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Lyft expands safety feature that pairs women and nonbinary drivers and riders
Ride share giant Lyft is expanding its feature that pairs women and nonbinary riders with other women and nonbinary drivers to over 240 markets in the U.S.
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Lyft CEO touts success of airport ‘on-time pickup promise' for riders
Lyft CEO David Risher told CNBC’s Jim Cramer about the success of his company’s new “on-time pickup promise” launched ahead of the holiday travel season.
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Uber and Lyft will pay $328 million to settle wage theft claims in New York
Uber and Lyft will pay drivers in New York a combined $328 million to settle wage theft claims and have agreed to establish a minimum wage and paid sick leave for drivers across the state, Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday.
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Lyft's new feature lets women and nonbinary riders request drivers of the same gender
Lyft says it is ramping up its efforts to provide women and nonbinary users worry-free rides, whether they’re the rider or the driver. On Sept. 12, the ride-hailing company shared that it will roll out a new feature called Women+ Connect, that gives women and nonbinary riders the ability to request women and nonbinary riders. “Just for your own peace…
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Lyft's new feature lets women and nonbinary riders request drivers of the same gender
The ride-hailing app’s new feature aims to let women and nonbinary people feel more in control of their experience.
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Lyft's new feature connects women and nonbinary riders and drivers
The company said it launched the feature to give riders “peace of mind.”
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Attacks on Delivery Drivers Add Fears Among Gig Workers
Ride-hailing and food delivery companies say extreme violence is rare among the millions of trips completed each week by gig workers. But three attacks in Florida last month sent ripples of fear among some app-based drivers.
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Lyft's New CEO Begins Tenure With Layoffs, Reportedly Cutting 1,200 Jobs
A week after assuming the role of CEO at Lyft, David Risher said on Friday that “we will significantly reduce the size of the team.”
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LaGuardia Airport Passengers: A Rideshare Strike Could Soon Impact Your Travel
Gathered in the cell phone lot at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday, rideshare drivers started a one-week countdown to a strike. This coming Sunday (Feb. 26), the New York Taxi Workers Alliance says Uber and Lyft drivers won’t be picking up any fares from the airport between 12 p.m. and 12 a.m. The planned strike continues a push from NYC area…