ride-sharing services

Uber is offering sign-up bonuses and other incentives for drivers as it faces record demand for rides and meal delivery

A state judge on Monday struck down a New York City rule expected to take effect next year that would have limited how much time Uber, Lyft and other for-hire vehicles could spend without passengers in the busiest parts of town. In his decision, state Supreme Court Judge Lyle Frank called the city’s rules “arbitrary and capricious.” In August,...

The rideshare giant’s report showed there were nearly 6,000 reported sexual assaults, ranging from groping to rape. There were 4 rapes reported each week, one in every 5 million rides.NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

More than one in six vehicles operated by Uber and Lyft drivers has unrepaired defects covered by outstanding safety recalls, according to a new study cited by NBC News. And that’s not the only disturbing news about your shared ride — a separate study shows that the interior of the vehicle is likely 35,000 times dirtier than a toilet seat....

Hundreds of family and friends packed a New Jersey temple to mourn a college student who was killed after she got into a car she mistook for an Uber. Brian Thompson reports.

Hundreds of family members, friends and colleagues flooded a New Jersey temple Wednesday to bid farewell to the young college student brutally killed when she mistakenly got into the wrong car, thinking it was her Uber.

Thanks to the Eagles having beaten the Vikings, many of the feelings in Minnesota this week were a little colder and darker than the usual wintry conditions, even with Super Bowl 52 coming closer into view.

Officials in Buffalo are welcoming the expansion of ride-sharing services as a way to reduce alcohol-related crashes.

Ride-sharing services is coming to Westchester County after all.

Two competing ride-sharing services are teaming up to encourage New Yorkers to share the city’s famous yellow taxis for a discounted fare.

Two Walmart stores in New Jersey are testing a new program that will have employees personally deliver online packages to customers in the area.  The company says it will leverage its existing shipping routes and fulfillment centers to expand delivery options for customers. “We already have trucks moving orders from fulfillment centers to stores for pickup,” Walmart said in...

Black people using Uber and Lyft can face longer wait times and other forms of racial profiling, according to a new study on the ride-sharing services reporting on by NBC News. The study, conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, found that drivers are more likely to discriminate against passengers with “African American-sounding names” than riders who appear white. Researchers...

Ford Motor Co. says it will have a fully autonomous vehicle ready to provide ride-hailing or ride-sharing services by 2021. Ford CEO Mark Fields announced the new goal Tuesday at the company’s Silicon Valley campus in Palo Alto, California. Ford says its new vehicle won’t need a steering wheel or gas and brake pedals. That’s a break from many other...

Taxi and Uber black car drivers in Philadelphia are planning to refuse service during this summer’s Democratic National Convention if lawmakers don’t crack down on ride-sharing services, several trade groups say.

General Motors Co. and ride-hailing company Lyft Inc. are forming an unprecedented partnership that could help them beat their rivals to the self-driving future....
Lyft said Monday that GM invested $500 million in the company as part of a round of a $1 billion round of fund-raising. GM gets a seat on Lyft’s board and access to the three-year-old company’s software,...