Sentences with phrase «of ridesharing»

Ford hopes to harness the newfound power of ridesharing to bring autonomous vehicles to the people.

When Utah's brief legislative session came to a close in March, proponents of ridesharing services offered by transportation network companies rejoiced.

For Serbian entrepreneur Vuk Guberinic, the lack of ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft in Belgrade spurred him to launch his own taxi - hailing app, Car: Go.

In addition, the new laws will create a digital registry of all ridesharing platforms and their passengers.

Despite TfL's severe criticisms of the ridesharing service in 2017, Elvidge insisted «the safety of riders and drivers using Uber is a top priority.»

July 24, 2014 - Police are warning the public about the insurance - related risks of ridesharing service Uber, according to South Carolina news reports.

Rewards credit cards have always offered bonuses and points for airline travel, and several have jumped on the popularity of ridesharing services like Uber, reimbursing credits to frequent riders.

As tempting as it may be to make a fast buck or two using services like Uber, you're better off avoiding the possible legal, financial and personal safety concerns that arise out of ridesharing activity.

People like the idea of ridesharing, but reliable information regarding the legality and insurance implications of that activity is hard to come by.

Please inform your personal auto insurance broker of your ridesharing activities to ensure you can be covered by Northbridge Insurance's commercial policy.

The growing popularity of ridesharing services simply adds to the traffic and congestion on the city's roads.

In January 2015, Temple University researchers found that the availability of ridesharing at a lower cost than traditional taxi service in certain cities reduced drunk - driving deaths by about six percent.

It enables a driver and a client to get in touch, it applies a more or less transparent pricing scheme that allows to determine the costs of the ridesharing service and offers a quality review mechanism so that clients can evaluate the service offered by their independent and non-professional chauffeur.

As UberPOP drivers generally are non-professional drivers making ancillary revenue out of their ridesharing activities, they do not have a taxi or other transport license and are not employed by Uber.

TreeHugger is a big fan of ridesharing, carpooling and otherwise cutting back on the number of drivers on the road, and we dug a little deeper into how to do that here.

I'm here to point you in the direction of a great option that combines the flexibility and independence of renting a car with the ease of use of a ridesharing service: Zipcar.

The advent of ridesharing and taxi mobile apps are providing alternative mobility choices that reduce reliance on personally - owned automobiles.

«During the many large - scale events that have recently come to KeyBank Center and HarborCenter, the biggest complaint we've received is the lack of ridesharing,» said Michael Gilbert, Buffalo Sabres vice president of administration and general manager of HarborCenter.

This delay has gone on far too long, and continues to baffles visitors and residents who can't take advantage of ridesharing, which is a convenient, safe and affordable transportation option,» said Legislator Edward Rath, who also serves on the Visit Buffalo Niagara Board of Directors.

«Despite our new facilities and the resurgence of surrounding development, the absence of ridesharing puts Buffalo at a disadvantage on the national and international stages.

Buffalo, NY (WBEN) Local cab companies will meet with Mayor Brown Tuesday to try to come up with ways to make taxis competitive with the growing market of ridesharing.

In a letter to Governor Cuomo, the New York State Association of Police Chiefs cited a link between the availability of ridesharing and a reduction in the incidence of drunk driving.

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«By working with Uber to bring the benefits of ridesharing to Westchester, County leaders recognize the importance of technology and innovation in their community.»

A Temple University study released in 2015 found that drunken driving deaths decreased by an average of 3.6 % to 5.6 % in California cities following the introduction of ridesharing services in 2009.

A Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles study released last year found alcohol - related driving deaths dropped 22 % in 2015 following the presence of ridesharing.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said he's supportive of a ridesharing measure and potentially have a statewide regulatory system in place.

New Republican State Senator Chris Jacobs said he also was pleased to hear the Governor's support of ridesharing, as well as the additional commitment of $ 500 million toward economic development initiatives.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN)- Tourists in Buffalo for the NCAA Tournament are disappointed over the lack of ridesharing options like Uber and Lyft in Upstate New York.

Tourists like Jason White from Morgantown, West Virginia and Tom Varian from Saratoga Springs, New York, were disappointed with the lack of ridesharing.

The state senator is urging people to voice their displeasure over the lack of ridesharing options by using the hashtag #NotAgain and to tag Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.

«This legislation includes incredibly burdensome insurance provisions, the highest ridesharing taxes in the nation and unworkable regulations that would completely undermine the ability of ridesharing to work in Upstate and Western New York,» the senator said.

VANCOUVER, B.C. — The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade applauds today's news that the Provincial Government is shifting gears and moving towards the introduction of ridesharing in B.C. and the modernization of the taxi industry.

The National Resources Defense Council and the University of California - Berkeley are teaming up to conduct an environmental study on the impact of ridesharing services Uber and Lyft.

Most hold a favourable view of ridesharing app, though two - thirds say it needs to be further regulated May 4, 2018 — A new public opinion study from the Angus Reid Institute finds age to be the main driver of opinion

UberEATS, the food delivery branch of the ridesharing company lately embroiled in a series of scandals culminating in the ouster of its...

Most recently, the GVBOT worked together with 11 other organizations to publish a joint op - ed asking for the immediate introduction of ridesharing in British Columbia.

For more than two years, the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade has been a leading voice advocating for the introduction of ridesharing in B.C. and the modernization of the taxi industry.

The report points to a recent survey that found 70 per cent of Lower Mainland residents are in favour of allowing ridesharing services to operate in B.C. and notes that the municipalities of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody and Langley Township have all come out in favour of ridesharing in recent weeks.

Before ridesharing really started to hit the mainstream, governments and organizations were promoting the benefits of ridesharing.

There are many forms of ridesharing.

Says Vaculik, expanding transport beyond traditional roads could help bypass trillions in estimated infrastructure costs, save consumers lost time driving, create more efficient networks between cities and even make way for a fleet of ridesharing options — Ubers and Lyfts in air.

This is the latest development in the fight for drivers of ridesharing apps to be classified as employees rather than independent contractors.

Only instead of ridesharing, JoyRun enables its users — currently only college students — to piggyback on each other's coffee and takeout trips.

We certainly have a lot of ridesharing things going on.

More than 50 percent of the ridesharing company's drivers in the U.S. are over the age of 40 and more than 24 percent are over the age of 50, according to data provided by Uber.

This would seem to be the credo of ridesharing company Uber, which is now onboarding the pair of automotive security researchers responsible for hacking a Jeep Cherokee this summer while a writer for Wired was at the car's helm.

At least in the case of ridesharing companies, these background checks don't always meet the rigor of checks required for taxi drivers in certain areas.

As Harry Campbell, founder of the Rideshare Guy website, told the Guardian, «The most common feedback we hear from drivers is they end up earning a lot less than they expected.»

Uber Technologies Inc.'s Travis Kalanick left the strategy panel over Trump's immigration policies earlier this year when he was still CEO of the rideshare company.