Both Uber and Hailo have been cleared to start operating their e-hail taxi services in New York City, but SideCar is still sidelined. The city and the service have been on a collision course since SideCar launched in the Big Apple in March, which came to a head this weekend when two drivers were ticketed.
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SideCar has acquired Heyride, an Austin, Tex.-based ride-sharing mobile app.
The California Public Utilities Commission has made a deal with Uber, that will allow the company’s black car service continue to operate while rules are finalized that specifically address mobile apps that allow users to arrange for rides with black car drivers and private citizens.
The California Public Utilities Commission today said that it has entered into an agreement with Lyft mobile application, revoking a cease-and-desist order until a rulemaking process addressing ride-sharing apps concludes six months from now.
Avis rental car company will acquire the car-share company Zipcar for $500 million, the companies announced today. Zipcar has been a standard-bearer for the sharing economy fueled by Internet technology, and the announced deal caused Avis to rise up among trending topics on Twitter.
SideCar, an app that allows users to arrange shared rides, will introduce surge pricing in San Francisco on New Year’s Eve to encourage more users to drive.
Uber “wasn’t ready” for a public emergency like Hurricane Sandy, Ryan Graves, the company’s head of global operations, admitted in a public interview in San Francisco today, but otherwise did little to backpedal from his company’s brash approach to pricing and regulation.
The California Public Utilities Commission, which regulates car services and ridesharing programs, will vote on December 20 on a proposal that would open a proceeding seeking to address its public safety concerns without stymieing the innovations offered by apps such as Uber, SideCar and Lyft.
It hasn’t been a good week for San Francisco taxi and ride-share apps. On November 9, two taxi drivers filed what they hope will be certified as a class action lawsuit against Uber stemming from its months-old taxi service in the city. And yesterday afternoon, Uber, SideCar and Lyft were fined $20,000 for operating what the state considers unlicensed charter businesses.
