Lyft

Amid losses, Uber driven to become advertising network

Don't want to see ads during your trip? Sorry, no app for that

Personal Tech19 Oct 2022 | 22

China to create workers' paradise for ride share drivers

Communist China (belatedly) recognises that drivers are people who need food, sleep, bathrooms, and unions

Software02 Dec 2021 | 5

Hyundai reveals the robotaxi it built for Lyft, and a version for its very own metaverse

Hey kids? Wanna play with the future of electro-robotic transport? You get to do it two years before Lyft

AI + ML01 Sep 2021 | 6

Toyota buys Lyft’s autonomous car group for $550m

Oh what a dealing

Personal Tech27 Apr 2021 | 14

If Google and Apple won't help us, we'll sort it out the Linux way: 21 companies form Mobile Native Foundation

Lyft, Microsoft, Slack, Capital One, Airbnb become bedfellows

Applications04 Mar 2021 | 6

Californians OK'd Prop 22, Uber and Lyft tell appeals court. So how about we let gig workers be gig workers?

They have a point

Science10 Nov 2020 | 7

That's ride on time: Lyft, Uber to continue taxi app service in Cali after appeals court hits pause on AB5 brouhaha

Fight over driver employment rights to rumble into October amid threats to pull plug on Golden State

Personal Tech20 Aug 2020 | 10

Bratty Uber throws tantrum, threatens to cut off California unless judge does what it says in driver labor rights row

Final update CEO says making cyber-cabbies employees would be a bridge too far

Science12 Aug 2020 | 116

California Attorney General asks judge to force Lyft and Uber to classify drivers as employees – or else

Request for injunction raises pressure on cash-burning ride hailing apps

Science25 Jun 2020 | 20

California bigwigs rule Uber, Lyft dial-a-ride drivers are employees, not contractors

Good news: You may get basic rights. Bad news: No one is hailing cabs

Science10 Jun 2020 | 49

City of Los Angeles sued for tracking rental scooter rides – that's the rideshare company's job says EFF and ACLU

Maybe they were just baffled to see people getting around without cars

Science09 Jun 2020 | 11

Uber, Lyft struck by sue-ball, no, sue-meteorite in California after insisting their apps' drivers aren't employees

Plus: Airbnb lays off 25% of workforce amid coronavirus pandemic lockdowns

Science05 May 2020 | 39

Lyft dumps 17% of staff, furloughs 5%, cuts pay as people stay home, avoid rides in possibly virus-ridden cars

Uber is reportedly thinking about laying off 5,000-plus, too

Science29 Apr 2020 | 10

Woman sues Lyft, says driver gang-raped her at gunpoint – and calls for app safety measures we can't believe aren't already in place

Analysis Sex assault survivor reveals her two-year fight for justice

Personal Tech18 Sep 2019 | 46

Uber, Lyft and DoorDash put $30m apiece into ballot battle fund to kill gig-economy employee benefits

We love our employees, sorry, contractors, so much we’ll spend a small fortune stopping them from getting overtime, workers’ comp etc

On-Prem30 Aug 2019 | 31

Lyft pulls its e-bike fleet from San Francisco Bay Area after exploding batteries make them the hottest seat in town

Super Cali 'leccy bikes are proving quite atrocious, even though the biz insists they really quite precocious

Personal Tech01 Aug 2019 | 83

Clarifai job cuts, Lyft and Waymo love-in and OpenAI's scary GPT-2 goes live – well, sort of

Roundup Bits and bobs from the week's AI news

AI + ML11 May 2019 | 3

Uber, Lyft rides among the biggest reasons why you're probably sitting in traffic right now – study

Maybe Wednesday's strike helped a bit

Personal Tech09 May 2019 | 44

Double trouble for Lyft after share price drop sparks class action lawsuits claiming hype

Rideshare company lied about market share, claim investors

On-Prem19 Apr 2019 | 47

Tech hub blames tech: San Francisco fingers Uber, Lyft rides for its growing traffic headache

Nothing to do with lousy infrastructure, poor public transport, etc etc etc

Personal Tech16 Oct 2018 | 29

Prof claims Lyft did a hit-and-run on his ride-sharing tech patent

App-ademic's lawsuit demands jury trial, damages, etc etc etc for alleged infringement

Personal Tech25 Jul 2018 | 30

Wow, braking news: Overworked, tired ride-sharing drivers declared a public health risk

Self-driving AI won't snooze at the wheel – it may run you over

Science16 Apr 2018 | 15

Uber-Lyft study author jams into reverse gear over abysmal pay claims

Dial-a-ride driving sucks... but sucks less than previously thought

On-Prem08 Mar 2018 | 14

MIT gives one-star review to Lyft, Uber over abysmal '$3.37/hr' pay

Updated Gig economy serfs make less than min wage, on average, according to uni study

Science03 Mar 2018 | 46

Portland posts full report on Uber's dirty dealings with Greyball

No further penalties for ride-sharing giant, however

On-Prem15 Sep 2017 | 19

FBI probing Uber over use of 'Hell' spyware to track rival biz Lyft

Beleaguered company says it's 'cooperating' with investigation

Legal08 Sep 2017 | 18

So thoughtful. Uber says it won't track you after you leave their vehicles

Company again reminded of difference between 'we can do this' and 'we should do this'

On-Prem29 Aug 2017 | 43

Ride-snare: Lyft ruse helps cops cuff suspect in tech CEO murder case

'How would you rate your ride?'

Security28 Jun 2017 | 18

Congresscritters float benefits for gig workers

Bill would let contractors get unemployment and paid leave

On-Prem25 May 2017 | 6

Google, Lyft, IBM mix microservices into management mesh

Kubernetes cluster cat herding, brought to you by Istio

Software24 May 2017 |

Uber sued by ex-Lyft driver tormented by app maker's 'Hell' spyware

Law-flouting ride service challenged for alleged privacy, wiretap, and business law violations

Personal Tech25 Apr 2017 | 45

Lyft drops $27m on the table to make annoying driver lawsuit go away

Settlement conveniently avoids deciding whether app-cabbies are employees

On-Prem17 Mar 2017 | 10

The Pew 'gig economy' study is here, and it's grim

More than half of workers say they rely on apps to make ends meet

On-Prem18 Nov 2016 | 20

Uber, Lyft drivers shamed for 'racial bias' by uni eggheads

Study finds dial-a-car services also tend to overcharge women

Legal31 Oct 2016 | 41

Waze to go, Google: New dial-a-ride Uber, Lyft rival 'won't vet drivers'... What could go wrong?

Chocolate Factory also settles up cookie complaints

On-Prem31 Aug 2016 | 29

Speaking in Tech: Uber and Lyft tell Austin: Hell no, we won't give you the finger

Podcast Spent over $8m trying to defeat ballot

On-Prem11 May 2016 | 3

Lyft, Uber throw Texas-sized tantrum over Austin driver law

Car services leave in a huff over fingerprinting requirement

Legal09 May 2016 | 39

Drive for Lyft or Uber in SF? Your wallet is about to get lighter

Frisco flings further fees for freelance ferriers

On-Prem15 Apr 2016 | 38

Uber is bombarding us with painfully probing subpoenas, cries Lyft

Dial-a-ride upstart says its main rival is using courts to plunder trade secrets

Legal19 Feb 2016 | 14

Lyft to drivers: Here's $12.25m, now shut up about employee rights

Ride sharer coughs up settlement so cyber-cabbies keep 'contractor' status

Legal27 Jan 2016 | 4

Uber rival Lyft bags $248m as Saudi investor and pals buy a slice

Reported to be looking for $1bn in funding

On-Prem24 Dec 2015 | 6

Judge adds new army to Uber driver suit

Opens door for more plaintiffs in class action case

On-Prem10 Dec 2015 | 10

Whoever hacked Uber's driver database wasn't our CTO, says rival Lyft

Exec's IP address used to eyeball leaked security key, but not the addy used to snatch info

Security09 Oct 2015 | 8

Uber rivals Lyft and Didi adopt 'enemy's enemy is my friend' policy

China and US at forefront of taxi war

On-Prem17 Sep 2015 |

Who the hell is still using Lyft? And why put up with junk texts 'n' calls, huffs FCC

Pink-mustaches left red-faced after commish takes action

On-Prem11 Sep 2015 | 12

Google Now now SLURPS data from third party apps so YOU don't have to

Search tool consensually ransacks Airbnb, Lyft, et al

Applications31 Jan 2015 | 59

Uber reveals fresh passenger data spaff – and city officials are OK with this

Storm in a Boston tea cup

On-Prem13 Jan 2015 | 11

San Franciscans: Lyft and UberX want to take you to the airport

If your driver doesn't pull you out of the car and smash your phone first, that is

Legal22 Oct 2014 |

Super Cali so litigious, Uber is the focus. Even German judges say it's something quite atrocious

Lies! It's all lies, says upstart

On-Prem27 Sep 2014 | 30

Ban? What ban? Lyft buys carpool app maker Hitch

Ridesharer splashes on multi-rider transport service

On-Prem24 Sep 2014 | 1

Super Cali goes ballistic, Uber Pool is bogus: Ride sharing biz is illegal in the state, says regulator

Want to car pool commerically? Get a license

Legal13 Sep 2014 | 23

Uber, Lyft and cutting corners: The true face of the Sharing Economy

Analysis Casual labour and tired ideas = not really web-tastic

Legal29 Aug 2014 | 54

Rubber Ub' hub: Uber test-drives condoms, gift card, soap etc deliveries

Get drugstore stuff in a hurry – like it's a 1999 dotcom bubble all over again

On-Prem19 Aug 2014 | 2

Uber alles.. NOT: Berlin bans taxi ride app over 'safety' fears

If we see you on the road - that's €25k

Legal14 Aug 2014 | 42

Uber and Lyft sitting in a tree, 'c-a-n-c-e-l-l-i-n-g each other's rides'

You talkin' to me? Dirty tricks claims spark ugly war of words

On-Prem13 Aug 2014 | 35

Fares fair, says New York: Lyft finally gets in gear for the Big Apple

Here comes the pink mustache

On-Prem26 Jul 2014 | 2