The company has tested tools that make rides safer, court records show. Measures to stem the violence have been set aside in favor of protecting the company’s business. Credit...Illustration by ...

"There's also a massive legal loophole because Uber are classed as a ridesharing company and not a taxi company, so that's how they avoid coming under the same kind of scrutiny as locally licensed ...

New York City Uber and Lyft drivers will get a pay bump and new work protections under rules passed by the city Taxi and Limousine Commission Wednesday. A tweak to the formula used to calculate driver ...

Uber and Lyft drivers who appeal deactivations by the rideshare giants rarely get reinstated, according to a report issued by the New York Taxi Workers Alliance and the Asian American Legal Defense ...

Hoping to assuage safety concerns — including increased scrutiny over sexual assaults — Uber is rolling out a new program in Chicago and 25 other cities Wednesday matching women drivers and passengers ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kim Elsesser covers issues that impact women in the workplace. Uber and Lyft's features, allowing women to prioritize female ...

Five rideshare drivers were banned from Nashville International Airport after leading a protest for better working conditions. The bans have caused severe financial hardship for the drivers, who rely ...

Uber has filed similar lawsuits against other firms, including a federal suit in New York against law firms Wingate, Russotti, Shapiro, Moses & Halperin, Banilov & Associates and the Lavelle Law Firm.