Uber agrees to allow sexual assault victims to sue

May 15, 2018 Leave a comment

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2014, file photo a man leaves the headquarters of Uber in San Francisco. Uber and Volvo announced, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2016, a $300 million deal for Volvo to provide SUVs to Uber for autonomous vehicle research. Eventually the Volvo SUVs will be part of the self-driving fleet in Pittsburgh.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Uber said it will let sexual assault and harassment victims sue the company in court and plans to release data on sexual violence and other dangerous incidents that occur on its ride-hailing service. Previously, Uber’s terms of service barred sexual ...

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Uber self-driving vehicle hits, kills woman walking in Arizona

March 19, 2018 Leave a comment

An Uber sign is displayed on a driver's car parked near the San Francisco International Airport parking area in San Francisco in 2014. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Police in a Phoenix suburb say one of Uber's self-driving vehicles has struck and killed a pedestrian.

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Studies are increasingly clear: Uber, Lyft congest cities

February 26, 2018 Leave a comment

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2018 file photo, traffic makes it's way across 42nd Street in New York City. One promise of ride-hailing companies was a drop in the number of cars in urban areas and an easing of clogged city streets. But a survey by an urban planning group suggests the opposite: That ride-hailing companies may be pulling riders off buses, subways and bicycles and putting them in cars. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Studies suggest that ride-hailing companies are pulling riders off buses, subways, bicycles and their own feet and putting them in cars instead.

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Woman killed in Charlottesville clashes was a paralegal

August 14, 2017 Leave a comment

Susan Bro, the mother of Heather Heyer, holds a photo of Bro's mother and her daughter, Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, in Charlottesville, Va. Heyer was killed Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, when police say a man plowed his car into a group of demonstrators protesting the white nationalist rally. Bro said that she is going to bare her soul to fight for the cause that her daughter died for. (AP Photo/Joshua Replogle)

Welcome to Monday. Here are some news items to start your week. Heather D. Heyer, 32, who was killed while protesting white nationalists in Charlottesville, Virginia on Saturday, was a paralegal in the bankruptcy division at the Miller Law Group. ...

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General Motors’ Maven Gig expanding to Baltimore, other US cities

August 10, 2017 Leave a comment

DETROIT — Maven Gig is going nationwide. The General Motors Co. service lets drivers rent cars by the week and use them for ride-hailing and other services. Maven Gig began this spring in San Diego and San Francisco. It will ...

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Keeping CEO job was 1 fight too many for Uber’s Kalanick

June 21, 2017 Leave a comment

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, file photo, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. Kalanick resigned under pressure from investors at a pivotal time for Uber. Uber's board confirmed the move early Wednesday, June 21, saying in a statement that Kalanick is taking time to heal from the death of his mother in a boating accident "while giving the company room to fully embrace this new chapter in Uber's history." (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Travis Kalanick’s combative personality created the culture that let Uber grow from startup to behemoth in just eight years. But under his direction the ride-hailing company had trouble growing up, leading to his downfall. Kalanick, 40, stepped down late Tuesday, ...

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MSBA panel: How do you solve a (legal) problem like Uber?

June 16, 2017 Leave a comment

OCEAN CITY – Nearly three million people in the United States work for companies such as Uber, Lyft and Airbnb, companies with business models allowing workers put in their own capital on their respective internet platforms to make money. As ...

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Maryland inks deal with Uber, Lyft for BWI Marshall rides

June 9, 2017 Leave a comment

The Maryland Board of Public Works has approved contracts allowing travelers to use select ride-sharing services to travel to and from Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Local news outlets report per a two-year deal approved Wednesday, the airport will establish ...

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Maryland has booted more than 4,000 Uber, Lyft drivers for failing screening requirements

April 11, 2017 Leave a comment

A man leaves the headquarters of Uber in San Francisco in 2014. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Maryland has booted more than 4,000 of the state’s ride-hail drivers off the roads since December 2015, because they failed to meet the state’s screening requirements, despite passing Uber and Lyft’s background checks, according to the Maryland Public Service Commission. ...

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Uber, Lyft drivers in Md. won’t have to submit fingerprints

December 23, 2016 Leave a comment

In this Wednesday, March 18, 2015, file photo, the Uber app displays on a smart phone cars available for a pick up in downtown Manhattan. A new law meant to regulate and tax ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft will need to be clarified when legislators reconvene in Annapolis in January. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Uber and Lyft drivers in Maryland won’t have to submit their fingerprints for background checks after the ride-hailing companies complained about the proposal. The Maryland Public Service Commission announced Thursday that it has approved an alternative background check process for ...