As pandemic safety measures have lifted in the US, ride-hailing drivers risk deactivation for imposing their own mask rules. Nearly two weeks ago, Uber and Lyft removed in-app buttons that…
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Uber, Taxi Cabs, and the Limits of Digital Disruption
Late last month, Uber struck a deal with two New York City cab companies that will give the app’s users access to the city’s iconic yellow cabs. The announcement was…
When Gig Workers Are Murdered, Their Families Foot the Bill
The maze of policies and supplemental policies can get complicated quickly. First off, most personal auto insurance plans don’t cover workers when they’re driving for hire. Secondly, payouts vary based…
Washington State Passed a Contentious New Gig Worker Law
James Childers says he really likes his job driving for Uber and Lyft in Spokane, a city in Washington State. But since he started working for ride-hailing companies in 2017,…
New York Taxi Drivers Hated Uber. Now They’re Going to Help It
Uber has been especially squeezed in New York, because the city has since 2018 capped the number of ride-hail vehicles allowed to operate on its roads. As of January, there…
California’s Plan to Electrify Uber and Lyft Doesn’t Add Up
California regulators, who are still hammering out the details of the Clean Miles Standard, have sensed the tension between drivers and the companies. “Employment status is the elephant in the…
Sky-High Gas Prices Push Europe’s Gig Workers to Strike
A year ago, Anna (not her real name) would spend eight hours a day driving for food delivery platforms Just Eat and Deliveroo to earn £150 ($200 USD) a day…
TV Struggles to Put Silicon Valley on the Screen
The first scene in the new Apple TV+ series WeCrashed perfectly sets up the saga that is about to unfold: WeWork’s board of directors has just voted to remove its…
‘I’m the Operator’: The Aftermath of a Self-Driving Tragedy
The media descended on the story the next day. Right away, experts were quoted lambasting Arizona’s lax regulatory environment, calling for a national moratorium on testing, and saying that fatalities…