing Regulations Into Law
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed a bill that creates new statewide regulations for ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft while overriding Salt Lake City regulations that have left the company’s...
View ArticleColorado Prosecutors Charge Uber Driver Accused Of Attempted Break-In
Prosecutors have charged a Colorado Uber driver accused of trying to break into the home of a woman he drove to the airport. The Denver District Attorney’s Office announced Monday that 51-year-old...
View ArticleUber Close to Return in Oregon City With Regulations
Months after suspending operations in Portland, Uber is on the verge of the returning to the city and operating under regulations. The city’s Private For-Hire Innovation Task Force released details...
View ArticleFirst Major California Insurer to Offer Ridesharing Endorsement
Farmers will become the first large California insurer to start offering a ridesharing insurance product on Thursday. In an announcement made at the Los Angeles office of California Department of...
View ArticleNew Insurance Rules for California Ridesharing in Effect Today
A new law requiring that ridesharing drivers and companies have liability insurance coverage during all three periods in which they use the ride-sharing application goes into effect today. The rules...
View ArticleUber to Settle Lawsuit Over California Girl’s Crosswalk Death
Uber is settling lawsuit with the family of a 6-year-old girl who died when a company driver hit her with his SUV. The San Francisco Chronicle reports the company is paying the family an undisclosed...
View Article‘Ridesharing’ a Climate Change Solution around the Corner
The solution to reducing carbon emissions may be just around the corner. Car sharing can reduce gas consumption and could ultimately help in the battle to curb climate change, according to a Natural...
View ArticleState Farm Introduces Ridehsare Coverage in Colorado
State Farm will offer customers a new endorsement in Colorado to cover insurance gaps for policyholders who use personal vehicles to provide rides for transportation network companies like Uber and...
View ArticleMercury Begins Offering Ridesharing Insurance in Arizona
Mercury Insurance is offering ridesharing insurance to cover Uber, Lyft and other transportation network company drivers in Arizona. The new coverage will provide drivers with insurance that will...
View ArticleBackground Checks For Uber, Lyft Drivers Established in Iowa
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has signed a bill into law that creates new statewide rules for ridesharing companies such as Uber and Uber to do business in Iowa. Branstad signed the bill this week following...
View ArticleHawaii to Allow Rideshare Operators at Honolulu Airport
Hawaii will allow ridesharing services to operate at the Honolulu airport on a permanent basis after changes were approved to administration rules. Uber and Lyft, which the state refers to as...
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