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Grandmother Cited for Driving for Uber in Portsmouth Wants a Trial
In October, 63-year-old Stephanie Franz was cited for driving for Uber in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Franz, a grandmother, now wants to fight these citations at […]
UberHealth Is Bringing Flu Prevention to Your Doorstep
Uber is bringing flu prevention right to your doorstep. On Thursday, Uber users can request delivery of a $10 “wellness pack”—stocked with supplies like tissues, hand […]
Fasten Looks to Join Boston’s Ride Hailing Market
The rapid growth of Uber and Lyft is not scaring off possible competitors in the hypercompetitive Boston ride hailing market. Fasten entered the Boston market […]
Boston Taxis Hope to Fend off Extinction with New Apps
Boston area taxis will soon be accessible via apps that are similar to Uber and Lyft, the popular ride hailing services that have gradually cut […]
Lyft, Uber to Face off with Taxis at Beacon Hill Hearing
The slew of bills aiming to regulate the ride hailing industry are set to go before the Financial Services Committee on Beacon Hill during a Tuesday […]
Number of Taxi Cab Rides in Boston Plummeting
When was the last time you took a taxi somewhere? Hard to remember, right? New numbers from the Boston Police Department hackney carriage division indicate your […]
UberPOOL Launches in Boston
Despite opposition from local taxi cab drivers, Uber continues to operate—and expand—in Boston. On Thursday, the company’s local branch launched uberPOOL, a new option that […]
State Legislators Pressured by Uber Campaign Speak out
Two state legislators targeted by Uber for sponsoring a bill on Beacon Hill that would regulate the ride hailing company spoke out in a Boston Globe […]
Uber Fights Massachusetts Taxi Cartels with Sophisticated Campaign
While taxi cab drivers in Cambridge throw a fit about the end of their government-enforced monopoly, ride-hailing juggernaut Uber is fighting back with a sophisticated digital […]
Why You Can’t Catch a Taxi in Cambridge Today
Your business is suffering, but nobody really feels bad for you because your service sucks and you’ve enjoyed a government-sanctioned monopoly for decades, so what […]
Boston Fines Uber Drivers Even as Massachusetts Tries to Allow Them
If you’ve been following news of Gov. Charlie Baker’s attempt to create statewide regulations for Uber and Lyft, today’s headline might seem discordant. “Even as […]
Uber India Introduces New Safety Feature: The SOS Button
Uber India announced that it will introduce an SOS button to its apps, a feature that allows riders to give police crucial information in case of […]
Gov. Baker’s Proposed Regulations Would Be a Win for Uber and Lyft
Since launching in Massachusetts, Uber has vocally fought efforts made by states and cities to regulate the burgeoning e-hailing industry. But when Gov. Charlie Baker proposed […]
Women’s Group Wants Uber, Lyft to Improve Background Checks
The Massachusetts Chapter of the National Organization for Women wants companies like Uber and Lyft to beef up their background checks on drivers. The group […]
Cambridge Finally Requiring Its Cabs to Take Credit Cards
No, this isn’t a Throwback Thursday. As of April 1, 2015, the Cambridge License Commission announced Wednesday that all Cambridge taxi cabs must be able to process credit […]