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Uber and BYD Forge Deal to Deploy 100,000 Electric Vehicles 

July 31, 2024
Uber, Lyft Applaud California Supreme Court Ruling on Gig Workers
Gig Economy // July 25, 2024

The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday (July 25) that gig workers can be classified as independent contractors, ending a long legal battle in the state. The court’s ruling upheld a lower-court decision that Proposition 22, a 2020 ballot measure that allowed companies to classify drivers...

California Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to Gig Worker Law
Gig Economy // May 21, 2024

On Tuesday (May 21), the California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging a ballot measure known as Proposition 22. The measure, which was approved by nearly 60% of voters in California in November 2020, allows app-based services such as Uber and Lyft to classify drivers in...

Uber Sued for $312 Million by London Cab Drivers
Legal // May 02, 2024

Uber is reportedly facing a $312 million lawsuit from drivers of London’s black cabs. That suit, according to a Bloomberg news report Thursday (May 2), was filed by more than 10,800 cabbies and accuses the tech giant’s ride hailing operation of operating in Great Britain’s largest city...

Uber Courts Parents of Small Children With Uber Car Seat
Ridesharing // March 26, 2024

Following offerings aimed at young drivers, Uber is now reaching out to even younger passengers. More to the point, the parents of those young passengers, with a new service called Uber Car Seat, announced Tuesday (March 26) for customers in America’s two largest cities. “Now available in New...

Interviews & Exclusives
China’s Post-IPO DiDi Crackdown Shows Power Still Trumps Pragmatism In Asia’s Largest Economy

July 06, 2021
In what appears to be an increasingly common show of might, Chinese government regulators have again clamped down domestically on a high-profile, publicly-traded company, despite its prominent name recognition and deep roster of foreign investors. The weekend move by the Cyberspace Administration of China that ordered local app-store operators to remove the rideshare giant DiDi Global […]

Quick Reads
Uber and BYD Forge Deal to Deploy 100,000 Electric Vehicles 

July 31, 2024
Uber on Wednesday (July 31) announced a multiyear strategic partnership aimed at integrating 100,000 BYD electric vehicles (EVs) into its platform across several key global markets. The initiative will begin in Europe and Latin America, with plans to expand to the Middle East, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. This partnership will provide Uber drivers with competitive […]

Uber, Lyft Applaud California Supreme Court Ruling on Gig Workers

July 25, 2024
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday (July 25) that gig workers can be classified as independent contractors, ending a long legal battle in the state. The court’s ruling upheld a...

California Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to Gig Worker Law

May 21, 2024
On Tuesday (May 21), the California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging a ballot measure known as Proposition 22. The measure, which was approved by nearly...

Uber Sued for $312 Million by London Cab Drivers

May 02, 2024
Uber is reportedly facing a $312 million lawsuit from drivers of London’s black cabs. That suit, according to a Bloomberg news report Thursday (May 2), was filed by more than 10,800 cabbies...