Sentences with phrase «stringent driver background»
At a roundtable talk with cab industry officials and state Assembly lawmakers in Manhattan today, Uber faced pushback from its taxi and livery car competition over a bill they argue would allow less stringent driver background checks, rider safety standards and insurance coverage than NYC requires for the app's drivers.
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Green said Lyft performs the most stringent background checks on drivers, including DMV records, as well as vehicle inspections.
As an example of the failings of Uber's background checks, the complaint cites the more than 8,000 drivers in Massachusetts who were pulled off the road after the state government decided to introduce more stringent screenings and reviewed the records of the 71,000 people who drove on Uber or Lyft.
The program was conceived as a way to help notify customers whether their potential driver had undergone and passed a more stringent background check by displaying a thumbs up sticker on the car.