Uber, Lyft and other app-based companies are in danger of coming up short with voters on a ballot measure that would allow them to again classify their workers as independent contractors, a new statewide poll shows.
September 23, 2020BusinessTechnologyAutonomous
Yandex, Uber to Spin Off Self-Driving Cars Into New Company
Yandex NV and Uber Technologies Inc. will spin off the self-driving car unit of their joint venture into a separate company, giving Yandex more control over the businesses and paving the way for new investors.
September 4, 2020GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous
Uber Expands Self-Driving Safety Report After NTSB Slams Culture
Uber Technologies Inc. vowed to make public more safety information regarding its self-driving cars after the National Transportation Safety Board placed partial blame for a fatal 2018 crash on the company’s policies.
August 28, 2020BusinessTechnologyLogistics
Uber, Lyft Win Delay on Converting Drivers to Employees
Uber and Lyft were spared from having to rapidly convert their California drivers to employees after an appeals court agreed they can keep their business models in place while challenging a judge’s order to comply with a state labor law.
August 20, 2020GovernmentBusinessTechnology
Uber Seeks Court Reprieve After California Shutdown Threat
Uber Technologies Inc. joined Lyft Inc. in asking an appeals court for an extended reprieve on converting California drivers to employees after both companies warned that a rapid overhaul of their business models may force them to suspend operations in their home state.
August 17, 2020GovernmentBusinessTechnologyLogistics
Uber, Lyft Denied Extended Delay of Driver Labor Ruling in California
Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. failed to persuade a judge to put an extended hold on his order converting their California drivers to employees while they appeal.
August 13, 2020GovernmentBusinessTechnologyLogistics
Uber’s Legal Strategy on Driver Fight: Delay, Appeal to Public
Uber Technologies Inc. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi’s warning that the company may have to temporarily shut down in California is textbook strategy for the ride-hailing giant: When adverse court rulings hit, appeal to the public for support and seek to delay regulatory action.
August 13, 2020GovernmentBusinessTechnology
Uber CEO Threatens Future Shutdown in California Over Labor Law
Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber Technologies Inc., threatened to temporarily shut down service in California if it loses a drawn-out fight over a state law seeking to reclassify contractors as employees.
August 12, 2020GovernmentBusiness
California Judge Rules Uber, Lyft Drivers Are Employees
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A judge on Aug. 10 ordered ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft to treat their California drivers as employees instead of independent contractors, but the ruling won't take effect right away as both companies said they will immediately appeal to a higher court.
August 11, 2020GovernmentBusinessTechnology
Uber Takes Shot at Lyft in Defense to Gig-Worker Suit
Uber Technologies Inc. is trying to duck a California lawsuit that threatens to upend its business model — by pointing a finger at Lyft Inc.
July 16, 2020