RideShareRevolution

Uber Drivers Are Employees, Not Contractors, Says Calif. Labor Commission
In a decision that could have far-reaching consequences for Uber and the whole ridesharing industry, the California Labor Commission has...
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PayPal Extends One Touch Payment Feature To Web
PayPal announced the launch of One Touch for Web, enabling users to pay for things around the web without user IDs and passwords after their first login. The feature was first...
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Uber Driver Accused of Rape Spent 14 Years in Prison
A Houston Uber driver accused a raping a passenger has a criminal record, and had just been released from prison three years ago, according to reports. 57-year-old Duncan Eric B...
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Lyft Wants You to Get All Chummy with Your Driver
Lyft wants you to get to know your driver, and vice versa. If you're the type of person who wants to have a conversation with the person who picks you up from the bar (and ther...
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Uber Says It’s Committed to Making the Service Safer, but Is It Capable?
On any given day, 'everyone's private driver' Uber is dealing with some sort of problem. These include, but are not limited to,...
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Uber Looks to Build Its Own Navigation, Buys Mapping Company deCarta
Uber has bought mapping company deCarta, acquiring its tech and its people. An Uber spokesperson confirmed the acquisiti...
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Google, Uber Moving in on Each Other’s Turf?
It's possible that Google and Uber, two companies which, at least historically, have been friendly, are developing a bit of a rivalry. Uber has...
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Google Now Just Got A Lot More Useful
Google Now may be getting a whole lot more useful as Google just announced that it's integrating with third-party apps on Android. The company has already partnered with over 30 de...
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Uber Continues to Raise Tons of Money
Someone just gave Uber a bunch of money, again....
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Lyft Ditches Pink, Furry Mustache for Pink, Glowing Mustache
Lyft is ditching the giant, pink mustache that has adorned all some of its fleet since the company's launch. Don't worry – the pi...
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Yelp Filter Not Catching Biased Reviews
It may be a new year, but there are still problems with Yelp's review filter. We've been tipped to some research...
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Uber Sued in Hometown, Accused of Misleading Users over Background Checks
Uber is under fire from more cities – now including the one in which it is headquartered. San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon says that Uber has made "false or mislead...
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Uber Facing Lawsuit from the City of Portland, Oregon
On-demand ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft often operate in legal grey areas, residing somewhere between illegal and kind-of legal – depending on the specific laws of the c...
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Uber Could Soon Be Valued at $40 Billion
Uber could be valued at a staggering $35 to $40 billion after a new round of funding, according to a report. "T. Rowe Price Group Inc. is in discussions to be a new investor, s...
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Lyft Has Best Week Ever After Uber’s Run of Bad PR
Uber hasn't had a good few months, PR wise – and the past couple of weeks have been brutal. When one of your executives says that the company should start...
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