Cab company owners say if local municipalities can not regulate ride - hailing as they do the taxi industry, the state law should at least have requirements that DMV conduct driver background checks, including fingerprinting. (newsday.com)
Besides requiring driver background checks from screening firms accredited by the NAPBS accredite, S 2864 — which was passed in June of 2016 — puts Uber, Lyft, and other TNCs under the oversight of the Rhode Island public utilities commission, sets minimum insurance requirements, and establish an annual $ 30,000 permit for companies with 200 or more drivers, WJAR Channel 10 in Providence, RI reports. (esrcheck.com)
In May, Uber and Lyft unsuccessfully attempted to prevent a city ordinance in Austin requiring them to do more extensive driver background checks, but not before they combined to pay nearly $ 9 million in campaigning efforts. (inc.com)