Angry Cab Drivers Pack Hearing On Proposed Ride-Sharing Regulations
Taxicab and rideshare drivers are debating about regulating popular transportation companies like Uber and Lyft at a packed public hearing in downtown Boston.
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Taxicab and rideshare drivers are debating about regulating popular transportation companies like Uber and Lyft at a packed public hearing in downtown Boston.
Before we know it we will be writing 2015! So what were my thoughts last year at this time?
The accused driver waived his dangerousness hearing on Wednesday.
A man who works as a driver for the ride-sharing service Uber is accused of raping a woman he picked up in Boston.
Three women told Boston Police they were indecently assaulted over the weekend after getting into cars that they believed were part of a ride-share service they had contacted.
Things got a little loud around Boston City Hall Monday afternoon as cab drivers protested outside before a hearing inside on Uber and LYFT.
A Boston labor lawyer has sued the car service Uber, alleging that it exploits its drivers.
Tuesday night, the Cambridge License Commission will vote on a series of regulations that could shut down ride-sharing services like UberX and Lyft. According to a blog post from Uber, the new rules would include a $50 minimum price for any non-taxi car ride no matter the distance or time of the ride, a ban on requesting rides on-demand from anything other than a taxi, and prohibit the use of devices like phones and tablets in calculating fares.
Uber, the technology company that uses a phone app to get you a ride, just raised $1.2 billion in new financing.
Dozens of taxis filled the streets in front of Uber's Boston headquarters on Thursday as part of a protest.
The Boston Police Commissioner William Evans says he wants more public regulation of what he calls "gypsy cabs."
Uber Technologies of San Francisco has set up an app to operate a car-for-hire service that cab companies say violates every regulation in the book.
Quite possibly the greatest (or worst) app ever invented is set to launch Friday in Boston. It allows you to summon an ice cream truck.