DoorDash Drivers Strike for Tip Transparency
On July 31, some DoorDash drivers will refuse to work on the app to protest low wages and DoorDash’s decisionRead More
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Rideshare Rodeo Podcast: Passenger Optional Surge Pricing?
Uber Lyft Drivers & Gig Economy Workers Weekly News:Â Â Â This week I have Marissa Edens on the podcast. Â Read More
Leave a commentUber is moving into flower deliveries
The next time you open Uber Eats, you might see a new delivery option: a way to have flowers droppedRead More
Leave a comment‘Kid-Uber’ Apps Are Disrupting the Old Yellow School Bus Model
Rideshare companies for children are rapidly expanding to serve K-12 schools, worrying labor union representatives who fear the tech-savvy, quicker,Read More
Leave a commentDrunk driving fatalities have fallen by 6 percent thanks to ridesharing, Uber data analysis finds
Ridesharing apps like Uber appear to have noticeably reduced drunk driving fatalities in the United States, an analysis of internalRead More
Leave a commentUber changes practice to show drivers the full fare
Uber said Friday that, starting next week, it will show drivers the full fare charged to their customers, instead ofRead More
Leave a commentDoorDash Ethics Can’t Be Found
Uber Lyft Drivers & Gig Economy Workers Weekly News:   This week I have Willy Solis on the podcast.  WillyRead More
Leave a commentLyft To Offer Ford’s Self-Driving Cars In Austin (With Humans As Backup)
People in Austin who use the ride-hailing service Lyft will have the option of selecting a self-driving car starting inRead More
Leave a commentJobs of desperation: How rideshare, food delivery workers lose in the gig economy
Peter Young was napping between blood draws when his ringing phone woke him. He was lying in a hospital bedRead More
Leave a comment‘Uber for snake emergencies’: tech takes the sting out of bites in rural India
When 12-year-old Anay Sujith felt a sharp sting in his leg while asleep in his hut in a village inRead More
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