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That's because drivers have jumped ship to work for the upstarts, and new drivers entering the profession have opted for the ride services as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Examiner reported on Wednesday that Yellow Cab, the largest taxi company in the city, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfexaminer.com/yellow-cab-to-file-for-bankruptcy/\" target=\"_blank\">will soon file for bankruptcy\u003c/a> in order to restructure its business.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"On background, multiple sources told the Examiner that cab companies are having a tough time hiring competent drivers and may be hiring drivers with spotty driving records,\" the paper said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet, there are other drivers who have taken the opposite route, going from Uber and Lyft to driving a cab.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mickey Kelley operates the San Francisco Taxi School, which offers prospective cab drivers the courses they must take to get licensed. Classes range from five to 15 students each week. He estimates that from one-third to one-half of his students over the last six months have been former Uber and Lyft drivers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It started longer than six months ago, but about six months ago it really picked up,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of those were former cab drivers who had let their licenses expire when they moved on to the ride-service companies but now wanted to return to taxi work, Kelley says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We’ve had cab drivers that quit driving a cab [to work for a ride-service firm], and a lot of those guys have come back and had to drive a cab again,“ he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hansu Kim, owner of Flywheel Cab, said he's seen the same thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re seeing a stream of UberX and Lyft drivers looking to drive a taxi now,\" Kim said. \"It used to be a trickle, now it’s more of a stream. Not the floodgates, yet.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Flywheel referred me to Abdallah Hammad, 49, who has been driving for the company for about three years. To supplement his income, he drove on the side for both Uber and Lyft for about a year, but stopped around seven or eight months ago. The main reason: the extra cost and \"wear and tear\" of using his own car to do business.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Note: Ride-service drivers can get partial relief from this expense by using the standard mileage-rate deduction on their tax returns.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hammad said that twice during Uber calls, customers became angry at the inflated fares they had to pay during a \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=surge+pricing+ube\" target=\"_blank\">surge pricing period\u003c/a> and slammed his car door so hard he had to have his automatic windows repaired.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But hadn't those customers agreed to accept the surge price when they ordered the ride?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[Passengers] are \u003ca href=\"http://thegrio.com/2016/01/03/ubers-new-years-eve-surge-pricing-outrages-passengers-worldwide/\" target=\"_blank\">still mad\u003c/a>, even though they know in advance,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hammad said passengers who had to fork over during a surge also tended to give him a lower rating. Uber drivers must maintain a 4.6 passenger rating or be \u003ca href=\"http://observer.com/2015/02/uber-drivers-the-punishment-for-bad-ratings-is-costly-training-courses/\" target=\"_blank\">suspended from driving\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kelly Dessaint, 44, who chronicles his \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfexaminer.com/author/k_dessaint/\" target=\"_blank\">adventures as a cab driver\u003c/a> for the San Francisco Examiner, started his professional driving career working for Uber and Lyft in 2014. But he quit early last year, went to taxi school, and has been driving for National Veterans Cab in San Francisco since February. He says he likes the feeling of community among cab drivers and that he makes more money driving a taxi than he did for Uber and Lyft.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’re doing all these $5 rides, you’re not getting tipped,” he said about driving for the ride services. “With a cab you can talk it up and people will tip you really well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Uber doesn’t \u003ca href=\"http://www.scpr.org/news/2015/10/21/55137/uber-tips-policy-causing-confusion-possibly-lower/\">allow tipping\u003c/a>, and Dessaint says \"you can tip on Lyft but nobody does. It’s so rare.” (Lyft says passengers collectively \u003ca href=\"http://thehub.lyft.com/blog/2015-highlights-for-drivers?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=82821259\" target=\"_blank\">gave more than $40 million in tips\u003c/a> to its 100,000 drivers in 2015. That's an average of $400 for each driver.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kelley, of the San Francisco Taxi School, believes that ride-service drivers who do the math discover that after maintenance and depreciation on their vehicle, they can do better driving a cab, which hasn't always been the case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If you go back two years ago, it used to be pretty profitable to drive for [the ride services],\" he said. \"It’s just not anymore.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A price war between Uber and Lyft has contributed to a \u003ca href=\"http://fortune.com/2014/05/28/in-price-wars-some-uber-and-lyft-drivers-feel-the-crunch/\" target=\"_blank\">decline in driver pay\u003c/a>. Michael Banko, for instance, who has been driving for Lyft in San Francisco since 2012, said the lower rates that Lyft now charges have cut his driving income in half. He did say, however, that he gets tips from passengers “all the time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How Much Do Ride Service Drivers Really Make? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nobody has really figured out, empirically, whether taxi or TNC (transportation network company) drivers make more money. Early last year, Uber released data that showed their drivers having the advantage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"A lot of former taxi drivers have decided they wanted to work for themselves and become self-employed,” the company wrote in an April 2015 \u003ca href=\"https://newsroom.uber.com/taxi-driver-jobs-vs-driving-with-uber/\">Uber Newsroom post\u003c/a>. \"These ex-taxicab drivers are choosing Uber because they like making more money and having a much more flexible schedule.” The post included this graphic: \u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10815071\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/12/uberEarnings.jpg\" alt=\"uberEarnings\" width=\"788\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/12/uberEarnings.jpg 788w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/12/uberEarnings-400x266.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/12/uberEarnings-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That $19.04 per hour figure comes from a \u003ca href=\"http://www.bsgco.com/insights/uber-the-driver-roadmap\" target=\"_blank\">December 2014 survey\u003c/a> by Benenson Strategy Group of 601 Uber \"driver partners\" in 20 markets. An Uber \u003ca href=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/uber-static/comms/PDF/Uber_Driver-Partners_Hall_Kreuger_2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">analysis\u003c/a>, put together in conjunction with economist Alan B. Krueger, also cited data in a \u003ca href=\"http://stats.bls.gov/oes/2013/may/oes533041.htm\" target=\"_blank\">May 2013 Occupational Employment Statistics Survey\u003c/a> by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to show that taxi and limo drivers in six key markets made a median wage of $12.90 per hour, compared with Uber drivers' $19.19. But the Uber earnings figures \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/01/22/the-missing-data-point-from-ubers-driver-analysis-how-far-they-drive/\" target=\"_blank\">do not subtract the cost of gas, insurance and other expenses, like repairs\u003c/a>. (Newsweek \u003ca href=\"http://www.newsweek.com/thousands-drivers-declined-take-uber-survey-which-claims-78-drivers-satisfied-301252\" target=\"_blank\">also noted \u003c/a>that Uber price cuts went into effect soon after the survey. )\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A similar survey released by Uber last month notably didn't address \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Uber-survey-highlights-driver-happiness-ignores-6676872.php\" target=\"_blank\">how much\u003c/a> drivers make.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another data point: In September and October 2015, Sherpashare, a company that helps ride-service drivers track their earnings, surveyed 963 Uber and Lyft drivers. You can see self-reported gross income in this \u003ca href=\"https://www.sherpashare.com/share/the-top-demographic-trends-of-the-on-demand-workforce-appendix/\" target=\"_blank\">chart\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The data found a big discrepancy in earnings between drivers over and under 55. Those who worked 31 to 40 hours per week and were 55 or under made an average of $2,162 gross per month, while those over 55 made $1,662.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another \u003ca href=\"https://www.sherpashare.com/share/what-uber-lyft-drivers-earn-per-trip/\" target=\"_blank\">SherpaShare study\u003c/a>, “based on millions of UberX and Lyft trips tracked by drivers on the SherpaShare platform,” reported the average gross earnings per trip in May 2015 for each company in major cities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, the average trip earned UberX drivers -- and again, these are gross earnings --- $14.65. Lyft drivers grossed $13.42 a trip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And yet another set of numbers: \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/11/16/california-regulators-offer-a-tiny-glimpse-of-data-from-uber-and-lyft\" target=\"_blank\">Aggregated data for all ride-service trips\u003c/a> in California presented at a Nov. 5 meeting of the California Public Utilities Commission and obtained by KQED combine stats submitted by UberX, Lyft, Sidecar, Summon, Wings and Shuddle. It shows the distribution of rides by the amount that passengers paid over 2014-15. Almost half of all fares were under $10, with an additional 23 percent between $10 to $15. A driver's share would be less than that after Uber and Lyft took their cut.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes533041.htm\" target=\"_blank\">May 2014 Occupational Employment Statistics Survey\u003c/a> found 178,000 cab drivers and chauffeurs in the country made an average of almost $26,000, or $12.35 per hour. In California, the average was $28,190 and $13.56 per hour.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A Former Cab Driver Who Loves Uber\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In response to taxi driver Abdallah Hammad's negative experience driving for Uber, company spokeswoman Eva Behrend referred me to current UberX driver Tammy Johnson, of East Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson, 38, told me she loves working for Uber, after driving for cab companies in San Leandro and Walnut Creek, where she experienced \"harassment in different forms. Everyone trying to hit on you.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Financial concerns also compelled her to switch. In general, every time taxi drivers go out on a shift, there's a chance they'll actually \u003cem>lose\u003c/em> money, because most of them lease their vehicles from the cab companies. Combine that with the cost of gas, and drivers start every shift in the hole. Johnson says that at least five times she didn't make enough money in fares to cover her daily costs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She also said there was \"too much favoritism. Family members and insiders got the best calls.\" She felt compelled to buy dispatchers lunch or a bottle of wine to gain favor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To be sure, the taxi industry has long had a reputation as a place where drivers \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/12/11/taxi-drivers-and-whos-taking-money-out-of-their-pockets\" target=\"_blank\">have to pay cab company employees\u003c/a>. The San Francisco Transportation Code prohibits these payments, which some in the industry call tips, and others refer to as bribes, but the rule is unenforced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the amounts may seem small, they can add up. For example, John Han, a longtime San Francisco cab driver, told me he switched back to working at Yellow Cab in part because dispatchers at another company, which he didn't want to name, were demanding a total of $10 per day instead of the $6 he had been paying at Yellow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Drivers are generally split over the fairness of this tipping system -- some don't mind, some say it's onerous. Either way, even $10 a day over the course of a year can easily add up to a couple of thousand dollars in a job that doesn't pay much to begin with. In 2014, one cab driver I talked to told me he was quitting to go to work for a ride service specifically because of having to pay taxi dispatchers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>New Taxi Meters: Leveling the Playing Field?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last month, California's Division of Measurement Standards \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Flywheel-aims-to-replace-taxi-meters-with-6713925.php\" target=\"_blank\">approved TaxiOS\u003c/a> from Redwood City's Flywheel, a new GPS-based taxicab metering system. That's the same Flywheel that enables passengers to request cabs, track their location and pay, all via smartphones, just like Uber and Lyft.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Flywheel says about 80 percent of San Francisco cabs now accept calls from its app. The requests go out to every taxi that uses the system regardless of which company they work for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Susan Shaheen, co-director of the \u003ca href=\"http://tsrc.berkeley.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Transportation Sustainability Research Center\u003c/a> at UC Berkeley, last month \u003ca href=\"https://soundcloud.com/kqed/california-allows-smartphone-metered-taxis\" target=\"_blank\">told KQED's Mina Kim\u003c/a> that TaxiOS, which works with Android phones, will add \"an additional layer of flexibility to the taxi industry,\" allowing fare-splitting among customers and dynamic prices based on demand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=\"https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/238752982\" params=\"color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" iframe=\"true\" /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hansu Kim -- who likes Flywheel's e-hailing system so much he \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/DeSoto-S-F-s-oldest-taxi-firm-rebrands-6087480.php\" target=\"_blank\">renamed his company\u003c/a> after it -- thinks the new TaxiOS meters will further enable cabbies to compete with Uber and Lyft drivers. About 50 Flywheel cabs participated in a recent two-month pilot program of the new meters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kim believes the abundance of San Francisco cabs that have adopted Flywheel's convenient e-hailing system leaves Uber and Lyft with the sole advantage of lower prices. He says the new meters will offer his drivers the ability to compete on cost, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"With our [new] system we can now go to lower rates, more competitive rates ... where they’re appropriate,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Flywheel -- the smartphone platform, not the cab company -- will create an algorithm that lowers prices when demand is low, Kim said. Those calls will be offered to cab drivers, who can decide whether to take them or not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cabs will still not be able to charge more during periods of high demand, as Uber has \u003ca href=\"http://bgr.com/2016/01/04/new-years-eve-uber-surge-pricing-reactions/\" target=\"_blank\">notoriously done\u003c/a>, because the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has to approve any higher fares. However, Kim says, customers can lure cabs when they appear to be scarce through a pre-tipping component on the Flywheel app.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"A passenger through their app can say I’m going to tip you 10 bucks, or 20 percent, and that creates a tremendous incentive for someone to ... go pick up that fare.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kim said TaxiOS will also allow him to offer drivers a \"split meter system,\" in which the problem that former cab driver Tammy Johnson described -- leasing a cab and then not making enough money to cover the cost of the rental -- wouldn't be a risk, because the cab company will take only a portion of what the driver makes, the same business model that Uber and Lyft use.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I need to be able to lease vehicles to drivers who want to drive just a few hours a week part time,\" Kim said. \"So the traditional payment system, where you pay a lease for a cab for a certain amount of time, that needs to change.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two taxi drivers I spoke to about the new TaxiOS meters were less than enthusiastic, if not downright suspicious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Ultimately, the new Flywheel meters are fixing a problem that doesn’t exist,\" said Kelly Dessaint. He said his customers already split fares and negotiate for lower fares on slow nights. And he considers the algorithmic ability to decrease prices to be a bug, not a feature.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It becomes a race to the bottom,\" he said. \"And that's how Uber and Lyft screw their drivers.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Uber has \u003ca href=\"https://newsroom.uber.com/beating-the-winter-slump-price-cuts-for-riders-with-guaranteed-earnings-for-drivers/\" target=\"_blank\">claimed\u003c/a> drivers actually make more in \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/uber_PriceCuts_BlogInfographic-01.png\" target=\"_blank\">some cities\u003c/a> under the price cuts.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>John Han, who drives for Yellow Cab, echoed Dessaint's concern.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that’s just participating in a race to the bottom,\" Han said. \"I don't want to compete for these lesser fares. It would be another reason to hand in my keys as a taxi driver.\"\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"One factor is a price war that has hurt the bottom line of ride-service drivers. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1452204957,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":63,"wordCount":2488},"headData":{"title":"In Reversal, Some Drivers Ditching Uber and Lyft for Cabs | KQED","description":"One factor is a price war that has hurt the bottom line of ride-service drivers. ","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"disqusIdentifier":"10813314 http://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=10813314","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/01/07/in-reversal-some-drivers-ditching-uber-and-lyft-for-cabs/","disqusTitle":"In Reversal, Some Drivers Ditching Uber and Lyft for Cabs","path":"/news/10813314/in-reversal-some-drivers-ditching-uber-and-lyft-for-cabs","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>As you will quickly discover if you ask your cab driver what he or she thinks about Uber and Lyft, those who work in the taxi industry consider the ride-service companies to be four-letter words of another order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, over the past few years, San Francisco taxi companies have had trouble filling their shifts. That's because drivers have jumped ship to work for the upstarts, and new drivers entering the profession have opted for the ride services as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Examiner reported on Wednesday that Yellow Cab, the largest taxi company in the city, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfexaminer.com/yellow-cab-to-file-for-bankruptcy/\" target=\"_blank\">will soon file for bankruptcy\u003c/a> in order to restructure its business.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"On background, multiple sources told the Examiner that cab companies are having a tough time hiring competent drivers and may be hiring drivers with spotty driving records,\" the paper said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet, there are other drivers who have taken the opposite route, going from Uber and Lyft to driving a cab.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mickey Kelley operates the San Francisco Taxi School, which offers prospective cab drivers the courses they must take to get licensed. Classes range from five to 15 students each week. He estimates that from one-third to one-half of his students over the last six months have been former Uber and Lyft drivers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It started longer than six months ago, but about six months ago it really picked up,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of those were former cab drivers who had let their licenses expire when they moved on to the ride-service companies but now wanted to return to taxi work, Kelley says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We’ve had cab drivers that quit driving a cab [to work for a ride-service firm], and a lot of those guys have come back and had to drive a cab again,“ he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hansu Kim, owner of Flywheel Cab, said he's seen the same thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re seeing a stream of UberX and Lyft drivers looking to drive a taxi now,\" Kim said. \"It used to be a trickle, now it’s more of a stream. Not the floodgates, yet.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Flywheel referred me to Abdallah Hammad, 49, who has been driving for the company for about three years. To supplement his income, he drove on the side for both Uber and Lyft for about a year, but stopped around seven or eight months ago. The main reason: the extra cost and \"wear and tear\" of using his own car to do business.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Note: Ride-service drivers can get partial relief from this expense by using the standard mileage-rate deduction on their tax returns.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hammad said that twice during Uber calls, customers became angry at the inflated fares they had to pay during a \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=surge+pricing+ube\" target=\"_blank\">surge pricing period\u003c/a> and slammed his car door so hard he had to have his automatic windows repaired.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But hadn't those customers agreed to accept the surge price when they ordered the ride?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[Passengers] are \u003ca href=\"http://thegrio.com/2016/01/03/ubers-new-years-eve-surge-pricing-outrages-passengers-worldwide/\" target=\"_blank\">still mad\u003c/a>, even though they know in advance,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hammad said passengers who had to fork over during a surge also tended to give him a lower rating. Uber drivers must maintain a 4.6 passenger rating or be \u003ca href=\"http://observer.com/2015/02/uber-drivers-the-punishment-for-bad-ratings-is-costly-training-courses/\" target=\"_blank\">suspended from driving\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kelly Dessaint, 44, who chronicles his \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfexaminer.com/author/k_dessaint/\" target=\"_blank\">adventures as a cab driver\u003c/a> for the San Francisco Examiner, started his professional driving career working for Uber and Lyft in 2014. But he quit early last year, went to taxi school, and has been driving for National Veterans Cab in San Francisco since February. He says he likes the feeling of community among cab drivers and that he makes more money driving a taxi than he did for Uber and Lyft.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’re doing all these $5 rides, you’re not getting tipped,” he said about driving for the ride services. “With a cab you can talk it up and people will tip you really well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Uber doesn’t \u003ca href=\"http://www.scpr.org/news/2015/10/21/55137/uber-tips-policy-causing-confusion-possibly-lower/\">allow tipping\u003c/a>, and Dessaint says \"you can tip on Lyft but nobody does. It’s so rare.” (Lyft says passengers collectively \u003ca href=\"http://thehub.lyft.com/blog/2015-highlights-for-drivers?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=82821259\" target=\"_blank\">gave more than $40 million in tips\u003c/a> to its 100,000 drivers in 2015. That's an average of $400 for each driver.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kelley, of the San Francisco Taxi School, believes that ride-service drivers who do the math discover that after maintenance and depreciation on their vehicle, they can do better driving a cab, which hasn't always been the case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If you go back two years ago, it used to be pretty profitable to drive for [the ride services],\" he said. \"It’s just not anymore.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A price war between Uber and Lyft has contributed to a \u003ca href=\"http://fortune.com/2014/05/28/in-price-wars-some-uber-and-lyft-drivers-feel-the-crunch/\" target=\"_blank\">decline in driver pay\u003c/a>. Michael Banko, for instance, who has been driving for Lyft in San Francisco since 2012, said the lower rates that Lyft now charges have cut his driving income in half. He did say, however, that he gets tips from passengers “all the time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How Much Do Ride Service Drivers Really Make? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nobody has really figured out, empirically, whether taxi or TNC (transportation network company) drivers make more money. Early last year, Uber released data that showed their drivers having the advantage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"A lot of former taxi drivers have decided they wanted to work for themselves and become self-employed,” the company wrote in an April 2015 \u003ca href=\"https://newsroom.uber.com/taxi-driver-jobs-vs-driving-with-uber/\">Uber Newsroom post\u003c/a>. \"These ex-taxicab drivers are choosing Uber because they like making more money and having a much more flexible schedule.” The post included this graphic: \u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10815071\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/12/uberEarnings.jpg\" alt=\"uberEarnings\" width=\"788\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/12/uberEarnings.jpg 788w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/12/uberEarnings-400x266.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/12/uberEarnings-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That $19.04 per hour figure comes from a \u003ca href=\"http://www.bsgco.com/insights/uber-the-driver-roadmap\" target=\"_blank\">December 2014 survey\u003c/a> by Benenson Strategy Group of 601 Uber \"driver partners\" in 20 markets. An Uber \u003ca href=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/uber-static/comms/PDF/Uber_Driver-Partners_Hall_Kreuger_2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">analysis\u003c/a>, put together in conjunction with economist Alan B. Krueger, also cited data in a \u003ca href=\"http://stats.bls.gov/oes/2013/may/oes533041.htm\" target=\"_blank\">May 2013 Occupational Employment Statistics Survey\u003c/a> by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to show that taxi and limo drivers in six key markets made a median wage of $12.90 per hour, compared with Uber drivers' $19.19. But the Uber earnings figures \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/01/22/the-missing-data-point-from-ubers-driver-analysis-how-far-they-drive/\" target=\"_blank\">do not subtract the cost of gas, insurance and other expenses, like repairs\u003c/a>. (Newsweek \u003ca href=\"http://www.newsweek.com/thousands-drivers-declined-take-uber-survey-which-claims-78-drivers-satisfied-301252\" target=\"_blank\">also noted \u003c/a>that Uber price cuts went into effect soon after the survey. )\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A similar survey released by Uber last month notably didn't address \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Uber-survey-highlights-driver-happiness-ignores-6676872.php\" target=\"_blank\">how much\u003c/a> drivers make.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another data point: In September and October 2015, Sherpashare, a company that helps ride-service drivers track their earnings, surveyed 963 Uber and Lyft drivers. You can see self-reported gross income in this \u003ca href=\"https://www.sherpashare.com/share/the-top-demographic-trends-of-the-on-demand-workforce-appendix/\" target=\"_blank\">chart\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The data found a big discrepancy in earnings between drivers over and under 55. Those who worked 31 to 40 hours per week and were 55 or under made an average of $2,162 gross per month, while those over 55 made $1,662.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another \u003ca href=\"https://www.sherpashare.com/share/what-uber-lyft-drivers-earn-per-trip/\" target=\"_blank\">SherpaShare study\u003c/a>, “based on millions of UberX and Lyft trips tracked by drivers on the SherpaShare platform,” reported the average gross earnings per trip in May 2015 for each company in major cities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, the average trip earned UberX drivers -- and again, these are gross earnings --- $14.65. Lyft drivers grossed $13.42 a trip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And yet another set of numbers: \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/11/16/california-regulators-offer-a-tiny-glimpse-of-data-from-uber-and-lyft\" target=\"_blank\">Aggregated data for all ride-service trips\u003c/a> in California presented at a Nov. 5 meeting of the California Public Utilities Commission and obtained by KQED combine stats submitted by UberX, Lyft, Sidecar, Summon, Wings and Shuddle. It shows the distribution of rides by the amount that passengers paid over 2014-15. Almost half of all fares were under $10, with an additional 23 percent between $10 to $15. A driver's share would be less than that after Uber and Lyft took their cut.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes533041.htm\" target=\"_blank\">May 2014 Occupational Employment Statistics Survey\u003c/a> found 178,000 cab drivers and chauffeurs in the country made an average of almost $26,000, or $12.35 per hour. In California, the average was $28,190 and $13.56 per hour.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A Former Cab Driver Who Loves Uber\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In response to taxi driver Abdallah Hammad's negative experience driving for Uber, company spokeswoman Eva Behrend referred me to current UberX driver Tammy Johnson, of East Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson, 38, told me she loves working for Uber, after driving for cab companies in San Leandro and Walnut Creek, where she experienced \"harassment in different forms. Everyone trying to hit on you.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Financial concerns also compelled her to switch. In general, every time taxi drivers go out on a shift, there's a chance they'll actually \u003cem>lose\u003c/em> money, because most of them lease their vehicles from the cab companies. Combine that with the cost of gas, and drivers start every shift in the hole. Johnson says that at least five times she didn't make enough money in fares to cover her daily costs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She also said there was \"too much favoritism. Family members and insiders got the best calls.\" She felt compelled to buy dispatchers lunch or a bottle of wine to gain favor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To be sure, the taxi industry has long had a reputation as a place where drivers \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/12/11/taxi-drivers-and-whos-taking-money-out-of-their-pockets\" target=\"_blank\">have to pay cab company employees\u003c/a>. The San Francisco Transportation Code prohibits these payments, which some in the industry call tips, and others refer to as bribes, but the rule is unenforced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the amounts may seem small, they can add up. For example, John Han, a longtime San Francisco cab driver, told me he switched back to working at Yellow Cab in part because dispatchers at another company, which he didn't want to name, were demanding a total of $10 per day instead of the $6 he had been paying at Yellow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Drivers are generally split over the fairness of this tipping system -- some don't mind, some say it's onerous. Either way, even $10 a day over the course of a year can easily add up to a couple of thousand dollars in a job that doesn't pay much to begin with. In 2014, one cab driver I talked to told me he was quitting to go to work for a ride service specifically because of having to pay taxi dispatchers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>New Taxi Meters: Leveling the Playing Field?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last month, California's Division of Measurement Standards \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Flywheel-aims-to-replace-taxi-meters-with-6713925.php\" target=\"_blank\">approved TaxiOS\u003c/a> from Redwood City's Flywheel, a new GPS-based taxicab metering system. That's the same Flywheel that enables passengers to request cabs, track their location and pay, all via smartphones, just like Uber and Lyft.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Flywheel says about 80 percent of San Francisco cabs now accept calls from its app. The requests go out to every taxi that uses the system regardless of which company they work for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Susan Shaheen, co-director of the \u003ca href=\"http://tsrc.berkeley.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Transportation Sustainability Research Center\u003c/a> at UC Berkeley, last month \u003ca href=\"https://soundcloud.com/kqed/california-allows-smartphone-metered-taxis\" target=\"_blank\">told KQED's Mina Kim\u003c/a> that TaxiOS, which works with Android phones, will add \"an additional layer of flexibility to the taxi industry,\" allowing fare-splitting among customers and dynamic prices based on demand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cdiv class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__shortcodes__shortcodeWrapper'>\n \u003ciframe width='100%' height='166'\n scrolling='no' frameborder='no'\n src='https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/238752982&visual=true&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false'\n title='https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/238752982'>\n \u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/div>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hansu Kim -- who likes Flywheel's e-hailing system so much he \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/DeSoto-S-F-s-oldest-taxi-firm-rebrands-6087480.php\" target=\"_blank\">renamed his company\u003c/a> after it -- thinks the new TaxiOS meters will further enable cabbies to compete with Uber and Lyft drivers. About 50 Flywheel cabs participated in a recent two-month pilot program of the new meters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kim believes the abundance of San Francisco cabs that have adopted Flywheel's convenient e-hailing system leaves Uber and Lyft with the sole advantage of lower prices. He says the new meters will offer his drivers the ability to compete on cost, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"With our [new] system we can now go to lower rates, more competitive rates ... where they’re appropriate,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Flywheel -- the smartphone platform, not the cab company -- will create an algorithm that lowers prices when demand is low, Kim said. Those calls will be offered to cab drivers, who can decide whether to take them or not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cabs will still not be able to charge more during periods of high demand, as Uber has \u003ca href=\"http://bgr.com/2016/01/04/new-years-eve-uber-surge-pricing-reactions/\" target=\"_blank\">notoriously done\u003c/a>, because the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has to approve any higher fares. However, Kim says, customers can lure cabs when they appear to be scarce through a pre-tipping component on the Flywheel app.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"A passenger through their app can say I’m going to tip you 10 bucks, or 20 percent, and that creates a tremendous incentive for someone to ... go pick up that fare.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kim said TaxiOS will also allow him to offer drivers a \"split meter system,\" in which the problem that former cab driver Tammy Johnson described -- leasing a cab and then not making enough money to cover the cost of the rental -- wouldn't be a risk, because the cab company will take only a portion of what the driver makes, the same business model that Uber and Lyft use.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I need to be able to lease vehicles to drivers who want to drive just a few hours a week part time,\" Kim said. \"So the traditional payment system, where you pay a lease for a cab for a certain amount of time, that needs to change.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two taxi drivers I spoke to about the new TaxiOS meters were less than enthusiastic, if not downright suspicious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Ultimately, the new Flywheel meters are fixing a problem that doesn’t exist,\" said Kelly Dessaint. He said his customers already split fares and negotiate for lower fares on slow nights. And he considers the algorithmic ability to decrease prices to be a bug, not a feature.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It becomes a race to the bottom,\" he said. \"And that's how Uber and Lyft screw their drivers.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Uber has \u003ca href=\"https://newsroom.uber.com/beating-the-winter-slump-price-cuts-for-riders-with-guaranteed-earnings-for-drivers/\" target=\"_blank\">claimed\u003c/a> drivers actually make more in \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/uber_PriceCuts_BlogInfographic-01.png\" target=\"_blank\">some cities\u003c/a> under the price cuts.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>John Han, who drives for Yellow Cab, echoed Dessaint's concern.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that’s just participating in a race to the bottom,\" Han said. \"I don't want to compete for these lesser fares. It would be another reason to hand in my keys as a taxi driver.\"\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/10813314/in-reversal-some-drivers-ditching-uber-and-lyft-for-cabs","authors":["80"],"programs":["news_6944"],"categories":["news_1758","news_8","news_248","news_1397"],"tags":["news_4524","news_2024","news_4952","news_4523","news_4953"],"featImg":"news_10794695","label":"news_6944"},"news_10543563":{"type":"posts","id":"news_10543563","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"10543563","score":null,"sort":[1432937140000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"a-look-at-farmers-new-insurance-for-california-uber-and-lyft-drivers","title":"A Look at Farmers' New Insurance For California Uber and Lyft Drivers","publishDate":1432937140,"format":"standard","headTitle":"The California Report | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":72,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Never mind the state regulations, the sky-high valuations and the fact that a character on a recent \"Veep\" mentioned catching an Uber. Maybe an indication that any concept has entered the fabric of mainstream American society is that you can get it insured.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Uber Communications Director Eva Behrend didn't say that exactly, yesterday -- the first day that all transportation network company drivers in the state could purchase insurance for the commercial activities going on in their vehicles. But she hinted at broad acceptance of the ride-service model when she said, “We believe this is another way that people are recognizing that ride-sharing is part of California’s economy.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new insurance is offered by Farmers as a supplement -- called an endorsement -- to drivers' personal auto policies, and it will cost an additional 8 percent of their premium. A smaller insurer, MetroMile, already offers \u003ca href=\"https://www.metromile.com/uber/\" target=\"_blank\">individual ride-service insurance\u003c/a>, but it's exclusive to Uber drivers. That insurance costs a base rate plus a per-mile charge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But now drivers for Lyft, Sidecar or any other TNC can buy insurance to cover what various stakeholders call Period 1. That's the interval of time that drivers have their app open and are available to be matched with a customer, but have yet to accept the fare. An insurance gap during this interval came to light after the death of 6-year-old Sofia Liu, who was hit by an UberX driver on New Year's Eve, 2013. Uber said its $1 million insurance policy, required by the state, did not cover the accident because the driver was not on his way to or transporting a passenger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since then, California has \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/09/02/2014/Uber_Lyft_California_insurance/\" target=\"_blank\">enacted AB2293\u003c/a>, which goes into effect July 1 and requires all ride-service companies to offer liability insurance for Period 1 of at least $50,000 per individual and $100,000 total per incident for bodily injury, and $30,000 for property damage. An additional $200,000 in excess coverage is also required. Behrend of Uber, by far the largest TNC (it claims 20,000 drivers in the Bay Area alone) says the company is on schedule to meet all those requirements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But drivers have been incurring all sorts of risks when they use their personal vehicles for TNC work. During Period 1, Uber and Lyft do not offer collision (coverage for when the policyholder is at fault), comprehensive (for fire, theft and other damage), underinsured motorist coverage or medical payments. (They also do not offer those coverages for the succeeding periods, unless drivers carry them on their personal policies).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones thinks that's a problem.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Liability coverage (offered by Lyft and Uber) doesn’t include coverage for repair of your vehicle, damage to your vehicle which may occur outside of an accident, for medical costs you might incur if you’re injured … nor does it include uninsured and underinsured coverage, where even if the other person is at fault and they don’t have insurance, then you'll have recourse to nothing. All those are not required by law.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, while earlier versions of regulations proposed by the California Public Utilities Commission did require TNCs to offer those additional coverages, the only option now for drivers who want the full boat of insurance is to buy it from an insurer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We’re encouraging other insurers to file policies with us,\" Jones said. \"We’d like to see more products offered.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>More Details on Farmers Policy\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Farmers' head of innovation, Mariel Devesa, explained to me Thursday what you can and cannot do regarding its new ride-service product.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>If your personal auto insurance is with another company, you'll have to switch to Farmers. The product is not a stand-alone TNC policy, but a hybrid personal-commercial product.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>You can't mix and match coverage amounts for personal time in your car and your time doing TNC work. The policy add-on will be a straight extension of your existing personal policy with Farmers. So, for example, if you are covered for $30,000 in comprehensive and $30,000 in collision on your personal policy, you can't up those amounts for your TNC add-on, even if you think the risk is greater during that period. You can, however, increase the amount on your underlying personal policy, which will then carry over into your TNC work.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Likewise, you can't carry one category of coverage on your personal policy and another on the ride-service endorsement, and vice versa. If you have collision and underinsured motorist, for example, on your personal policy, that's what you must carry for the TNC portion.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Devesa said Farmers structured it this way so the policy's transition from personal to commercial insurance would be as seamless as possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Coming out of the Insurance Shadows? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the things we've heard over and over again from TNC drivers is that they have not informed their insurance company of what they do, for \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/11/14/can-lyft-uberx-drivers-lose-their-insurance\" target=\"_blank\">fear of losing their personal coverage\u003c/a>. Although only a handful of reports have surfaced of this actually occurring, the word among drivers is that it's a definite risk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mike Banko, who's been driving for Lyft since December 2012, is typical of that \"don't ask, don't tell\" attitude.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I've been with my insurance company for the past 16 years,\" he said. \"I never have disclosed to them I do ride-share, but they also have never asked.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Does he worry about that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I do believe they would cover me during a Period 1 accident, but I think they may then drop me. But I’m not 100 percent sure.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Banko said he'd feel less exposed if he could be proactively honest with his insurance company, and he said he intended to get a quote from Farmers, which he's not insured with, as soon as possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I also asked John Han, a longtime San Francisco cab driver, if he'd now consider making the switch to a TNC, because he'd gone partially down that road a couple of years ago, abandoning the attempt because he couldn't get coverage whenever he told an insurer he intended to use his vehicle for ride-service work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Han said no dice, not in 2015.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That was the case in late 2013, early 2014. I couldn’t get insurance and that was the deal breaker. But since then, \u003ca href=\"http://fortune.com/2014/05/28/in-price-wars-some-uber-and-lyft-drivers-feel-the-crunch/\" target=\"_blank\">Uber and Lyft have gotten into their price war\u003c/a>. So if I'd made the switch back then, I could be expected to make the same amount of money per ride, approximately (as from driving a taxi). But now they’ve made their prices so low, that even with this new insurance product, there’s more to consider. I think nowadays some cab drivers may be making more than the average TNC driver, and that was not the case before.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Is that true? Well, Mike Banko, for one, says he now makes about half of what he used to as a Lyft driver.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But that's another story.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Drivers for other ride services can also get a policy for new hybrid personal-commercial product.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1432940784,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":27,"wordCount":1206},"headData":{"title":"A Look at Farmers' New Insurance For California Uber and Lyft Drivers | KQED","description":"Drivers for other ride services can also get a policy for new hybrid personal-commercial product.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"disqusIdentifier":"10543563 http://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=10543563","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/05/29/a-look-at-farmers-new-insurance-for-california-uber-and-lyft-drivers/","disqusTitle":"A Look at Farmers' New Insurance For California Uber and Lyft Drivers","path":"/news/10543563/a-look-at-farmers-new-insurance-for-california-uber-and-lyft-drivers","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Never mind the state regulations, the sky-high valuations and the fact that a character on a recent \"Veep\" mentioned catching an Uber. Maybe an indication that any concept has entered the fabric of mainstream American society is that you can get it insured.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Uber Communications Director Eva Behrend didn't say that exactly, yesterday -- the first day that all transportation network company drivers in the state could purchase insurance for the commercial activities going on in their vehicles. But she hinted at broad acceptance of the ride-service model when she said, “We believe this is another way that people are recognizing that ride-sharing is part of California’s economy.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new insurance is offered by Farmers as a supplement -- called an endorsement -- to drivers' personal auto policies, and it will cost an additional 8 percent of their premium. A smaller insurer, MetroMile, already offers \u003ca href=\"https://www.metromile.com/uber/\" target=\"_blank\">individual ride-service insurance\u003c/a>, but it's exclusive to Uber drivers. That insurance costs a base rate plus a per-mile charge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But now drivers for Lyft, Sidecar or any other TNC can buy insurance to cover what various stakeholders call Period 1. That's the interval of time that drivers have their app open and are available to be matched with a customer, but have yet to accept the fare. An insurance gap during this interval came to light after the death of 6-year-old Sofia Liu, who was hit by an UberX driver on New Year's Eve, 2013. Uber said its $1 million insurance policy, required by the state, did not cover the accident because the driver was not on his way to or transporting a passenger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since then, California has \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/09/02/2014/Uber_Lyft_California_insurance/\" target=\"_blank\">enacted AB2293\u003c/a>, which goes into effect July 1 and requires all ride-service companies to offer liability insurance for Period 1 of at least $50,000 per individual and $100,000 total per incident for bodily injury, and $30,000 for property damage. An additional $200,000 in excess coverage is also required. Behrend of Uber, by far the largest TNC (it claims 20,000 drivers in the Bay Area alone) says the company is on schedule to meet all those requirements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But drivers have been incurring all sorts of risks when they use their personal vehicles for TNC work. During Period 1, Uber and Lyft do not offer collision (coverage for when the policyholder is at fault), comprehensive (for fire, theft and other damage), underinsured motorist coverage or medical payments. (They also do not offer those coverages for the succeeding periods, unless drivers carry them on their personal policies).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones thinks that's a problem.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Liability coverage (offered by Lyft and Uber) doesn’t include coverage for repair of your vehicle, damage to your vehicle which may occur outside of an accident, for medical costs you might incur if you’re injured … nor does it include uninsured and underinsured coverage, where even if the other person is at fault and they don’t have insurance, then you'll have recourse to nothing. All those are not required by law.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, while earlier versions of regulations proposed by the California Public Utilities Commission did require TNCs to offer those additional coverages, the only option now for drivers who want the full boat of insurance is to buy it from an insurer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We’re encouraging other insurers to file policies with us,\" Jones said. \"We’d like to see more products offered.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>More Details on Farmers Policy\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Farmers' head of innovation, Mariel Devesa, explained to me Thursday what you can and cannot do regarding its new ride-service product.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>If your personal auto insurance is with another company, you'll have to switch to Farmers. The product is not a stand-alone TNC policy, but a hybrid personal-commercial product.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>You can't mix and match coverage amounts for personal time in your car and your time doing TNC work. The policy add-on will be a straight extension of your existing personal policy with Farmers. So, for example, if you are covered for $30,000 in comprehensive and $30,000 in collision on your personal policy, you can't up those amounts for your TNC add-on, even if you think the risk is greater during that period. You can, however, increase the amount on your underlying personal policy, which will then carry over into your TNC work.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Likewise, you can't carry one category of coverage on your personal policy and another on the ride-service endorsement, and vice versa. If you have collision and underinsured motorist, for example, on your personal policy, that's what you must carry for the TNC portion.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Devesa said Farmers structured it this way so the policy's transition from personal to commercial insurance would be as seamless as possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Coming out of the Insurance Shadows? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the things we've heard over and over again from TNC drivers is that they have not informed their insurance company of what they do, for \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/11/14/can-lyft-uberx-drivers-lose-their-insurance\" target=\"_blank\">fear of losing their personal coverage\u003c/a>. Although only a handful of reports have surfaced of this actually occurring, the word among drivers is that it's a definite risk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mike Banko, who's been driving for Lyft since December 2012, is typical of that \"don't ask, don't tell\" attitude.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I've been with my insurance company for the past 16 years,\" he said. \"I never have disclosed to them I do ride-share, but they also have never asked.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Does he worry about that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I do believe they would cover me during a Period 1 accident, but I think they may then drop me. But I’m not 100 percent sure.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Banko said he'd feel less exposed if he could be proactively honest with his insurance company, and he said he intended to get a quote from Farmers, which he's not insured with, as soon as possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I also asked John Han, a longtime San Francisco cab driver, if he'd now consider making the switch to a TNC, because he'd gone partially down that road a couple of years ago, abandoning the attempt because he couldn't get coverage whenever he told an insurer he intended to use his vehicle for ride-service work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Han said no dice, not in 2015.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That was the case in late 2013, early 2014. I couldn’t get insurance and that was the deal breaker. But since then, \u003ca href=\"http://fortune.com/2014/05/28/in-price-wars-some-uber-and-lyft-drivers-feel-the-crunch/\" target=\"_blank\">Uber and Lyft have gotten into their price war\u003c/a>. So if I'd made the switch back then, I could be expected to make the same amount of money per ride, approximately (as from driving a taxi). But now they’ve made their prices so low, that even with this new insurance product, there’s more to consider. I think nowadays some cab drivers may be making more than the average TNC driver, and that was not the case before.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Is that true? Well, Mike Banko, for one, says he now makes about half of what he used to as a Lyft driver.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But that's another story.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/10543563/a-look-at-farmers-new-insurance-for-california-uber-and-lyft-drivers","authors":["80"],"programs":["news_6944","news_72"],"categories":["news_8"],"tags":["news_18163","news_18159","news_4524","news_4952","news_4523","news_4953"],"featImg":"news_10491226","label":"news_72"},"news_10539796":{"type":"posts","id":"news_10539796","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"10539796","score":null,"sort":[1432671405000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"ride-service-roundup-whats-happening-with-uber-and-lyft-around-the-u-s-and-the-world","title":"Ride-Service Roundup: What's Happening With Uber and Lyft Around the U.S. and the World","publishDate":1432671405,"format":"standard","headTitle":"News Fix | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":6944,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>As we've covered the regulatory triumphs and travails of San Francisco-based Uber and Lyft in California over the last several years, we've also kept an eye on how the companies are faring around the country and, in Uber's case, around the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The transportation network companies, or TNCs, as California designates them, have done battle with legislatures, city councils, the insurance industry and especially local taxi companies and drivers in their remarkably rapid expansion into new markets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Disruption\" is a tech conceit that has almost become a cliche, but there really is no other word for what the nascent ride-service firms have inflicted upon the heavily regulated business of taxis. They once provided a traditional fallback profession for those who either wanted a more independent work life or a temporary bridge to a more conventional gig, but they've seen downward pressure on drivers' ability to make a living due to the new competition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More recently, drivers for Uber and Lyft, who once spoke so glowingly about the money and flexibility their driving jobs afforded them, have also started to grumble over cuts in their wages as a result of the firms slashing prices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On any given day, dozens of news stories are written about Uber, a $40-50 billion juggernaut, and its much smaller top competitor, Lyft. Here's a snapshot of what's been going on recently, from a Florida regulatory ruling that an Uber driver qualifies for unemployment as an employee of the company, to Long Beach's decision to relax regulations on its taxi industry so as to put it on a more even footing with TNCs, to prosecutions against Uber drivers in Perth, Australia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Akron\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ohio.com/business/lin-fisher/ride-sharing-services-uber-lyft-growing-in-akron-area-1.594071\" target=\"_blank\">Ride-sharing services, Uber, Lyft growing in Akron area \u003c/a> (Akron Beacon Journal)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber and Lyft, two ride-sharing companies that have been growing nationally and internationally, both entered the Akron market last year. Their presence is growing, coupled with a more robust market in the Cleveland area. ... Uber has been in Ohio since October 2013 and is in all six of the major cities, Cleveland, Akron, Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton and Toledo, said James Ondrey, general manager for Uber Ohio and Kentucky.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Bloomington, Ill.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/uber-pilot-project-reduces-city-s-role-in-regulating-vehicles/article_c6b83974-77a4-55b9-9b2f-0782b4d13b04.html\">Uber pilot project reduces city's role in regulating vehicles for hire \u003c/a>(Pantagraph)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber, taxis and other vehicles for hire could do their own driver background checks and vehicle safety inspections under a pilot program the Bloomington City Council will consider Tuesday. Currently, the city and the police department are involved in that oversight. ... Under the new proposal, the city will create a transportation network companies (TNC) ordinance that would require city audits twice annually. Audits would review records to ensure compliance with insurance requirements, performing safety checks on vehicles and checking drivers' backgrounds, using multi-state criminal records and national sex offender registry databases.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Florida\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2015/05/26/florida-says-uber-drivers-are-employees-but-fedex-other-cases-promise-long-battle/\" target=\"_blank\">Florida Says Uber Drivers Are Employees, But FedEx, Other Cases Promise Long Battle\u003c/a> (Forbes)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber promises good open-ended pay, flexible hours, even discounts on vehicles. But employee status? No way. Health and dental coverage? Tax withholding? Nope. Darrin McGillis was a driver in Florida who was in a car accident so could no longer pick up passengers. Buzzfeed reported on the case in which McGillis couldn’t get Uber to help, so he filed for unemployment. Hey, I qualify since I’m effectively an employee, McGillis claimed. Sure enough, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity agreed with him that he was actually an employee. Predictably, Uber disagrees with the decision and will surely fight it vigorously. A separate report on McGillis’s case in \u003ca href=\"http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article21599697.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Miami Herald\u003c/a> notes that Uber has managed to get similar state decisions overturned. Although the case only involves one Uber driver and in Florida at that, this case and the inevitable others like it will be watched. Recently, a survey showed that contract workers for Uber and numerous other companies don’t get benefits and have trouble getting them on their own.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Kansas\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/article21673137.html\" target=\"_blank\">Uber returns to Kansas after bill-signing Friday\u003c/a> (Kansas City Star)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber has officially returned to Kansas, and Gov. Sam Brownback was one of its first passengers upon signing a new law designed to bring the ride-hailing service back to the Sunflower State. ... Brownback’s signing of SB 101 puts an end to a controversy that has besieged the Legislature in recent weeks. ... Uber announced it was pulling out of Kansas and halted all service earlier this month after the Legislature established insurance and safety regulations for ride-hailing services. Brownback vetoed the safety regulation bill, but the Legislature overrode his veto. Uber resumed service in the state within two minutes of Brownback’s signing of the new bill, which represents a compromise.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Long Beach\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-long-beach-uber-20150514-story.html\">Long Beach allows taxis to lower fares as they compete with Uber, Lyft\u003c/a> (LA Times)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Long Beach officials are pursuing a new strategy to resolve the growing rift between taxi drivers and ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft, becoming the nation's first large city to relax restrictions on cabs, rather than increase regulation of their new competitors. Removing requirements that taxi drivers say have put them at a competitive disadvantage, the City Council voted Tuesday to allow its exclusive cab franchise to rebrand itself, update the appearance of its fleet and offer variable, discounted fares, free rides and other price promotions to lure customers.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Maryland\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-uber-ocean-city-20150521-story.html\" target=\"_blank\">Uber to launch in Ocean City, St. Michaels on Friday\u003c/a> (WBAL)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber will start offering rides to smartphone-equipped beachgoers and vacationers in Ocean City and St. Michaels ... the popular rideshare company announced Thursday. ... It's expansion to the Eastern Shore comes after it and other companies like it, including Lyft, won a key victory in Annapolis this past session, when legislators passed a bill outlining a new framework for the companies to operate legally in the state. Prior to the legislation passing, Uber had been in a protracted dispute over regulations with the Maryland Public Service Commission and representatives from the state's traditional taxi industry.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Massachussetts\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.wbur.org/2015/05/22/uber-cape-cod-marthas-vineyard-nantucket\" target=\"_blank\">Uber Launches On Cape Cod And The Islands\u003c/a> (WBUR)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The ride-for-hire service Uber will begin operating on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Friday. The service will launch in the beach communities at 5 p.m. Friday evening, just in time for Memorial Day weekend. ... Regulations, however, are likely on the way. Gov. Charlie Baker last month proposed new legislation that would require ride-for-hire services to conduct background checks on drivers and ensure cars have proper insurance. It has not yet been taken up by the Legislature.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Nevada\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nevada-legislature/legislature-approves-bill-authorizing-uber-lyft-nevada\">Legislature approves bill authorizing Uber, Lyft in Nevada\u003c/a> (Las Vegas Review-Journal)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>A bill authorizing ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft to operate in Nevada won approval early Saturday in the Nevada Legislature, but it didn’t happen without plenty of confusion. A 3 percent excises tax on fares, including on taxis and limousines, was also approved, which will raise tens of millions in new revenue, including $19 million to fully fund the new medical school at UNLV. In Assembly and Senate floor sessions that lasted until the early morning hours on Saturday, the Assembly signed off on Assembly Bill 175, sending it to Gov. Brian Sandoval, who is expected to sign the measure.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>New York City\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.cnbc.com/id/102706872\">Taxi drivers fight back against Uber and Lyft\u003c/a> (CNBC)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>As valuations for major ride-hailing players including Lyft soar into the billions, the value of traditional taxicab medallions is declining. Medallions are city-issued licenses to operate cabs. But some New York City medallion owners are fighting back. They're trying to craft their own app solutions, albeit with mixed results, and working longer hours to pay the bills.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://nypost.com/2015/05/25/nyc-uber-drivers-converting-cars-to-yellow-taxis/\" target=\"_blank\">NYC Uber drivers converting cars to yellow taxis\u003c/a> (NY Post)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber drivers are transforming their black cars into taxis as part of a Taxi and Limousine Commission pilot project, The Post has learned. So far, five hacks have gone through with the makeover, and seven more are in the pipeline, the TLC said. ... The program was approved in January, and accepts cars no older than two years, reversing a nearly 20-year-old TLC requirement that only new cars be added to the city’s taxi fleet. ... It comes as Uber cars now outnumber yellow cabs, 14,088 to 13,587, according to TLC data released in March. Taxis still make more trips.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pittsburgh\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2484605,00.asp\">Uber Testing Self-Driving Car in Pittsburgh? Not Quite\u003c/a> (PC)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Is an Uber self-driving car travelling around the greater Pittsburgh area? Unfortunately not. As much as we'd love to see a day when an unmanned vehicle can pick us up and take us on our way (and let us blast our Spotify playlists as loudly as we want), we're not quite there yet. Though news reports have suggested that Uber is testing a self-driving vehicle around Pittsburgh recently, that's not quite the case. That said, Uber does have some test cars driving around—easily discernible by their all-black appearance, Uber logo, and \"Uber Advanced Technologies Center\" branding on the side, in addition to the curious array of sensors and other electronic items attached to the car's roof.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Portland\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.opb.org/news/article/ubers-wheelchair-accessible-option-in-portland-doesnt-work-9-to-5/\" target=\"_blank\">Uber's Wheelchair-Accessible Option In Portland Doesn't Work 9 to 5\u003c/a> (Oregon Public Broadcasting)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Four weeks have passed since Uber legally re-launched its service in Portland on April 24, after the city council, in a divided vote, approved a 4-month long experiment in taxi deregulation. ... One of the city’s victories in the negotiations that allowed Uber to re-launch was Uber’s commitment to provide wheelchair-accessible rides. Uber provides some form of wheelchair-accessible service in several other cities, including San Francisco, Chicago and New York, but Portland was the first place where the company agreed to launch its wheelchair option, which it calls the WAV view, from the start. ... Based on their own description of what they offer, Uber’s service appears to fall well short of the city’s requirements that transportation app companies provide equitable service to people with disabilities, including those in wheelchairs. The contractor Uber works with to provide wheelchair vans, First Transit, has no drivers working on the Uber platform during the day on weekdays, and has just one van driver working on call from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Seattle\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.geekwire.com/2015/uber-lyft-may-soon-be-allowed-to-pick-up-passengers-at-seattle-airport/\" target=\"_blank\">Uber, Lyft may soon be allowed to pick up passengers at Seattle airport\u003c/a> (GeekWire)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Smartphone owners needing a ride from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport may soon have a few more transportation options. The Port of Seattle has been in negotiations with Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar — also known as “transportation network companies,” or TNCs — and could allow the companies to pick up passengers at Sea-Tac as soon as next month.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Texas\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2015/05/21/368968.htm\">Uber Facing Another Setback As Texas Passes on Ridesharing Law\u003c/a> (Bloomberg)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber Technologies Inc.’s attempt to replace a patchwork of local rules in Texas with a state law regulating its car-booking business is headed for defeat because lawmakers have yet to act on a key measure with only days remaining in the legislative session. Barring a last-minute change of course in the Capitol in Austin, the company will walk away empty-handed in the second- most-populous U.S. state as it seeks to expand after reports this month said a new round of funding would boost its valuation to an estimated $50 billion.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Washington, D.C.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/wp/2015/05/21/uber-and-lyft-could-soon-be-operating-at-national-dulles-airports/\" target=\"_blank\">Uber and Lyft could soon be operating at National, Dulles airports\u003c/a> (Washington Post)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority on Wednesday unveiled a plan to allow the popular app-based car services to operate at both airports. Under the proposal, the airports would designate waiting areas for rideshare vehicles so drivers could arrange trips with passengers while already on the airport premises. This would help reduce the customer wait time for the ride.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://dcinno.streetwise.co/2015/05/26/dc-uber-lyft-regulations-lead-to-taxi-union-lawsuit/\">Can the Taxi Union Get the Courts to Shut down Uber and Lyft in DC?\u003c/a> (DC Inno)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber, Lyft and Sidecar were given an unfair advantage by the regulations approved last year by the D.C. Council according to the Metro Area Taxi Operators Association. The taxi union, which is affiliated with the Teamsters, filed a class-action lawsuit with six D.C. taxi drivers in U.S. District Court against the city on Friday. The Vehicle-forHire Innovation Amendment Act of 2014 \"creates an irrational, two-tiered regulatory system that unconstitutionally harms the economic and property interests of the Taxicab Service Plaintiffs and similarly situated taxicab permit holders,\" according to the lawsuit.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003ch2>International\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Australia\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/turf-war-intensifies-between-uber-and-taxis-after-driver-claims-foot-run-over/story-fni0fee2-1227367443781\">Turf war intensifies between Uber and taxis after driver claims foot run over\u003c/a> (Herald Sun)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>A taxi turf war was behind an alleged dispute that saw an UberX driver run over a young cabbie’s foot in East Melbourne on Saturday night, industry insiders claim. Police are investigating the alleged incident, which Silver Top taxi driver Syed Rizvi says has left him with a bruised and swollen foot and unable to work for at least a month. Uber has hit back at the allegation, saying its driver was “intimidated and physically threatened” by taxi drivers at the scene of the alleged altercation.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/wa-transport-department-launches-prosecutions-against-19-uber-drivers/story-fnhocxo3-1227369745223\">WA Transport Department launches prosecutions against 19 Uber drivers\u003c/a> (Perth Now)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>WA’S Department of Transport has ramped up its action against ride-sharing smartphone app Uber, launching 19 more prosecutions against its drivers. A department spokeswoman said on Tuesday the 19 prosecutions were initiated earlier this month for failing to comply with a lawful direction of an authorised officer under the Taxi Act 1994.\u003cbr>\n“These prosecutions are a result of previously issued “notice to produce orders”. As these matters are now before the courts, DoT is not able to provide further comment,” she said. This brings the number of prosecutions against Uber drivers in WA to 20.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>China\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.cnbc.com/id/102705599\">Chinese city of Guangzhou to launch Uber rival service\u003c/a> (CNBC)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Guangzhou's municipal government is planning to launch its own Uber-like online taxi hire service, only weeks after police closed the San Francisco-based transport app's office in the southern Chinese city. The new company, Ruyue (meaning \"by appointment\"), will offer rides to customers using a smartphone app. However, the journeys will be provided by the four taxi companies with licences to operate in Guangzhou, which had faced competition from Uber before it was shut.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>France\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-dealt-fresh-blow-by-french-court-1432295784\">Uber Dealt Fresh Blow by French Court\u003c/a> (The Wall Street Journal)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber Technologies Inc. lost a round in its ongoing legal battles in Europe, when a French court upheld parts of a transport law aimed at reining in the California-based car-hailing firm. The decision is a fresh blow to Uber, which faces a more important ruling on other elements of a law passed last October, in particular one that criminalizes Uber’s low-cost service, Uberpop, which uses drivers without commercial licenses.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Hungary\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://hungarytoday.hu/news/taxi-app-uber-go-business-hungary-tax-authority-sting-24489\" target=\"_blank\">Taxi App Uber Could Go Out Of Business In Hungary After Tax Authority Sting\u003c/a> (Hungary Today)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>An investigation conducted by the National Tax and Customs Administration has found that all Uber drivers examined broke tax regulations, and hefty fines suggest that the taxi app could go out of business in Hungary. During the first series of checks by tax officers disguised as passengers, conducted in May, the tax authority found that none of the tested drivers had a VAT number or produced an invoice. Drivers failed to install taxi meters in their cars and there were no blank receipts or invoices provided. The drivers, who were found to offer the service in a “business-like” manner, had neither a taxi licence or a certificate of medical condition. Those who were found to break the rules may now be hit by fines up to HUF 200 000 and the tax authority said that it will carry out further checks on every single Uber driver.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Italy\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/italian-court-bans-unlicensed-taxi-services-like-uber-1.2226506\" target=\"_blank\">Italian court bans unlicensed taxi services like Uber\u003c/a> (Reuters)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>An Italian court on Tuesday banned unlicensed car-sharing services such as those offered by Uber, in another setback for the fast-growing US car service whose smartphone app summons rides at the touch of a button. Uber has been gaining popularity among passengers seeking lower cost car rides, triggering protests across Europe by heavily regulated traditional taxi drivers. The court in Italy’s business capital Milan said the Uber POP service, which links private drivers with passengers through an easy-to-use smartphone app, created “unfair competition”.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>London, UK\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/technology/black-cabbies-prepare-cause-london-5763792\" target=\"_blank\">Black cabbies prepare to cause London gridlock in protest against taxi app Uber\u003c/a> (Mirror)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The drivers of London's iconic black cabs will take to the streets this afternoon in a protest against Uber's increasing domination of the taxi industry. Hundreds of cabbies are expected to descend on the Victoria headquarters of Transport for London at 2pm, potentially causing traffic to back up around the city. Today's protest is organised by an organisation called United Cabbies Group, but its concerns are shared across the industry.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Mexico City\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.wsj.com/articles/mexico-city-cabbies-block-streets-to-protest-against-uber-1432593861\">Mexico City Cabbies Block Streets to Protest Against Uber\u003c/a> (Wall Street Journal)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Hundreds of taxi drivers blocked main thoroughfares in Mexico City on Monday to demand that authorities crack down on the popular ride-hailing service Uber, which responded by offering free trips throughout the day to its users. The protest against Uber Technologies Inc., its smaller Spain-based counterpart Cabify, and unlicensed cabbies turned parts of the capital’s streets into virtual parking lots dominated by the pink-and-white taxis that are licensed by the city government.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"A digest of the latest developments as the companies fight to expand.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1432765954,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":76,"wordCount":2965},"headData":{"title":"Ride-Service Roundup: What's Happening With Uber and Lyft Around the U.S. and the World | KQED","description":"A digest of the latest developments as the companies fight to expand.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"disqusIdentifier":"10539796 http://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=10539796","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/05/26/ride-service-roundup-whats-happening-with-uber-and-lyft-around-the-u-s-and-the-world/","disqusTitle":"Ride-Service Roundup: What's Happening With Uber and Lyft Around the U.S. and the World","path":"/news/10539796/ride-service-roundup-whats-happening-with-uber-and-lyft-around-the-u-s-and-the-world","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>As we've covered the regulatory triumphs and travails of San Francisco-based Uber and Lyft in California over the last several years, we've also kept an eye on how the companies are faring around the country and, in Uber's case, around the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The transportation network companies, or TNCs, as California designates them, have done battle with legislatures, city councils, the insurance industry and especially local taxi companies and drivers in their remarkably rapid expansion into new markets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Disruption\" is a tech conceit that has almost become a cliche, but there really is no other word for what the nascent ride-service firms have inflicted upon the heavily regulated business of taxis. They once provided a traditional fallback profession for those who either wanted a more independent work life or a temporary bridge to a more conventional gig, but they've seen downward pressure on drivers' ability to make a living due to the new competition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More recently, drivers for Uber and Lyft, who once spoke so glowingly about the money and flexibility their driving jobs afforded them, have also started to grumble over cuts in their wages as a result of the firms slashing prices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On any given day, dozens of news stories are written about Uber, a $40-50 billion juggernaut, and its much smaller top competitor, Lyft. Here's a snapshot of what's been going on recently, from a Florida regulatory ruling that an Uber driver qualifies for unemployment as an employee of the company, to Long Beach's decision to relax regulations on its taxi industry so as to put it on a more even footing with TNCs, to prosecutions against Uber drivers in Perth, Australia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Akron\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ohio.com/business/lin-fisher/ride-sharing-services-uber-lyft-growing-in-akron-area-1.594071\" target=\"_blank\">Ride-sharing services, Uber, Lyft growing in Akron area \u003c/a> (Akron Beacon Journal)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber and Lyft, two ride-sharing companies that have been growing nationally and internationally, both entered the Akron market last year. Their presence is growing, coupled with a more robust market in the Cleveland area. ... Uber has been in Ohio since October 2013 and is in all six of the major cities, Cleveland, Akron, Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton and Toledo, said James Ondrey, general manager for Uber Ohio and Kentucky.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Bloomington, Ill.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/uber-pilot-project-reduces-city-s-role-in-regulating-vehicles/article_c6b83974-77a4-55b9-9b2f-0782b4d13b04.html\">Uber pilot project reduces city's role in regulating vehicles for hire \u003c/a>(Pantagraph)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber, taxis and other vehicles for hire could do their own driver background checks and vehicle safety inspections under a pilot program the Bloomington City Council will consider Tuesday. Currently, the city and the police department are involved in that oversight. ... Under the new proposal, the city will create a transportation network companies (TNC) ordinance that would require city audits twice annually. Audits would review records to ensure compliance with insurance requirements, performing safety checks on vehicles and checking drivers' backgrounds, using multi-state criminal records and national sex offender registry databases.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Florida\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2015/05/26/florida-says-uber-drivers-are-employees-but-fedex-other-cases-promise-long-battle/\" target=\"_blank\">Florida Says Uber Drivers Are Employees, But FedEx, Other Cases Promise Long Battle\u003c/a> (Forbes)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber promises good open-ended pay, flexible hours, even discounts on vehicles. But employee status? No way. Health and dental coverage? Tax withholding? Nope. Darrin McGillis was a driver in Florida who was in a car accident so could no longer pick up passengers. Buzzfeed reported on the case in which McGillis couldn’t get Uber to help, so he filed for unemployment. Hey, I qualify since I’m effectively an employee, McGillis claimed. Sure enough, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity agreed with him that he was actually an employee. Predictably, Uber disagrees with the decision and will surely fight it vigorously. A separate report on McGillis’s case in \u003ca href=\"http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article21599697.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Miami Herald\u003c/a> notes that Uber has managed to get similar state decisions overturned. Although the case only involves one Uber driver and in Florida at that, this case and the inevitable others like it will be watched. Recently, a survey showed that contract workers for Uber and numerous other companies don’t get benefits and have trouble getting them on their own.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Kansas\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/article21673137.html\" target=\"_blank\">Uber returns to Kansas after bill-signing Friday\u003c/a> (Kansas City Star)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber has officially returned to Kansas, and Gov. Sam Brownback was one of its first passengers upon signing a new law designed to bring the ride-hailing service back to the Sunflower State. ... Brownback’s signing of SB 101 puts an end to a controversy that has besieged the Legislature in recent weeks. ... Uber announced it was pulling out of Kansas and halted all service earlier this month after the Legislature established insurance and safety regulations for ride-hailing services. Brownback vetoed the safety regulation bill, but the Legislature overrode his veto. Uber resumed service in the state within two minutes of Brownback’s signing of the new bill, which represents a compromise.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Long Beach\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-long-beach-uber-20150514-story.html\">Long Beach allows taxis to lower fares as they compete with Uber, Lyft\u003c/a> (LA Times)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Long Beach officials are pursuing a new strategy to resolve the growing rift between taxi drivers and ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft, becoming the nation's first large city to relax restrictions on cabs, rather than increase regulation of their new competitors. Removing requirements that taxi drivers say have put them at a competitive disadvantage, the City Council voted Tuesday to allow its exclusive cab franchise to rebrand itself, update the appearance of its fleet and offer variable, discounted fares, free rides and other price promotions to lure customers.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Maryland\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-uber-ocean-city-20150521-story.html\" target=\"_blank\">Uber to launch in Ocean City, St. Michaels on Friday\u003c/a> (WBAL)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber will start offering rides to smartphone-equipped beachgoers and vacationers in Ocean City and St. Michaels ... the popular rideshare company announced Thursday. ... It's expansion to the Eastern Shore comes after it and other companies like it, including Lyft, won a key victory in Annapolis this past session, when legislators passed a bill outlining a new framework for the companies to operate legally in the state. Prior to the legislation passing, Uber had been in a protracted dispute over regulations with the Maryland Public Service Commission and representatives from the state's traditional taxi industry.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Massachussetts\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.wbur.org/2015/05/22/uber-cape-cod-marthas-vineyard-nantucket\" target=\"_blank\">Uber Launches On Cape Cod And The Islands\u003c/a> (WBUR)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The ride-for-hire service Uber will begin operating on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Friday. The service will launch in the beach communities at 5 p.m. Friday evening, just in time for Memorial Day weekend. ... Regulations, however, are likely on the way. Gov. Charlie Baker last month proposed new legislation that would require ride-for-hire services to conduct background checks on drivers and ensure cars have proper insurance. It has not yet been taken up by the Legislature.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Nevada\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nevada-legislature/legislature-approves-bill-authorizing-uber-lyft-nevada\">Legislature approves bill authorizing Uber, Lyft in Nevada\u003c/a> (Las Vegas Review-Journal)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>A bill authorizing ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft to operate in Nevada won approval early Saturday in the Nevada Legislature, but it didn’t happen without plenty of confusion. A 3 percent excises tax on fares, including on taxis and limousines, was also approved, which will raise tens of millions in new revenue, including $19 million to fully fund the new medical school at UNLV. In Assembly and Senate floor sessions that lasted until the early morning hours on Saturday, the Assembly signed off on Assembly Bill 175, sending it to Gov. Brian Sandoval, who is expected to sign the measure.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>New York City\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.cnbc.com/id/102706872\">Taxi drivers fight back against Uber and Lyft\u003c/a> (CNBC)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>As valuations for major ride-hailing players including Lyft soar into the billions, the value of traditional taxicab medallions is declining. Medallions are city-issued licenses to operate cabs. But some New York City medallion owners are fighting back. They're trying to craft their own app solutions, albeit with mixed results, and working longer hours to pay the bills.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://nypost.com/2015/05/25/nyc-uber-drivers-converting-cars-to-yellow-taxis/\" target=\"_blank\">NYC Uber drivers converting cars to yellow taxis\u003c/a> (NY Post)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber drivers are transforming their black cars into taxis as part of a Taxi and Limousine Commission pilot project, The Post has learned. So far, five hacks have gone through with the makeover, and seven more are in the pipeline, the TLC said. ... The program was approved in January, and accepts cars no older than two years, reversing a nearly 20-year-old TLC requirement that only new cars be added to the city’s taxi fleet. ... It comes as Uber cars now outnumber yellow cabs, 14,088 to 13,587, according to TLC data released in March. Taxis still make more trips.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pittsburgh\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2484605,00.asp\">Uber Testing Self-Driving Car in Pittsburgh? Not Quite\u003c/a> (PC)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Is an Uber self-driving car travelling around the greater Pittsburgh area? Unfortunately not. As much as we'd love to see a day when an unmanned vehicle can pick us up and take us on our way (and let us blast our Spotify playlists as loudly as we want), we're not quite there yet. Though news reports have suggested that Uber is testing a self-driving vehicle around Pittsburgh recently, that's not quite the case. That said, Uber does have some test cars driving around—easily discernible by their all-black appearance, Uber logo, and \"Uber Advanced Technologies Center\" branding on the side, in addition to the curious array of sensors and other electronic items attached to the car's roof.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Portland\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.opb.org/news/article/ubers-wheelchair-accessible-option-in-portland-doesnt-work-9-to-5/\" target=\"_blank\">Uber's Wheelchair-Accessible Option In Portland Doesn't Work 9 to 5\u003c/a> (Oregon Public Broadcasting)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Four weeks have passed since Uber legally re-launched its service in Portland on April 24, after the city council, in a divided vote, approved a 4-month long experiment in taxi deregulation. ... One of the city’s victories in the negotiations that allowed Uber to re-launch was Uber’s commitment to provide wheelchair-accessible rides. Uber provides some form of wheelchair-accessible service in several other cities, including San Francisco, Chicago and New York, but Portland was the first place where the company agreed to launch its wheelchair option, which it calls the WAV view, from the start. ... Based on their own description of what they offer, Uber’s service appears to fall well short of the city’s requirements that transportation app companies provide equitable service to people with disabilities, including those in wheelchairs. The contractor Uber works with to provide wheelchair vans, First Transit, has no drivers working on the Uber platform during the day on weekdays, and has just one van driver working on call from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Seattle\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.geekwire.com/2015/uber-lyft-may-soon-be-allowed-to-pick-up-passengers-at-seattle-airport/\" target=\"_blank\">Uber, Lyft may soon be allowed to pick up passengers at Seattle airport\u003c/a> (GeekWire)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Smartphone owners needing a ride from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport may soon have a few more transportation options. The Port of Seattle has been in negotiations with Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar — also known as “transportation network companies,” or TNCs — and could allow the companies to pick up passengers at Sea-Tac as soon as next month.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Texas\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2015/05/21/368968.htm\">Uber Facing Another Setback As Texas Passes on Ridesharing Law\u003c/a> (Bloomberg)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber Technologies Inc.’s attempt to replace a patchwork of local rules in Texas with a state law regulating its car-booking business is headed for defeat because lawmakers have yet to act on a key measure with only days remaining in the legislative session. Barring a last-minute change of course in the Capitol in Austin, the company will walk away empty-handed in the second- most-populous U.S. state as it seeks to expand after reports this month said a new round of funding would boost its valuation to an estimated $50 billion.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Washington, D.C.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/wp/2015/05/21/uber-and-lyft-could-soon-be-operating-at-national-dulles-airports/\" target=\"_blank\">Uber and Lyft could soon be operating at National, Dulles airports\u003c/a> (Washington Post)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority on Wednesday unveiled a plan to allow the popular app-based car services to operate at both airports. Under the proposal, the airports would designate waiting areas for rideshare vehicles so drivers could arrange trips with passengers while already on the airport premises. This would help reduce the customer wait time for the ride.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://dcinno.streetwise.co/2015/05/26/dc-uber-lyft-regulations-lead-to-taxi-union-lawsuit/\">Can the Taxi Union Get the Courts to Shut down Uber and Lyft in DC?\u003c/a> (DC Inno)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber, Lyft and Sidecar were given an unfair advantage by the regulations approved last year by the D.C. Council according to the Metro Area Taxi Operators Association. The taxi union, which is affiliated with the Teamsters, filed a class-action lawsuit with six D.C. taxi drivers in U.S. District Court against the city on Friday. The Vehicle-forHire Innovation Amendment Act of 2014 \"creates an irrational, two-tiered regulatory system that unconstitutionally harms the economic and property interests of the Taxicab Service Plaintiffs and similarly situated taxicab permit holders,\" according to the lawsuit.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003ch2>International\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Australia\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/turf-war-intensifies-between-uber-and-taxis-after-driver-claims-foot-run-over/story-fni0fee2-1227367443781\">Turf war intensifies between Uber and taxis after driver claims foot run over\u003c/a> (Herald Sun)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>A taxi turf war was behind an alleged dispute that saw an UberX driver run over a young cabbie’s foot in East Melbourne on Saturday night, industry insiders claim. Police are investigating the alleged incident, which Silver Top taxi driver Syed Rizvi says has left him with a bruised and swollen foot and unable to work for at least a month. Uber has hit back at the allegation, saying its driver was “intimidated and physically threatened” by taxi drivers at the scene of the alleged altercation.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/wa-transport-department-launches-prosecutions-against-19-uber-drivers/story-fnhocxo3-1227369745223\">WA Transport Department launches prosecutions against 19 Uber drivers\u003c/a> (Perth Now)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>WA’S Department of Transport has ramped up its action against ride-sharing smartphone app Uber, launching 19 more prosecutions against its drivers. A department spokeswoman said on Tuesday the 19 prosecutions were initiated earlier this month for failing to comply with a lawful direction of an authorised officer under the Taxi Act 1994.\u003cbr>\n“These prosecutions are a result of previously issued “notice to produce orders”. As these matters are now before the courts, DoT is not able to provide further comment,” she said. This brings the number of prosecutions against Uber drivers in WA to 20.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>China\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.cnbc.com/id/102705599\">Chinese city of Guangzhou to launch Uber rival service\u003c/a> (CNBC)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Guangzhou's municipal government is planning to launch its own Uber-like online taxi hire service, only weeks after police closed the San Francisco-based transport app's office in the southern Chinese city. The new company, Ruyue (meaning \"by appointment\"), will offer rides to customers using a smartphone app. However, the journeys will be provided by the four taxi companies with licences to operate in Guangzhou, which had faced competition from Uber before it was shut.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>France\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-dealt-fresh-blow-by-french-court-1432295784\">Uber Dealt Fresh Blow by French Court\u003c/a> (The Wall Street Journal)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber Technologies Inc. lost a round in its ongoing legal battles in Europe, when a French court upheld parts of a transport law aimed at reining in the California-based car-hailing firm. The decision is a fresh blow to Uber, which faces a more important ruling on other elements of a law passed last October, in particular one that criminalizes Uber’s low-cost service, Uberpop, which uses drivers without commercial licenses.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Hungary\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://hungarytoday.hu/news/taxi-app-uber-go-business-hungary-tax-authority-sting-24489\" target=\"_blank\">Taxi App Uber Could Go Out Of Business In Hungary After Tax Authority Sting\u003c/a> (Hungary Today)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>An investigation conducted by the National Tax and Customs Administration has found that all Uber drivers examined broke tax regulations, and hefty fines suggest that the taxi app could go out of business in Hungary. During the first series of checks by tax officers disguised as passengers, conducted in May, the tax authority found that none of the tested drivers had a VAT number or produced an invoice. Drivers failed to install taxi meters in their cars and there were no blank receipts or invoices provided. The drivers, who were found to offer the service in a “business-like” manner, had neither a taxi licence or a certificate of medical condition. Those who were found to break the rules may now be hit by fines up to HUF 200 000 and the tax authority said that it will carry out further checks on every single Uber driver.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Italy\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/italian-court-bans-unlicensed-taxi-services-like-uber-1.2226506\" target=\"_blank\">Italian court bans unlicensed taxi services like Uber\u003c/a> (Reuters)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>An Italian court on Tuesday banned unlicensed car-sharing services such as those offered by Uber, in another setback for the fast-growing US car service whose smartphone app summons rides at the touch of a button. Uber has been gaining popularity among passengers seeking lower cost car rides, triggering protests across Europe by heavily regulated traditional taxi drivers. The court in Italy’s business capital Milan said the Uber POP service, which links private drivers with passengers through an easy-to-use smartphone app, created “unfair competition”.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>London, UK\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/technology/black-cabbies-prepare-cause-london-5763792\" target=\"_blank\">Black cabbies prepare to cause London gridlock in protest against taxi app Uber\u003c/a> (Mirror)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The drivers of London's iconic black cabs will take to the streets this afternoon in a protest against Uber's increasing domination of the taxi industry. Hundreds of cabbies are expected to descend on the Victoria headquarters of Transport for London at 2pm, potentially causing traffic to back up around the city. Today's protest is organised by an organisation called United Cabbies Group, but its concerns are shared across the industry.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Mexico City\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.wsj.com/articles/mexico-city-cabbies-block-streets-to-protest-against-uber-1432593861\">Mexico City Cabbies Block Streets to Protest Against Uber\u003c/a> (Wall Street Journal)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Hundreds of taxi drivers blocked main thoroughfares in Mexico City on Monday to demand that authorities crack down on the popular ride-hailing service Uber, which responded by offering free trips throughout the day to its users. The protest against Uber Technologies Inc., its smaller Spain-based counterpart Cabify, and unlicensed cabbies turned parts of the capital’s streets into virtual parking lots dominated by the pink-and-white taxis that are licensed by the city government.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/10539796/ride-service-roundup-whats-happening-with-uber-and-lyft-around-the-u-s-and-the-world","authors":["80"],"programs":["news_6944"],"categories":["news_8","news_1397"],"tags":["news_4524","news_4952","news_4523","news_4953"],"featImg":"news_10491226","label":"news_6944"},"news_10513978":{"type":"posts","id":"news_10513978","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"10513978","score":null,"sort":[1430849077000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"s-f-cab-driver-weighs-in-on-competing-with-uber-lyft-with-new-documentary","title":"S.F. Cab Driver Weighs in on Competing With Uber, Lyft With New Documentary","publishDate":1430849077,"format":"aside","headTitle":"News Fix | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":6944,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Little did we know, when we were making our \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/02/10/taxi-vs-lyft-come-along-for-the-ride-video\" target=\"_blank\">video\u003c/a> comparing the experiences of a taxi driver and a Lyft driver, that the taxi representative was busy making his own hour-and-a-half documentary on the same topic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>John Han, who has been driving a cab in San Francisco for over 13 years, posted the \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpcJlw4CpPc\" target=\"_blank\">video\u003c/a>, called “Driving for Hire,” on YouTube Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/wpcJlw4CpPc\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a deep dive into the multiplicity of issues that have surrounded the contentious battle in California (and much of the rest of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.uber.com/cities\" target=\"_blank\">world\u003c/a>) between the cab industry and ride-service firms Uber and Lyft over the past several years: insurance, wages, wheelchair access and something that hasn’t gotten a lot of attention -- the environmental cost of putting all those extra vehicles on the road.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while you may not be surprised to find that a cab driver advocates, ultimately, for more regulation of the ride services (and interviews attorney Christopher Dolan, a well-known critic of the transportation network companies, who is suing Uber), he doesn’t spare taxi companies their share of the blame for the poor service that allowed the upstart industry to emerge and eat their lunch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The documentary also addresses a longtime complaint of many cab drivers, and an issue we have \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/12/11/taxi-drivers-and-whos-taking-money-out-of-their-pockets\" target=\"_blank\">covered\u003c/a> in the past: the illegal custom, which some drivers say is obligatory at some companies, of “tipping” taxi dispatchers in order to be assigned a cab.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the more interesting segments, starting around 4:15, looks at the history of the relationship between San Francisco cab companies and drivers. Han talks to several drivers who toiled at the wheel in the 1970s, when drivers were employees and not just independent contractors for taxi outfits. Back then, the companies made them wear ties and slacks and banned facial hair, but drivers also enjoyed paid sick and vacation time and other benefits that are unheard of in the industry today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Han did not talk to Uber or Lyft, but he says he did email Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, asking for an interview. Han says he never got a response.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It took Han about 10 months to complete “Driving for Hire.” His only experience working in video consisted of taking a crash course on the subject, and I asked him why he made the documentary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I felt some issues weren’t being looked at enough and addressed enough,” he said. “I wanted to emphasize some things, particularly around the disability issue. And it doesn’t seem like anyone on the regulatory or legislative side is in any hurry to determine the environmental impacts.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for the San Francisco cab industry these days, Han said he thinks it’s going to be a “good, prosperous” year, although he says some of his fellow drivers beg to differ.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every time I tell them my business hasn’t been affected too badly, they say I’m one of the few.\"\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"A deep dive into the issues surrounding the battle between the cab industry and ride-service firms.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1430864510,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":13,"wordCount":521},"headData":{"title":"S.F. 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Cab Driver Weighs in on Competing With Uber, Lyft With New Documentary","path":"/news/10513978/s-f-cab-driver-weighs-in-on-competing-with-uber-lyft-with-new-documentary","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Little did we know, when we were making our \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/02/10/taxi-vs-lyft-come-along-for-the-ride-video\" target=\"_blank\">video\u003c/a> comparing the experiences of a taxi driver and a Lyft driver, that the taxi representative was busy making his own hour-and-a-half documentary on the same topic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>John Han, who has been driving a cab in San Francisco for over 13 years, posted the \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpcJlw4CpPc\" target=\"_blank\">video\u003c/a>, called “Driving for Hire,” on YouTube Sunday.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/wpcJlw4CpPc'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/wpcJlw4CpPc'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>It’s a deep dive into the multiplicity of issues that have surrounded the contentious battle in California (and much of the rest of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.uber.com/cities\" target=\"_blank\">world\u003c/a>) between the cab industry and ride-service firms Uber and Lyft over the past several years: insurance, wages, wheelchair access and something that hasn’t gotten a lot of attention -- the environmental cost of putting all those extra vehicles on the road.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while you may not be surprised to find that a cab driver advocates, ultimately, for more regulation of the ride services (and interviews attorney Christopher Dolan, a well-known critic of the transportation network companies, who is suing Uber), he doesn’t spare taxi companies their share of the blame for the poor service that allowed the upstart industry to emerge and eat their lunch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The documentary also addresses a longtime complaint of many cab drivers, and an issue we have \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/12/11/taxi-drivers-and-whos-taking-money-out-of-their-pockets\" target=\"_blank\">covered\u003c/a> in the past: the illegal custom, which some drivers say is obligatory at some companies, of “tipping” taxi dispatchers in order to be assigned a cab.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the more interesting segments, starting around 4:15, looks at the history of the relationship between San Francisco cab companies and drivers. Han talks to several drivers who toiled at the wheel in the 1970s, when drivers were employees and not just independent contractors for taxi outfits. Back then, the companies made them wear ties and slacks and banned facial hair, but drivers also enjoyed paid sick and vacation time and other benefits that are unheard of in the industry today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Han did not talk to Uber or Lyft, but he says he did email Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, asking for an interview. Han says he never got a response.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It took Han about 10 months to complete “Driving for Hire.” His only experience working in video consisted of taking a crash course on the subject, and I asked him why he made the documentary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I felt some issues weren’t being looked at enough and addressed enough,” he said. “I wanted to emphasize some things, particularly around the disability issue. And it doesn’t seem like anyone on the regulatory or legislative side is in any hurry to determine the environmental impacts.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for the San Francisco cab industry these days, Han said he thinks it’s going to be a “good, prosperous” year, although he says some of his fellow drivers beg to differ.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every time I tell them my business hasn’t been affected too badly, they say I’m one of the few.\"\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/10513978/s-f-cab-driver-weighs-in-on-competing-with-uber-lyft-with-new-documentary","authors":["80"],"programs":["news_6944"],"categories":["news_8","news_1397"],"tags":["news_4524","news_2024","news_4523","news_4953"],"featImg":"news_10393487","label":"news_6944"},"news_10414274":{"type":"posts","id":"news_10414274","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"10414274","score":null,"sort":[1422116419000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"california-dmv-retracts-notice-that-uberx-lyft-drivers-need-commercial-license-plates","title":"California DMV Retracts Notice That UberX, Lyft Drivers Need Commercial Plates","publishDate":1422116419,"format":"standard","headTitle":"News Fix | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":6944,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>The California Department of Motor Vehicles sent out a retraction Friday night of a \u003ca href=\"http://www.scribd.com/doc/253515604/DMV-memo-on-commercial-plates\" target=\"_blank\">memo it had issued\u003c/a> earlier this month that vehicles even occasionally used for commercial purposes -- like those driven for ride services such as Lyft and UberX -- would need to be registered as commercial vehicles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That announcement had drawn a flurry of press coverage since it was first \u003ca href=\"http://www.buzzfeed.com/kenbensinger/ubers-auto-registration-gambit#.ot9qKw9RW\" target=\"_blank\">reported by BuzzFeed\u003c/a>. Switching registration of a personal vehicle to that of a commercial vehicle would add another layer of bureaucracy to signing up for ride-service work and potentially dissuade drivers from joining up. (You can \u003ca href=\"https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/wcm/connect/dd5e68f8-018a-4cb4-9d2b-eb75996e0f1a/reg590.pdf?MOD=AJPERES\" target=\"_blank\">see the necessary DMV form here\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BuzzFeed even called the requirement an \"existential threat\" to the ride-service industry, noting: \"For drivers to switch their registrations to comply with California law, they would have to pay to make the conversion to commercial status, and shell out for higher annual registration fees. In addition, commercial vehicles generally require commercial insurance, which costs as much as 10 times more than standard personal coverage.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's the announcement from the DMV tonight, switching course from its earlier position:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>California DMV Director Jean Shiomoto this evening retracted Vehicle Industry News alert VIN 2015-01, which affected ride share operators for companies such as Uber, Lyft and Sidecar and issued the following statement:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our responsibility is to notify the public of existing state law. In response to inquiries, the department issued an alert earlier this month that reflected the definition of a commercial vehicle under a 1935 law. However, there remains uncertainty about the interaction and effect of this law governing vehicle registration requirements with the more recent regulatory and statutory changes affecting ride share operators. We jumped the gun, and we shouldn’t have. The matter requires further review and analysis which the department is undertaking immediately.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the coming days, the DMV will be meeting with regulators and industry to continue working through this issue. Pending this further review, Vehicle Industry News alert VIN 2015-1, which affected ride share operators, is hereby revoked including any reference to the requirement of a commercial plate.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The California Public Utilities Commission officially sanctioned ride services in 2013, creating a new category of vehicle-for-hire services called transportation network companies, which are now licensed by the CPUC under a set of regulations addressing safety, training, insurance coverage and other requirements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, legislation was passed last year by the California Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown that stiffened TNC insurance requirements and called on the insurance industry to create a new form of coverage specifically for TNC work. Neither the CPUC regulations nor the new law stipulated TNC vehicles must be registered as commercial vehicles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When I spoke to the DMV earlier today, before the retraction, a spokesman said that stipulation was already on the books, since -- as stated above -- 1935. The DMV said it was merely issuing a clarification for the benefit of an increasing number of drivers and auto dealers who had been confused about the issue. A spokesman for the California Highway Patrol confirmed the commercial registration requirement but said it was impossible to determine if it had ever been enforced because CHP does not track citations for different types of registration violations, but rather lumps them all together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Adding fuel to the fire yesterday, Assembly Republican Leader Kristin Olsen (R-Modesto) and Assemblywoman Ling Ling Chang (R-Diamond Bar) \u003ca href=\"http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2015/01/assembly-gop-dmv-uber-commercial-license-plate.html\" target=\"_blank\">threatened\u003c/a> in a letter to the DMV and the CPUC to introduce legislation to amend the law unless the department exempted ride-service drivers from the commercial registration requirement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, Jan. 26:\u003c/strong> We put in a request to the CPUC for its take on this issue. Here's the reply from CPUC Information Officer Andrew Kotch, which doesn't state an opinion on whether commercial or non-commercial registration is required, only that it \"comply with all state laws.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>CPUC rules and state statutes require TNC drivers to drive their own private vehicles, but do not specify a particular type of registration. It is the TNCs' responsibility to ensure their business model complies with all state laws. Most, if not all, TNCs require drivers to submit vehicle registration, insurance information, and a valid driver's license along with the TNC application, which provides TNCs an opportunity to verify legal registration.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The agency thinks better of a notice that had potential to cause confusion for the ride-service industry.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1422317250,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":15,"wordCount":734},"headData":{"title":"California DMV Retracts Notice That UberX, Lyft Drivers Need Commercial Plates | KQED","description":"The agency thinks better of a notice that had potential to cause confusion for the ride-service industry.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"disqusIdentifier":"10414274 http://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=10414274","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/01/24/california-dmv-retracts-notice-that-uberx-lyft-drivers-need-commercial-license-plates/","disqusTitle":"California DMV Retracts Notice That UberX, Lyft Drivers Need Commercial Plates","path":"/news/10414274/california-dmv-retracts-notice-that-uberx-lyft-drivers-need-commercial-license-plates","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The California Department of Motor Vehicles sent out a retraction Friday night of a \u003ca href=\"http://www.scribd.com/doc/253515604/DMV-memo-on-commercial-plates\" target=\"_blank\">memo it had issued\u003c/a> earlier this month that vehicles even occasionally used for commercial purposes -- like those driven for ride services such as Lyft and UberX -- would need to be registered as commercial vehicles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That announcement had drawn a flurry of press coverage since it was first \u003ca href=\"http://www.buzzfeed.com/kenbensinger/ubers-auto-registration-gambit#.ot9qKw9RW\" target=\"_blank\">reported by BuzzFeed\u003c/a>. Switching registration of a personal vehicle to that of a commercial vehicle would add another layer of bureaucracy to signing up for ride-service work and potentially dissuade drivers from joining up. (You can \u003ca href=\"https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/wcm/connect/dd5e68f8-018a-4cb4-9d2b-eb75996e0f1a/reg590.pdf?MOD=AJPERES\" target=\"_blank\">see the necessary DMV form here\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BuzzFeed even called the requirement an \"existential threat\" to the ride-service industry, noting: \"For drivers to switch their registrations to comply with California law, they would have to pay to make the conversion to commercial status, and shell out for higher annual registration fees. In addition, commercial vehicles generally require commercial insurance, which costs as much as 10 times more than standard personal coverage.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's the announcement from the DMV tonight, switching course from its earlier position:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>California DMV Director Jean Shiomoto this evening retracted Vehicle Industry News alert VIN 2015-01, which affected ride share operators for companies such as Uber, Lyft and Sidecar and issued the following statement:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our responsibility is to notify the public of existing state law. In response to inquiries, the department issued an alert earlier this month that reflected the definition of a commercial vehicle under a 1935 law. However, there remains uncertainty about the interaction and effect of this law governing vehicle registration requirements with the more recent regulatory and statutory changes affecting ride share operators. We jumped the gun, and we shouldn’t have. The matter requires further review and analysis which the department is undertaking immediately.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the coming days, the DMV will be meeting with regulators and industry to continue working through this issue. Pending this further review, Vehicle Industry News alert VIN 2015-1, which affected ride share operators, is hereby revoked including any reference to the requirement of a commercial plate.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The California Public Utilities Commission officially sanctioned ride services in 2013, creating a new category of vehicle-for-hire services called transportation network companies, which are now licensed by the CPUC under a set of regulations addressing safety, training, insurance coverage and other requirements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, legislation was passed last year by the California Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown that stiffened TNC insurance requirements and called on the insurance industry to create a new form of coverage specifically for TNC work. Neither the CPUC regulations nor the new law stipulated TNC vehicles must be registered as commercial vehicles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When I spoke to the DMV earlier today, before the retraction, a spokesman said that stipulation was already on the books, since -- as stated above -- 1935. The DMV said it was merely issuing a clarification for the benefit of an increasing number of drivers and auto dealers who had been confused about the issue. A spokesman for the California Highway Patrol confirmed the commercial registration requirement but said it was impossible to determine if it had ever been enforced because CHP does not track citations for different types of registration violations, but rather lumps them all together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Adding fuel to the fire yesterday, Assembly Republican Leader Kristin Olsen (R-Modesto) and Assemblywoman Ling Ling Chang (R-Diamond Bar) \u003ca href=\"http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2015/01/assembly-gop-dmv-uber-commercial-license-plate.html\" target=\"_blank\">threatened\u003c/a> in a letter to the DMV and the CPUC to introduce legislation to amend the law unless the department exempted ride-service drivers from the commercial registration requirement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, Jan. 26:\u003c/strong> We put in a request to the CPUC for its take on this issue. Here's the reply from CPUC Information Officer Andrew Kotch, which doesn't state an opinion on whether commercial or non-commercial registration is required, only that it \"comply with all state laws.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>CPUC rules and state statutes require TNC drivers to drive their own private vehicles, but do not specify a particular type of registration. It is the TNCs' responsibility to ensure their business model complies with all state laws. Most, if not all, TNCs require drivers to submit vehicle registration, insurance information, and a valid driver's license along with the TNC application, which provides TNCs an opportunity to verify legal registration.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/10414274/california-dmv-retracts-notice-that-uberx-lyft-drivers-need-commercial-license-plates","authors":["80"],"programs":["news_72","news_6944"],"categories":["news_8","news_1397"],"tags":["news_4524","news_4523","news_4953"],"featImg":"news_10346883","label":"news_6944"},"news_10348398":{"type":"posts","id":"news_10348398","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"10348398","score":null,"sort":[1415924227000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"as-regulatory-battles-continue-uber-and-lyft-win-some-lose-some","title":"As Regulatory Battles Continue, Uber and Lyft Win Some, Lose Some","publishDate":1415924227,"format":"standard","headTitle":"News Fix | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":6944,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Every once in a while, we like to do a roundup of what's happening in terms of the great ride-service war going on around the country. Uber and Lyft, both based in San Francisco, keep expanding wherever they can, but they also continue to run into regulatory roadblocks in some cities -- and also continue, of course, to draw the ire of local cab companies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For what it's worth, R Street, a conservative think tank, has issued a \u003ca href=\"http://www.rstreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/RSTREET29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">report that grades various cities\u003c/a> based on a set of criteria indicating \"TNC friendliness.\" San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland all gets A's. (Though in San Francisco, it wasn't for want of trying. The SFMTA has submitted many comments to the California Public Utilities Commission -- Uber and Lyft's regulator -- calling for more regulation.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So which are the cities that get F's (or, conversely, A's from the cab industry)? They are:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Jacksonville\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Kansas City\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Las Vegas\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Omaha\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Philadelphia\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Phoenix\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Portland\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>San Antonio\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Here's a little taste of this week's developments in this particular sector of the \"sharing economy.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Chattanooga\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2014/nov/12/uber-meets-with-local-drivers-todayas-ride/\">Uber meets with local drivers today as ride-sharing service eyes Chattanooga market\u003c/a> (Chattanooga Times Free Press)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber appears ready to bring its technology-based transport service to Chattanooga, which brags that it offers the fastest Internet service for such apps in the Western Hemisphere as America's first \"Gig City.\" ... Uber has yet to approach Chattanooga's Transportation Authority, formerly the city taxi board, to obtain city licenses required by taxi carriers to service the city. Chattanooga Police Officer Charles Topping said the city has not talked with anyone from Uber, although the city attorney's office is still studying whether the ride-sharing program by Uber would be governed by the transportation authority.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cincinnati\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2014/11/11/cvg-bans-uber-lyft/18863927/\">Uber, Lyft must have permit at airport\u003c/a> (Cincinnati Enquirer)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber and Lyft have never been allowed to pick-up customers at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport – and now signs have been posted around the terminal informing fliers about the rule. CVG officials released a statement Tuesday about the ban on the popular ride-sharing companies, just hours after someone posted a photo of a sign on the social media site Reddit.com.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Houston\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/City-to-allow-ride-share-operators-at-Houston-5888089.php\">City to allow ride-share operators at Houston airports\u003c/a> (Houston Chronicle)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>App-based ride service companies such as Uber will be allowed to pick up passengers at Houston airports under rules City Council approved Wednesday. The Houston rules are similar to those in Nashville, Tenn., requiring the app-based companies to build a virtual fence, get airport-specific permits and pay set fees for rides originating from Houston Airport System facilities. The companies will be responsible for the same fees taxi drivers are currently charged - $2.75 at Bush Intercontinental and $1.25 at Hobby per departing ride.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Las Vegas\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.jrn.com/ktnv/news/Las-Vegas-cab-drivers-protest-Uber-282526751.html\">Las Vegas cab drivers protest Uber\u003c/a> (ABC 13 Las Vegas)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Just days before Uber heads back to court to fight to stay in Las Vegas, local taxicab drivers protested on the Las Vegas Strip. Dozens of cab drivers filed in a single line in the center lane of Las Vegas Boulevard on Wednesday evening. They want Uber to follow the same industry regulations they do.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Madison\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/city-hall/committee-recommends-tight-regulation-of-ride-sharing-companies-uber-lyft/article_1b171ae6-5fe1-5346-ac61-dc4ed9255c76.html\">Committee recommends tight regulation of ride-sharing companies Uber, Lyft\u003c/a> (Wisconsin State Journal)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber and Lyft would face high insurance requirements, have to operate around the clock and be barred from using “surge” pricing during peak demand times if Madison City Council members regulate them the way a city subcommittee recommended Tuesday. One taxi official applauded the recommendations, saying they amounted to a good start in regulating ride-sharing companies, but the companies were far more critical.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>New York\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/exclusive-ny-attorney-general-comes-out-against-rules-that-w\">NY Attorney General Comes Out Against Rules That Would Limit Uber And Lyft\u003c/a> (BuzzFeed)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>In a letter last Friday to the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) obtained by BuzzFeed News, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman took a formal stand against a proposed rule that would largely limit the way app-based car services like Uber and Lyft operate in New York. Schneiderman wrote that the proposed rules, as written, would unfairly limit competition. “From a competitive standpoint, these advances may lower the costs of entry for new for-hire vehicle services and encourage existing services to compete more effectively for both drivers and passengers.” The proposed ruling — which would prevent a base from dispatching a driver that was affiliated with another base (unless there was a formal agreement between the two bases) — would effectively limit Lyft’s supply of drivers to the 10 that are affiliated with the company’s base in New York. The one way around this is if other bases agree to allow their drivers to also drive for Lyft.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Philadelphia\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.philly.com/philly/business/transportation/20141114_PUC_approves_Uber_for_state__not_Philadelphia.html\">PUC approves UberX for state, not Philadelphia\u003c/a> (Philadelphia Inquirer)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>UberX, the controversial ride-sharing service, won approval Thursday to operate in most of Pennsylvania, but not in Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission, which regulates taxi and limousine service in every county except Philadelphia, overruled its staff in a split decision, deciding that UberX can operate statewide for two years, if it meets requirements for auto insurance, driver background checks, and financial reporting. However, the order does not apply to Philadelphia, where the Philadelphia Parking Authority regulates taxi service. The PPA has been aggressively opposing UberX service, in which riders electronically summon private drivers in their personal cars.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Pittsburgh\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.post-gazette.com/business/2014/11/13/Uber-gets-license-approval-from-Pennsylvania-PUC/stories/201411130305\">PUC grants Uber license to operate experimental service\u003c/a> (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Despite a recommendation from two administrative law judges that ride sharing company Uber be denied approval to operate in Allegheny County, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission today granted the San Francisco-based ride sharing company a two-year experimental license. The commissioners also granted Uber a similar license to operate in other parts of Pennsylvania, excluding Philadelphia. The vote was 4-1 with vice chairman John Coleman dissenting.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Portland\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.opb.org/news/article/uber-launches-in-portland-suburbs-but-not-portland/\">Uber Launches in Portland Suburbs, But Not Portland\u003c/a> (OPB)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The rideshare app Uber announced today it is launching in four cities in the Portland metro area. They are Tigard, Hillsboro, Gresham, and Beaverton. ... Portland currently bans non-taxi ride services like Uber. But the City’s Department of Transportation says it is overhauling its taxi rules and regulations, and might consider ridesharing services in the future.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Antonio\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sacurrent.com/Blogs/archives/2014/11/10/uber-and-lyft-are-on-the-public-safety-committee-agenda-again\" target=\"_blank\">Council to discuss new rules for Uber, Lyft\u003c/a> (KSAT San Antonio)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The San Antonio City Council’s Public Safety Committee voted Wednesday to send a host of policy recommendations to the entire City Council for discussion.The issue will be heard by the entire council on Dec. 3. The recommendations would amend Chapter 33 of the city’s code, which governs the local vehicle-for-hire industry. Despite multiple cease-and-desist orders, drivers for transportation companies such as Uber and Lyft continue to operate in San Antonio illegally. So far, seven drivers have received citations and several cars have been impounded.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>St. Louis\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/blog/biznext/2014/11/one-month-in-uber-ready-to-launch-uberx-in-st.html\">One month in, Uber ready to launch UberX in St. Louis\u003c/a> (St. Louis)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Now operational in St. Louis for just more than a month, Uber officials said reception to its Uber Black service has been positive. Furthermore, Uber Associate General Manager Sagar Shah said the company is ready to start talking about bringing its UberX service to town.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Washington D.C.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/11/12/free-market-advocates-say-d-c-is-the-uber-friendliest-city-in-the-nation/\">Free market advocates say D.C. is the Uber-friendliest city in the nation\u003c/a> (Wonkblog)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Cities have responded to new transportation providers like Uber and Lyft in wildly differing ways, with open arms, or cease-and-desist letters, preemptive bans or legal blessings. If you're someone who travels a lot (or a lobbyist charged with navigating all these places), it's a little hard to keep track of who's in favor of these companies and who's not. So here is a \u003ca href=\"http://www.rstreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/RSTREET29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">scorecard\u003c/a>, courtesy of the free-market think tank R Street, which has graded the 50 largest cities in the country on how how friendly and open their transportation markets are to newcomers like Uber and Lyft, as well as their traditional competitors, taxis and limos. By R Street's counting, Washington, D.C., has the freest transportation market in the country..\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Wilmington\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=63984\">Uber likely coming to Wilmington early next year\u003c/a> (WDEL)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>An alternative to catching a cab may be coming to Wilmington. \"Sometimes, there's a long time and difficult time to get cabs here. I've heard those complaints over and over again.\" That's why Mayor Williams wants ridesharing service Uber to hit the streets of Wilmington. He tells WDEL he began discussions with the San Francisco-based service a few weeks ago.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"From Chattanooga to Wilmington, the SF-based firms continue to expand -- and continue to meet resistance.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1415925465,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":45,"wordCount":1454},"headData":{"title":"As Regulatory Battles Continue, Uber and Lyft Win Some, Lose Some | KQED","description":"From Chattanooga to Wilmington, the SF-based firms continue to expand -- and continue to meet resistance.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"disqusIdentifier":"10348398 http://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=10348398","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/11/13/as-regulatory-battles-continue-uber-and-lyft-win-some-lose-some/","disqusTitle":"As Regulatory Battles Continue, Uber and Lyft Win Some, Lose Some","path":"/news/10348398/as-regulatory-battles-continue-uber-and-lyft-win-some-lose-some","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Every once in a while, we like to do a roundup of what's happening in terms of the great ride-service war going on around the country. Uber and Lyft, both based in San Francisco, keep expanding wherever they can, but they also continue to run into regulatory roadblocks in some cities -- and also continue, of course, to draw the ire of local cab companies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For what it's worth, R Street, a conservative think tank, has issued a \u003ca href=\"http://www.rstreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/RSTREET29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">report that grades various cities\u003c/a> based on a set of criteria indicating \"TNC friendliness.\" San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland all gets A's. (Though in San Francisco, it wasn't for want of trying. The SFMTA has submitted many comments to the California Public Utilities Commission -- Uber and Lyft's regulator -- calling for more regulation.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So which are the cities that get F's (or, conversely, A's from the cab industry)? They are:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Jacksonville\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Kansas City\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Las Vegas\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Omaha\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Philadelphia\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Phoenix\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Portland\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>San Antonio\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Here's a little taste of this week's developments in this particular sector of the \"sharing economy.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Chattanooga\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2014/nov/12/uber-meets-with-local-drivers-todayas-ride/\">Uber meets with local drivers today as ride-sharing service eyes Chattanooga market\u003c/a> (Chattanooga Times Free Press)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber appears ready to bring its technology-based transport service to Chattanooga, which brags that it offers the fastest Internet service for such apps in the Western Hemisphere as America's first \"Gig City.\" ... Uber has yet to approach Chattanooga's Transportation Authority, formerly the city taxi board, to obtain city licenses required by taxi carriers to service the city. Chattanooga Police Officer Charles Topping said the city has not talked with anyone from Uber, although the city attorney's office is still studying whether the ride-sharing program by Uber would be governed by the transportation authority.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cincinnati\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2014/11/11/cvg-bans-uber-lyft/18863927/\">Uber, Lyft must have permit at airport\u003c/a> (Cincinnati Enquirer)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber and Lyft have never been allowed to pick-up customers at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport – and now signs have been posted around the terminal informing fliers about the rule. CVG officials released a statement Tuesday about the ban on the popular ride-sharing companies, just hours after someone posted a photo of a sign on the social media site Reddit.com.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Houston\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/City-to-allow-ride-share-operators-at-Houston-5888089.php\">City to allow ride-share operators at Houston airports\u003c/a> (Houston Chronicle)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>App-based ride service companies such as Uber will be allowed to pick up passengers at Houston airports under rules City Council approved Wednesday. The Houston rules are similar to those in Nashville, Tenn., requiring the app-based companies to build a virtual fence, get airport-specific permits and pay set fees for rides originating from Houston Airport System facilities. The companies will be responsible for the same fees taxi drivers are currently charged - $2.75 at Bush Intercontinental and $1.25 at Hobby per departing ride.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Las Vegas\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.jrn.com/ktnv/news/Las-Vegas-cab-drivers-protest-Uber-282526751.html\">Las Vegas cab drivers protest Uber\u003c/a> (ABC 13 Las Vegas)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Just days before Uber heads back to court to fight to stay in Las Vegas, local taxicab drivers protested on the Las Vegas Strip. Dozens of cab drivers filed in a single line in the center lane of Las Vegas Boulevard on Wednesday evening. They want Uber to follow the same industry regulations they do.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Madison\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/city-hall/committee-recommends-tight-regulation-of-ride-sharing-companies-uber-lyft/article_1b171ae6-5fe1-5346-ac61-dc4ed9255c76.html\">Committee recommends tight regulation of ride-sharing companies Uber, Lyft\u003c/a> (Wisconsin State Journal)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Uber and Lyft would face high insurance requirements, have to operate around the clock and be barred from using “surge” pricing during peak demand times if Madison City Council members regulate them the way a city subcommittee recommended Tuesday. One taxi official applauded the recommendations, saying they amounted to a good start in regulating ride-sharing companies, but the companies were far more critical.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>New York\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/exclusive-ny-attorney-general-comes-out-against-rules-that-w\">NY Attorney General Comes Out Against Rules That Would Limit Uber And Lyft\u003c/a> (BuzzFeed)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>In a letter last Friday to the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) obtained by BuzzFeed News, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman took a formal stand against a proposed rule that would largely limit the way app-based car services like Uber and Lyft operate in New York. Schneiderman wrote that the proposed rules, as written, would unfairly limit competition. “From a competitive standpoint, these advances may lower the costs of entry for new for-hire vehicle services and encourage existing services to compete more effectively for both drivers and passengers.” The proposed ruling — which would prevent a base from dispatching a driver that was affiliated with another base (unless there was a formal agreement between the two bases) — would effectively limit Lyft’s supply of drivers to the 10 that are affiliated with the company’s base in New York. The one way around this is if other bases agree to allow their drivers to also drive for Lyft.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Philadelphia\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.philly.com/philly/business/transportation/20141114_PUC_approves_Uber_for_state__not_Philadelphia.html\">PUC approves UberX for state, not Philadelphia\u003c/a> (Philadelphia Inquirer)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>UberX, the controversial ride-sharing service, won approval Thursday to operate in most of Pennsylvania, but not in Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission, which regulates taxi and limousine service in every county except Philadelphia, overruled its staff in a split decision, deciding that UberX can operate statewide for two years, if it meets requirements for auto insurance, driver background checks, and financial reporting. However, the order does not apply to Philadelphia, where the Philadelphia Parking Authority regulates taxi service. The PPA has been aggressively opposing UberX service, in which riders electronically summon private drivers in their personal cars.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Pittsburgh\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.post-gazette.com/business/2014/11/13/Uber-gets-license-approval-from-Pennsylvania-PUC/stories/201411130305\">PUC grants Uber license to operate experimental service\u003c/a> (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Despite a recommendation from two administrative law judges that ride sharing company Uber be denied approval to operate in Allegheny County, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission today granted the San Francisco-based ride sharing company a two-year experimental license. The commissioners also granted Uber a similar license to operate in other parts of Pennsylvania, excluding Philadelphia. The vote was 4-1 with vice chairman John Coleman dissenting.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Portland\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.opb.org/news/article/uber-launches-in-portland-suburbs-but-not-portland/\">Uber Launches in Portland Suburbs, But Not Portland\u003c/a> (OPB)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The rideshare app Uber announced today it is launching in four cities in the Portland metro area. They are Tigard, Hillsboro, Gresham, and Beaverton. ... Portland currently bans non-taxi ride services like Uber. But the City’s Department of Transportation says it is overhauling its taxi rules and regulations, and might consider ridesharing services in the future.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Antonio\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sacurrent.com/Blogs/archives/2014/11/10/uber-and-lyft-are-on-the-public-safety-committee-agenda-again\" target=\"_blank\">Council to discuss new rules for Uber, Lyft\u003c/a> (KSAT San Antonio)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The San Antonio City Council’s Public Safety Committee voted Wednesday to send a host of policy recommendations to the entire City Council for discussion.The issue will be heard by the entire council on Dec. 3. The recommendations would amend Chapter 33 of the city’s code, which governs the local vehicle-for-hire industry. Despite multiple cease-and-desist orders, drivers for transportation companies such as Uber and Lyft continue to operate in San Antonio illegally. So far, seven drivers have received citations and several cars have been impounded.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>St. Louis\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/blog/biznext/2014/11/one-month-in-uber-ready-to-launch-uberx-in-st.html\">One month in, Uber ready to launch UberX in St. Louis\u003c/a> (St. Louis)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Now operational in St. Louis for just more than a month, Uber officials said reception to its Uber Black service has been positive. Furthermore, Uber Associate General Manager Sagar Shah said the company is ready to start talking about bringing its UberX service to town.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Washington D.C.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/11/12/free-market-advocates-say-d-c-is-the-uber-friendliest-city-in-the-nation/\">Free market advocates say D.C. is the Uber-friendliest city in the nation\u003c/a> (Wonkblog)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Cities have responded to new transportation providers like Uber and Lyft in wildly differing ways, with open arms, or cease-and-desist letters, preemptive bans or legal blessings. If you're someone who travels a lot (or a lobbyist charged with navigating all these places), it's a little hard to keep track of who's in favor of these companies and who's not. So here is a \u003ca href=\"http://www.rstreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/RSTREET29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">scorecard\u003c/a>, courtesy of the free-market think tank R Street, which has graded the 50 largest cities in the country on how how friendly and open their transportation markets are to newcomers like Uber and Lyft, as well as their traditional competitors, taxis and limos. By R Street's counting, Washington, D.C., has the freest transportation market in the country..\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Wilmington\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=63984\">Uber likely coming to Wilmington early next year\u003c/a> (WDEL)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>An alternative to catching a cab may be coming to Wilmington. \"Sometimes, there's a long time and difficult time to get cabs here. I've heard those complaints over and over again.\" That's why Mayor Williams wants ridesharing service Uber to hit the streets of Wilmington. He tells WDEL he began discussions with the San Francisco-based service a few weeks ago.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/10348398/as-regulatory-battles-continue-uber-and-lyft-win-some-lose-some","authors":["80"],"programs":["news_6944"],"categories":["news_8","news_1397"],"tags":["news_4524","news_4523","news_4953"],"featImg":"news_10346883","label":"news_6944"},"news_10343864":{"type":"posts","id":"news_10343864","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"10343864","score":null,"sort":[1413385040000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"sidecar-to-operate-at-san-francisco-airport","title":"Sidecar to Operate at San Francisco Airport","publishDate":1413385040,"format":"standard","headTitle":"News Fix | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":6944,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Sidecar will be the first transportation network company allowed to operate legally at a California airport when it begins operations at San Francisco International Airport in the next 30 days, SFO officials announced Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The airport is also in talks with Uber and Lyft to begin operating there, but so far neither company has signed a similar permit, SFO officials said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The permit for all three companies is identical, but logistical discussions continue with Uber and Lyft, such as how to track how many vehicles are coming through the airport, SFO spokesman Doug Yakel said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yakel said Sidecar will be charged $3.85 for each trip to the airport, a fee similar to what taxi and limo services pay to operate there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The airport first established the permitting process for TNCs in April after the California Public Utilities Commission set new regulations requiring permits at airports.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In June, the CPUC threatened to shut down TNCs operating at airports, citing numerous problems with drivers caught there, including unlicensed drivers, cars without proper insurance or registration, and cars operated by someone other than its owner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since beginning enforcement of the ban on TNCs in April, Yakel said, hundreds of verbal admonishments have been issued for drivers using the airport while not permitted, and about three dozen misdemeanor citations have been issued for second offenses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most of those drivers were working for Uber, Yakel said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A statement from Sidecar Tuesday did not address any particular provisions of the permit except that the company would not be able to run its Shared Rides program, a carpooling feature that the CPUC has said is illegal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sidecar and SFO officials, as well as San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, issued statements hailing the decision.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The sharing economy was born here, and I am committed to ensuring that San Francisco supports this innovation sector's growth and success,\" Lee said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sidecar CEO Sunil Paul said, \"When regulators and innovators work together, consumers win. \"SFO is one of our most in-demand places for ride requests, so we're excited and proud to work with them to offer riders safe and affordable travel to and from the airport.\" \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Airport director John Martin commended Sidecar for coming to an agreement with SFO.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Their proactive approach sets an example for other transportation network companies to follow,\" Martin said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yakel said that with only Sidecar permitted to operate at SFO, enforcement would continue for Uber and Lyft drivers trying to make pickups there.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Sidecar will be the first ride-service firm allowed to operate legally at a California airport.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1413416096,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":17,"wordCount":413},"headData":{"title":"Sidecar to Operate at San Francisco Airport | KQED","description":"Sidecar will be the first ride-service firm allowed to operate legally at a California airport.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"disqusIdentifier":"10343864 http://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=10343864","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/10/15/sidecar-to-operate-at-san-francisco-airport/","disqusTitle":"Sidecar to Operate at San Francisco Airport","customPermalink":"10/15/2014/Sidecar-Sa-Francisco-Airport/","nprByline":"Bay City News","path":"/news/10343864/sidecar-to-operate-at-san-francisco-airport","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Sidecar will be the first transportation network company allowed to operate legally at a California airport when it begins operations at San Francisco International Airport in the next 30 days, SFO officials announced Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The airport is also in talks with Uber and Lyft to begin operating there, but so far neither company has signed a similar permit, SFO officials said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The permit for all three companies is identical, but logistical discussions continue with Uber and Lyft, such as how to track how many vehicles are coming through the airport, SFO spokesman Doug Yakel said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yakel said Sidecar will be charged $3.85 for each trip to the airport, a fee similar to what taxi and limo services pay to operate there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The airport first established the permitting process for TNCs in April after the California Public Utilities Commission set new regulations requiring permits at airports.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In June, the CPUC threatened to shut down TNCs operating at airports, citing numerous problems with drivers caught there, including unlicensed drivers, cars without proper insurance or registration, and cars operated by someone other than its owner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since beginning enforcement of the ban on TNCs in April, Yakel said, hundreds of verbal admonishments have been issued for drivers using the airport while not permitted, and about three dozen misdemeanor citations have been issued for second offenses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most of those drivers were working for Uber, Yakel said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A statement from Sidecar Tuesday did not address any particular provisions of the permit except that the company would not be able to run its Shared Rides program, a carpooling feature that the CPUC has said is illegal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sidecar and SFO officials, as well as San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, issued statements hailing the decision.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The sharing economy was born here, and I am committed to ensuring that San Francisco supports this innovation sector's growth and success,\" Lee said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sidecar CEO Sunil Paul said, \"When regulators and innovators work together, consumers win. \"SFO is one of our most in-demand places for ride requests, so we're excited and proud to work with them to offer riders safe and affordable travel to and from the airport.\" \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Airport director John Martin commended Sidecar for coming to an agreement with SFO.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Their proactive approach sets an example for other transportation network companies to follow,\" Martin said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yakel said that with only Sidecar permitted to operate at SFO, enforcement would continue for Uber and Lyft drivers trying to make pickups there.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/10343864/sidecar-to-operate-at-san-francisco-airport","authors":["byline_news_10343864"],"programs":["news_6944"],"categories":["news_8","news_1397"],"tags":["news_4524","news_3078","news_4523","news_4953"],"featImg":"news_10343877","label":"news_6944"},"news_147826":{"type":"posts","id":"news_147826","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"147826","score":null,"sort":[1410981303000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"taxi-rides-plunge-in-san-francisco-the-hard-numbers","title":"Uber, Lyft Fallout: Taxi Rides Plunge in San Francisco","publishDate":1410981303,"format":"aside","headTitle":"News Fix | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":6944,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120383\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120383\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/10/RS7183_Taxis_22oct2013_0125_web-hpf.jpg\" alt=\"Taxis in downtown San Francisco. (Sara Bloomberg/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taxis in downtown San Francisco (Sara Bloomberg/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>One of the major consequences of the explosive growth of Uber, Lyft and the ride-service industry has been the \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/11/07/taxis-lyft-ride-service-war-on-streets-of-san-francisco\" target=\"_blank\">economic fallout to the taxi industry\u003c/a>, both companies and drivers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, so many customers have deserted taxis for ride-service firms that Hansu Kim, owner of DeSoto Cab, has been \u003ca href=\"http://news.kron4.com/news/sf-cab-company-considers-makeover-to-compete-with-unregulated-car-services/\" target=\"_blank\">talking about exiting the business and remaking his fleet as a sedan service\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, many drivers have told us they'd taken a 33 percent haircut in terms of income, and we even talked to one 28-year cab veteran, Brad Newsham, who quit last year because his profits had fallen to about $5 per hour, which is less than half of the city's minimum wage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, thanks to a \u003ca href=\"http://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=55&clip_id=20973&meta_id=403941\" target=\"_blank\">presentation\u003c/a> to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency on Tuesday regarding the status of the cab industry, we've got some hard numbers to illustrate just how severe the decline in taxi ridership has been.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the presentation, Kate Toran, the new director of the agency's Taxis and Accessible Services Division, said the average number of trips per taxi in the city had declined a whopping 65 percent from March 2012 to July 2014 -- from 1,424 per month to 504.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">Average number of trips per taxi has declined 65 percent over two years.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Similarly, total rides in wheelchair-accessible taxis, which are more costly to operate, have fallen by about 56 percent over the past 15 months, from 1,378 per month in March 2013 to 768 this July.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's a concern because the inaccessibility of ride-service vehicles, which are, after all, just drivers' personal cars being used to transport paying passengers, has been \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/As-Uber-Lyft-Sidecar-grow-so-do-concerns-of-5240889.php\" target=\"_blank\">an issue.\u003c/a> The accessibility plans that ride-service companies were required to file by the California Public Utilities Commission have so far been on the thin side. (Here are \u003ca href=\"http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/NR/rdonlyres/193E3DA4-D0FF-497A-8E26-EDAC1C1339FE/0/UberAccessibilityPlan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Uber's\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/NR/rdonlyres/B0398419-190C-4B4B-A89B-ED113E6CB9B5/0/LyftAccessibilityPlan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Lyft's\u003c/a>.) Updates on these plans are due on Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Toran said that in response to the severe decline in ridership, the city's taxi division is waiving certain fees, like the one for a driver application, and reducing others, like the fee for medallion renewal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Toran did indicate one sign of progress for those who have been pushing the industry to modernize: Eighty percent of taxis in the city are now using Flywheel, an app-based hailing tool that is similar to those of the ride services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An alternative app, Curb, is used by 60 percent of cabs. The response time for taxis on Flywheel has been just 3.5 minutes, a significant development in light of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.uctc.net/research/papers/UCTC-FR-2014-08.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">recent paper from UC Berkeley\u003c/a> that found a \u003ca href=\"http://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenhuet/2014/09/08/uber-lyft-cars-arrive-faster-than-taxis/\" target=\"_blank\">marked superiority in the time ride-service\u003c/a> vehicles responded to calls as opposed to taxis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The increased use of apps by the city's taxis wasn't good enough, though, for SFMTA board member Malcolm Heinicke. He wasn't happy that the rate of use wasn't 100 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Why aren't they all on one of those apps ... and why aren't we mandating that they all be on one of those or a similarly widespread app?\" he asked. \"We're in a situation of catch-up here. ... I think the public needs to know that there are these apps out there, the public needs to know that these response rates exist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Why aren't we mandating they all be on an app the way we would have mandated they all be on a sufficiently large radio network back in the last generation of taxi service?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Toran said she agreed it was a good idea to require that cabs use apps. \"It's the new reality,\" she said. \u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Longtime Cab Driver Still Surviving But Considering Move to Uber \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I asked John Han, a veteran San Francisco cab driver and keen observer of the industry whom we've been talking to on this story, how his income has held up lately, and what his plans are. Last year he told us he tried to make the switch to UberX, Uber's ride-service division, but aborted the attempt after he \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/01/20/ride-sharing-insurance-lyft-uberx-sidecar/\" target=\"_blank\">failed to find an insurance company that would cover his car\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Han said he was still hanging in there, despite a drop in the last six months or so. \"I have noticed a decline in my take-home pay, but I'm making enough to not have to think of doing anything drastic,\" he said. \"I'm just making a little less per shift.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He did say, however, that he knows cab drivers who are complaining their income has been cut in half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I wondered if in light of \u003ca href=\"http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2293\" target=\"_blank\">AB2293\u003c/a>, which would expedite the creation of insurance policies, not in existence now, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/09/02/2014/Uber_Lyft_California_insurance/\" target=\"_blank\">specifically for ride-service drivers\u003c/a>, whether he would again consider switching to a ride service. He said he would:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"When there's total transparency, when I can call an insurance company and say, 'C an you give me the right kind of policy for this kind of work?' and they know it’s an Uber or Lyft vehicle, that’s when i would say, 'Yeah, i think I’m going to do it.' \"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Bill Clark, another longtime cab driver who hit a similar brick wall on insurance when he considered switching to UberX, said he wouldn't try again, even though his income has dropped by about a third over the last two years. Clark said Uber's refusal to cover the accident in San Francisco in which an UberX driver hit and killed a 6-year-old girl has put him off the company for good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I don't want anything to do with them,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can \u003ca href=\"http://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=55&clip_id=20973&meta_id=403942\" target=\"_blank\">watch the presentation on the status of the taxi industry in San Francisco\u003c/a> below:\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The rise of ride-service companies has resulted in a severe decline in cab ridership.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1420841873,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":25,"wordCount":1014},"headData":{"title":"Uber, Lyft Fallout: Taxi Rides Plunge in San Francisco | KQED","description":"The rise of ride-service companies has resulted in a severe decline in cab ridership.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"disqusIdentifier":"147826 http://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=147826","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/09/17/taxi-rides-plunge-in-san-francisco-the-hard-numbers/","disqusTitle":"Uber, Lyft Fallout: Taxi Rides Plunge in San Francisco","customPermalink":"09/17/2014/taxi_rides_san_francisco/","path":"/news/147826/taxi-rides-plunge-in-san-francisco-the-hard-numbers","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120383\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120383\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/10/RS7183_Taxis_22oct2013_0125_web-hpf.jpg\" alt=\"Taxis in downtown San Francisco. (Sara Bloomberg/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taxis in downtown San Francisco (Sara Bloomberg/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>One of the major consequences of the explosive growth of Uber, Lyft and the ride-service industry has been the \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/11/07/taxis-lyft-ride-service-war-on-streets-of-san-francisco\" target=\"_blank\">economic fallout to the taxi industry\u003c/a>, both companies and drivers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, so many customers have deserted taxis for ride-service firms that Hansu Kim, owner of DeSoto Cab, has been \u003ca href=\"http://news.kron4.com/news/sf-cab-company-considers-makeover-to-compete-with-unregulated-car-services/\" target=\"_blank\">talking about exiting the business and remaking his fleet as a sedan service\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, many drivers have told us they'd taken a 33 percent haircut in terms of income, and we even talked to one 28-year cab veteran, Brad Newsham, who quit last year because his profits had fallen to about $5 per hour, which is less than half of the city's minimum wage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, thanks to a \u003ca href=\"http://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=55&clip_id=20973&meta_id=403941\" target=\"_blank\">presentation\u003c/a> to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency on Tuesday regarding the status of the cab industry, we've got some hard numbers to illustrate just how severe the decline in taxi ridership has been.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the presentation, Kate Toran, the new director of the agency's Taxis and Accessible Services Division, said the average number of trips per taxi in the city had declined a whopping 65 percent from March 2012 to July 2014 -- from 1,424 per month to 504.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">Average number of trips per taxi has declined 65 percent over two years.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Similarly, total rides in wheelchair-accessible taxis, which are more costly to operate, have fallen by about 56 percent over the past 15 months, from 1,378 per month in March 2013 to 768 this July.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's a concern because the inaccessibility of ride-service vehicles, which are, after all, just drivers' personal cars being used to transport paying passengers, has been \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/As-Uber-Lyft-Sidecar-grow-so-do-concerns-of-5240889.php\" target=\"_blank\">an issue.\u003c/a> The accessibility plans that ride-service companies were required to file by the California Public Utilities Commission have so far been on the thin side. (Here are \u003ca href=\"http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/NR/rdonlyres/193E3DA4-D0FF-497A-8E26-EDAC1C1339FE/0/UberAccessibilityPlan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Uber's\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/NR/rdonlyres/B0398419-190C-4B4B-A89B-ED113E6CB9B5/0/LyftAccessibilityPlan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Lyft's\u003c/a>.) Updates on these plans are due on Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Toran said that in response to the severe decline in ridership, the city's taxi division is waiving certain fees, like the one for a driver application, and reducing others, like the fee for medallion renewal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Toran did indicate one sign of progress for those who have been pushing the industry to modernize: Eighty percent of taxis in the city are now using Flywheel, an app-based hailing tool that is similar to those of the ride services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An alternative app, Curb, is used by 60 percent of cabs. The response time for taxis on Flywheel has been just 3.5 minutes, a significant development in light of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.uctc.net/research/papers/UCTC-FR-2014-08.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">recent paper from UC Berkeley\u003c/a> that found a \u003ca href=\"http://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenhuet/2014/09/08/uber-lyft-cars-arrive-faster-than-taxis/\" target=\"_blank\">marked superiority in the time ride-service\u003c/a> vehicles responded to calls as opposed to taxis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The increased use of apps by the city's taxis wasn't good enough, though, for SFMTA board member Malcolm Heinicke. He wasn't happy that the rate of use wasn't 100 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Why aren't they all on one of those apps ... and why aren't we mandating that they all be on one of those or a similarly widespread app?\" he asked. \"We're in a situation of catch-up here. ... I think the public needs to know that there are these apps out there, the public needs to know that these response rates exist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Why aren't we mandating they all be on an app the way we would have mandated they all be on a sufficiently large radio network back in the last generation of taxi service?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Toran said she agreed it was a good idea to require that cabs use apps. \"It's the new reality,\" she said. \u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Longtime Cab Driver Still Surviving But Considering Move to Uber \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I asked John Han, a veteran San Francisco cab driver and keen observer of the industry whom we've been talking to on this story, how his income has held up lately, and what his plans are. Last year he told us he tried to make the switch to UberX, Uber's ride-service division, but aborted the attempt after he \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/01/20/ride-sharing-insurance-lyft-uberx-sidecar/\" target=\"_blank\">failed to find an insurance company that would cover his car\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Han said he was still hanging in there, despite a drop in the last six months or so. \"I have noticed a decline in my take-home pay, but I'm making enough to not have to think of doing anything drastic,\" he said. \"I'm just making a little less per shift.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He did say, however, that he knows cab drivers who are complaining their income has been cut in half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I wondered if in light of \u003ca href=\"http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2293\" target=\"_blank\">AB2293\u003c/a>, which would expedite the creation of insurance policies, not in existence now, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/09/02/2014/Uber_Lyft_California_insurance/\" target=\"_blank\">specifically for ride-service drivers\u003c/a>, whether he would again consider switching to a ride service. He said he would:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"When there's total transparency, when I can call an insurance company and say, 'C an you give me the right kind of policy for this kind of work?' and they know it’s an Uber or Lyft vehicle, that’s when i would say, 'Yeah, i think I’m going to do it.' \"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Bill Clark, another longtime cab driver who hit a similar brick wall on insurance when he considered switching to UberX, said he wouldn't try again, even though his income has dropped by about a third over the last two years. Clark said Uber's refusal to cover the accident in San Francisco in which an UberX driver hit and killed a 6-year-old girl has put him off the company for good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I don't want anything to do with them,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can \u003ca href=\"http://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=55&clip_id=20973&meta_id=403942\" target=\"_blank\">watch the presentation on the status of the taxi industry in San Francisco\u003c/a> below:\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/147826/taxi-rides-plunge-in-san-francisco-the-hard-numbers","authors":["80"],"programs":["news_6944"],"categories":["news_8","news_1397"],"tags":["news_4524","news_1334","news_2024","news_4952","news_4523","news_4953"],"featImg":"news_120383","label":"news_6944"},"news_146157":{"type":"posts","id":"news_146157","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"146157","score":null,"sort":[1409662848000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"law-would-allow-uber-lyft-drivers-to-finally-get-insurance-but-who-will-pay","title":"California Bill Would Enable Uber, Lyft Drivers to Finally Get Insurance","publishDate":1409662848,"format":"standard","headTitle":"News Fix | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":6944,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2293\" target=\"_blank\">AB2293\u003c/a>, the ride-service insurance bill that passed the California Legislature last week, could pave the way for drivers for companies like Lyft and Uber to finally get coverage for both personal and commercial use of their vehicles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure is supported by the insurance industry as well as Uber and Lyft, which fought tooth and nail to squash it until Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla (D-Concord) lowered the amount of coverage required. The legislation calls for the development, by July 1, 2015, of new hybrid policies that would cover drivers for both personal use of their vehicle and TNC (transportation network company) work, and directs the state Department of Insurance to expedite approval of such products.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Jerry Brown, who was involved in the final negotiations over the bill, is expected to sign it into law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Keeping Status a Secret\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ever since we've been covering the ride-service story, we've heard from UberX and Lyft drivers that they don't want to be identified by name because they are \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/11/14/can-lyft-uberx-drivers-lose-their-insurance\" target=\"_blank\">afraid their personal auto insurer would cancel their polic\u003c/a>ies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those policies were written with the understanding that the vehicles would be used for everyday use, not operating as a de facto cab.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some in the taxi industry even claimed a wave of insurance cancellations for TNC drivers was on the way. The San Francisco Cab Drivers Association claimed to have compiled a database of thousands of TNC vehicle license plate numbers that it was making available to insurers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though mass cancellations never occurred, at least \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/01/20/ride-sharing-insurance-lyft-uberx-sidecar/\" target=\"_blank\">two cancellations were reported\u003c/a>, and many drivers consider it a fact of life that they have to keep their status as commercial drivers hidden. No one was ever able to find an insurance company who would cover TNC work, with either a personal or a commercial policy. For instance, when we talked to two San Francisco cab drivers who wanted to buy their own cars so they could drive for UberX, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/01/20/ride-sharing-insurance-lyft-uberx-sidecar/\" target=\"_blank\">they hit a brick wall\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"XHynJJiNGUH70r6uZkbADMMWgKttQBhi\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I couldn’t find anybody who would insure an UberX vehicle,” said longtime cab driver John Han. “When I talked to my personal insurance company ... I said I had just been approved for a car loan but wanted to work for UberX. They said they can’t insure that. You can’t really insure a car as both a personal vehicle and commercial at the same time. The only way I can do UberX would be to lie to my insurance company.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many insurers don’t know their customers are involved in these kinds of programs,” said Pete Moraga of the Insurance Information Network of California. “If these drivers aren’t telling their insurers, there’s no way for them to know.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Drivers have fared no better trying to get commercial insurance. \"They had never heard of TNCs,” said Luxor cab driver Bill Clark of commercial insurers. Musing about his quest to leave the taxi business and drive for UberX, Clark said, “I could get a brand-new Prius, drive any time I wanted to and just make money. That’s like a dream; too good to be true. In fact, it was too good to be true. You can’t get insurance on them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Policy to be Designed For TNC Drivers\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Well that could very well change, according to Bonilla, sponsor of \u003ca href=\"http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2293\" target=\"_blank\">AB2293\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">'This is going to be a brand-new policy for TNC drivers that will cover them for both personal and for their commercial activities.'\n\u003cp>--Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\"For an innovative business there will be an innovative insurance product,\" said Bonilla. \"It doesn't currently exist now. This is going to be a brand-new policy for TNC drivers that will cover them for both personal and for their commercial activities.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Armand Feliciano, vice president for the Association of California Insurance Companies, said he's confident insurers will create the new policies by the July 1, 2015, deadline.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I know of at least one company that’s been actively working with Lyft on a product,\" he said. \"This is something (companies) want to write, they are interested in writing. It’s a challenge here in California; we have Proposition 103 and the factors for personal auto are pretty limited: mileage driven and experience. If you extrapolate a little bit from that, how do you figure out a guy that may turn (the app) on for a good two hours a day? He goes in and out from personal to commercial. There are challenges trying to assess the risk, but there’s definitely an incentive for companies ... to provide the product.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While those who dislike hiding their TNC status from insurers may welcome coverage written specifically for their occupation, they may find it is going to add to the cost of doing business, a cost that was invisible to them because it was not factored into their personal policies. The coverage is almost certainly going to be more expensive than plain personal insurance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That’s a valid assumption,\" Feliciano said. \"When you turn on that app, it’s our position that you do engage in a rather riskier behavior. You are going to places like a beerfest, or you may be driving a little faster because you want to catch that fare. So that risk is going to be a little higher, and therefore it’s going to be priced differently.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Closing an Insurance Gap\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bill also stipulates TNC drivers must be insured during the time they have their app open but have yet to accept a call (known as Period 1 in the biz). The coverage during this period must be at least $50,000 per individual, $100,000 total per incident for bodily injury, and $30,000 for property damage. An additional $200,000 in excess coverage is required.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Insurance coverage during Period 1 became a very big deal on Dec. 31, 2013, when UberX driver Syed Muzaffar ran into a family in a San Francisco crosswalk, killing 6-year-old Sofia Liu and seriously injuring her mother and brother just before 8 p.m. It soon emerged that Uber did not consider Muzzafar to be insured under its state-mandated $1 million liability policy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although Muzaffar had his app open and was awaiting a call, Uber said, he had yet to actually accept a fare and was thus not yet engaged in \"providing TNC services,\" the point at which the California Public Utilities Commission requires TNC insurance to kick in. Uber's narrow definition of when TNC services began relegated coverage of the fatal accident to Muzaffar's personal insurance, which provided only a fraction of the amount to cover costs that could hit seven figures. (Sofia Liu's family is suing Uber over the incident.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In March, in the wake of negative press coverage over the issue, as well as \u003ca href=\"http://www.insurance.ca.gov/0250-insurers/0300-insurers/0200-bulletins/bulletin-notices-commiss-opinion/TransNetwkDrvrs.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">warnings from various state governments\u003c/a> -- including California's Department of Insurance about insurance gaps inherent in driving for TNCs -- Uber and Lyft \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/03/14/uber-lyft-insurance/\" target=\"_blank\">expanded their insurance\u003c/a>, including coverage for Period 1. That coverage, however, was significantly lower than it was for the post-Period 1 time, when drivers are on a call.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And as the CPUC floated a proposal to require TNCs to extend their $1 million insurance to Period 1, Uber and Lyft argued against it, claiming that interval is fraught with ambiguity: What if a driver isn't really working and just turns the app on in order to qualify for the insurance? What if a driver who uses apps from different TNCs gets into an accident? Which company would have to cover that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the face of of Uber and Lyft's resistance, both AB2293 and the CPUC's proposal came down significantly in terms of the final amount of coverage for Period 1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Drivers also take note: AB2293 says either TNCs or drivers can pay for Period 1 coverage -- it doesn't have to come from the companies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That could become a point of competitiveness in terms of attracting drivers, the decision of who will pay what,\" said Bonilla.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I asked Uber who would pay for the new insurance, the driver or the company? Spokeswoman Eva Behrend did not answer the question directly, but said, \"The legislation does not take effect until July 2015 and intentionally leaves the option open for either the driver or the TNC to carry the insurance. This gives the insurance industry time to develop a hybrid product.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Clarity: Personal Insurance Does Not Cover TNC Accidents\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_105050\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-105050\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/07/UberCar.jpg\" alt=\"Uber car\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Uber car drives in San Francisco. (Adam Fagen/Flickr)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>AB2293 also clears up once and for all that personal insurance will not cover TNC accidents. As noted, Uber and Lyft do currently provide insurance that covers Period 1. But that coverage is contingent on \"a driver’s personal insurance policy (being) found not to cover an accident during this period.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Department of Insurance, insurance companies and TNC opponents such as the taxi industry scoffed at this qualification, taking the position that the TNCs' reliance on personal insurance to cover a commercial activity was based on a fiction, contingent on the erroneous view that drivers’ personal insurers would pay claims for individuals who drive commercially for TNCs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Insurers say this shifts the cost of covering commercial activity by TNCs onto the personal insurance market.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>AB2293 makes it clear that a driver's personal insurance will have no responsibility for covering TNC accidents, unless that insurance has been \"specifically written to cover the driver's use of a vehicle in connection with a transportation network company's online-enabled application or platform.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>CPUC Could Require More Coverage (But it Doesn't Look Likely)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The latest proposal on TNC insurance by the California Public Utilities Commission calls for slightly greater amounts of Period 1 coverage than does AB2293. The plan calls for at least $100,000 per individual and $300,000 total per incident for bodily injury and $50,000 for property damage, in an excess insurance policy, instead of AB2293's 50,000/100,000/30,000 coverage. The commission next meets on Sept. 11 and could vote on the proposal then.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonilla said there is nothing in her bill that would preclude the CPUC from requiring greater amounts and even additional types of coverage than are specified in AB2293; the amounts written into the bill are minimums. The CPUC, however, appears to be moving in the opposite direction. While a provision of AB2293 requires at least $1 million in uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage for TNCs, the latest CPUC proposal does not. (AB 2293's stipulations would supercede the CPUC on this.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Previous versions of the proposal from the CPUC required collision, comprehensive, and medical payments coverage from TNCs. Those requirements have been dropped, with the commission writing that, \"We are concerned ... that imposing these additional coverage requirements may make it difficult for TNCs to satisfy these requirements through the existing insurance market, thus inhibiting the creative environment that has allowed the TNC industry to flourish in California for the benefit of California residents who wish to avail themselves of TNC services.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since AB2293 does not require collision, comprehensive or medical payments, these appear to be off the table for now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both Uber and Lyft, however, do offer some of these coverages. Uber and Lyft currently offer comprehensive and collision coverage, but only if drivers have purchased similar coverage on their personal policies. (And they do not offer this coverage for Period 1.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Uber said it has no plans to drop this coverage. Lyft did not respond to a request for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Not Everyone Happy\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the insurance industry, Uber and Lyft, and Bonilla all hailed the legislation's passage, which was the subject of some \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Uber-takes-turn-toward-old-school-politics-5725738.php\">hardball political tactics by Uber\u003c/a>, not everyone is on board. Bonilla's original proposal called for $750,000 in liability coverage for Period 1, considerably more than what finally got passed. Sen. Bill Monning (D-Carmel), chairman of the Senate Insurance Committee, was quoted as saying the bill, sold as a compromise, \"compromises the public health and safety.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonilla said she wished she could have gotten more through. \"I would have rather had a higher number,\" she told me. \"My author’s amendments on Monday put the number at $500,000, and I believe I could have moved the bill. The problem is we didn’t have agreement from the administration, and it took negotiation to make the governor feel comfortable. As you know, it’s not enough to get a bill to the governor's desk; it’s his signature.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for the taxi industry, its preferred bill, AB612, which would have basically treated TNC vehicles like cabs in terms of insurance and safety requirements, died a quiet death in committee.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"A new state measure calls for a hybrid personal/commercial policy to be offered to ride-service drivers.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1420840336,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":48,"wordCount":2168},"headData":{"title":"California Bill Would Enable Uber, Lyft Drivers to Finally Get Insurance | KQED","description":"A new state measure calls for a hybrid personal/commercial policy to be offered to ride-service drivers.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"disqusIdentifier":"146157 http://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=146157","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/09/02/law-would-allow-uber-lyft-drivers-to-finally-get-insurance-but-who-will-pay/","disqusTitle":"California Bill Would Enable Uber, Lyft Drivers to Finally Get Insurance","customPermalink":"09/02/2014/Uber_Lyft_California_insurance/","path":"/news/146157/law-would-allow-uber-lyft-drivers-to-finally-get-insurance-but-who-will-pay","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2293\" target=\"_blank\">AB2293\u003c/a>, the ride-service insurance bill that passed the California Legislature last week, could pave the way for drivers for companies like Lyft and Uber to finally get coverage for both personal and commercial use of their vehicles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure is supported by the insurance industry as well as Uber and Lyft, which fought tooth and nail to squash it until Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla (D-Concord) lowered the amount of coverage required. The legislation calls for the development, by July 1, 2015, of new hybrid policies that would cover drivers for both personal use of their vehicle and TNC (transportation network company) work, and directs the state Department of Insurance to expedite approval of such products.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Jerry Brown, who was involved in the final negotiations over the bill, is expected to sign it into law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Keeping Status a Secret\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ever since we've been covering the ride-service story, we've heard from UberX and Lyft drivers that they don't want to be identified by name because they are \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/11/14/can-lyft-uberx-drivers-lose-their-insurance\" target=\"_blank\">afraid their personal auto insurer would cancel their polic\u003c/a>ies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those policies were written with the understanding that the vehicles would be used for everyday use, not operating as a de facto cab.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some in the taxi industry even claimed a wave of insurance cancellations for TNC drivers was on the way. The San Francisco Cab Drivers Association claimed to have compiled a database of thousands of TNC vehicle license plate numbers that it was making available to insurers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though mass cancellations never occurred, at least \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/01/20/ride-sharing-insurance-lyft-uberx-sidecar/\" target=\"_blank\">two cancellations were reported\u003c/a>, and many drivers consider it a fact of life that they have to keep their status as commercial drivers hidden. No one was ever able to find an insurance company who would cover TNC work, with either a personal or a commercial policy. For instance, when we talked to two San Francisco cab drivers who wanted to buy their own cars so they could drive for UberX, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/01/20/ride-sharing-insurance-lyft-uberx-sidecar/\" target=\"_blank\">they hit a brick wall\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I couldn’t find anybody who would insure an UberX vehicle,” said longtime cab driver John Han. “When I talked to my personal insurance company ... I said I had just been approved for a car loan but wanted to work for UberX. They said they can’t insure that. You can’t really insure a car as both a personal vehicle and commercial at the same time. The only way I can do UberX would be to lie to my insurance company.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many insurers don’t know their customers are involved in these kinds of programs,” said Pete Moraga of the Insurance Information Network of California. “If these drivers aren’t telling their insurers, there’s no way for them to know.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Drivers have fared no better trying to get commercial insurance. \"They had never heard of TNCs,” said Luxor cab driver Bill Clark of commercial insurers. Musing about his quest to leave the taxi business and drive for UberX, Clark said, “I could get a brand-new Prius, drive any time I wanted to and just make money. That’s like a dream; too good to be true. In fact, it was too good to be true. You can’t get insurance on them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Policy to be Designed For TNC Drivers\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Well that could very well change, according to Bonilla, sponsor of \u003ca href=\"http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2293\" target=\"_blank\">AB2293\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">'This is going to be a brand-new policy for TNC drivers that will cover them for both personal and for their commercial activities.'\n\u003cp>--Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\"For an innovative business there will be an innovative insurance product,\" said Bonilla. \"It doesn't currently exist now. This is going to be a brand-new policy for TNC drivers that will cover them for both personal and for their commercial activities.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Armand Feliciano, vice president for the Association of California Insurance Companies, said he's confident insurers will create the new policies by the July 1, 2015, deadline.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I know of at least one company that’s been actively working with Lyft on a product,\" he said. \"This is something (companies) want to write, they are interested in writing. It’s a challenge here in California; we have Proposition 103 and the factors for personal auto are pretty limited: mileage driven and experience. If you extrapolate a little bit from that, how do you figure out a guy that may turn (the app) on for a good two hours a day? He goes in and out from personal to commercial. There are challenges trying to assess the risk, but there’s definitely an incentive for companies ... to provide the product.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While those who dislike hiding their TNC status from insurers may welcome coverage written specifically for their occupation, they may find it is going to add to the cost of doing business, a cost that was invisible to them because it was not factored into their personal policies. The coverage is almost certainly going to be more expensive than plain personal insurance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That’s a valid assumption,\" Feliciano said. \"When you turn on that app, it’s our position that you do engage in a rather riskier behavior. You are going to places like a beerfest, or you may be driving a little faster because you want to catch that fare. So that risk is going to be a little higher, and therefore it’s going to be priced differently.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Closing an Insurance Gap\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bill also stipulates TNC drivers must be insured during the time they have their app open but have yet to accept a call (known as Period 1 in the biz). The coverage during this period must be at least $50,000 per individual, $100,000 total per incident for bodily injury, and $30,000 for property damage. An additional $200,000 in excess coverage is required.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Insurance coverage during Period 1 became a very big deal on Dec. 31, 2013, when UberX driver Syed Muzaffar ran into a family in a San Francisco crosswalk, killing 6-year-old Sofia Liu and seriously injuring her mother and brother just before 8 p.m. It soon emerged that Uber did not consider Muzzafar to be insured under its state-mandated $1 million liability policy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although Muzaffar had his app open and was awaiting a call, Uber said, he had yet to actually accept a fare and was thus not yet engaged in \"providing TNC services,\" the point at which the California Public Utilities Commission requires TNC insurance to kick in. Uber's narrow definition of when TNC services began relegated coverage of the fatal accident to Muzaffar's personal insurance, which provided only a fraction of the amount to cover costs that could hit seven figures. (Sofia Liu's family is suing Uber over the incident.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In March, in the wake of negative press coverage over the issue, as well as \u003ca href=\"http://www.insurance.ca.gov/0250-insurers/0300-insurers/0200-bulletins/bulletin-notices-commiss-opinion/TransNetwkDrvrs.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">warnings from various state governments\u003c/a> -- including California's Department of Insurance about insurance gaps inherent in driving for TNCs -- Uber and Lyft \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/03/14/uber-lyft-insurance/\" target=\"_blank\">expanded their insurance\u003c/a>, including coverage for Period 1. That coverage, however, was significantly lower than it was for the post-Period 1 time, when drivers are on a call.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And as the CPUC floated a proposal to require TNCs to extend their $1 million insurance to Period 1, Uber and Lyft argued against it, claiming that interval is fraught with ambiguity: What if a driver isn't really working and just turns the app on in order to qualify for the insurance? What if a driver who uses apps from different TNCs gets into an accident? Which company would have to cover that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the face of of Uber and Lyft's resistance, both AB2293 and the CPUC's proposal came down significantly in terms of the final amount of coverage for Period 1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Drivers also take note: AB2293 says either TNCs or drivers can pay for Period 1 coverage -- it doesn't have to come from the companies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That could become a point of competitiveness in terms of attracting drivers, the decision of who will pay what,\" said Bonilla.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I asked Uber who would pay for the new insurance, the driver or the company? Spokeswoman Eva Behrend did not answer the question directly, but said, \"The legislation does not take effect until July 2015 and intentionally leaves the option open for either the driver or the TNC to carry the insurance. This gives the insurance industry time to develop a hybrid product.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Clarity: Personal Insurance Does Not Cover TNC Accidents\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_105050\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-105050\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/07/UberCar.jpg\" alt=\"Uber car\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Uber car drives in San Francisco. (Adam Fagen/Flickr)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>AB2293 also clears up once and for all that personal insurance will not cover TNC accidents. As noted, Uber and Lyft do currently provide insurance that covers Period 1. But that coverage is contingent on \"a driver’s personal insurance policy (being) found not to cover an accident during this period.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Department of Insurance, insurance companies and TNC opponents such as the taxi industry scoffed at this qualification, taking the position that the TNCs' reliance on personal insurance to cover a commercial activity was based on a fiction, contingent on the erroneous view that drivers’ personal insurers would pay claims for individuals who drive commercially for TNCs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Insurers say this shifts the cost of covering commercial activity by TNCs onto the personal insurance market.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>AB2293 makes it clear that a driver's personal insurance will have no responsibility for covering TNC accidents, unless that insurance has been \"specifically written to cover the driver's use of a vehicle in connection with a transportation network company's online-enabled application or platform.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>CPUC Could Require More Coverage (But it Doesn't Look Likely)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The latest proposal on TNC insurance by the California Public Utilities Commission calls for slightly greater amounts of Period 1 coverage than does AB2293. The plan calls for at least $100,000 per individual and $300,000 total per incident for bodily injury and $50,000 for property damage, in an excess insurance policy, instead of AB2293's 50,000/100,000/30,000 coverage. The commission next meets on Sept. 11 and could vote on the proposal then.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonilla said there is nothing in her bill that would preclude the CPUC from requiring greater amounts and even additional types of coverage than are specified in AB2293; the amounts written into the bill are minimums. The CPUC, however, appears to be moving in the opposite direction. While a provision of AB2293 requires at least $1 million in uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage for TNCs, the latest CPUC proposal does not. (AB 2293's stipulations would supercede the CPUC on this.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Previous versions of the proposal from the CPUC required collision, comprehensive, and medical payments coverage from TNCs. Those requirements have been dropped, with the commission writing that, \"We are concerned ... that imposing these additional coverage requirements may make it difficult for TNCs to satisfy these requirements through the existing insurance market, thus inhibiting the creative environment that has allowed the TNC industry to flourish in California for the benefit of California residents who wish to avail themselves of TNC services.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since AB2293 does not require collision, comprehensive or medical payments, these appear to be off the table for now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both Uber and Lyft, however, do offer some of these coverages. Uber and Lyft currently offer comprehensive and collision coverage, but only if drivers have purchased similar coverage on their personal policies. (And they do not offer this coverage for Period 1.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Uber said it has no plans to drop this coverage. Lyft did not respond to a request for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Not Everyone Happy\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the insurance industry, Uber and Lyft, and Bonilla all hailed the legislation's passage, which was the subject of some \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Uber-takes-turn-toward-old-school-politics-5725738.php\">hardball political tactics by Uber\u003c/a>, not everyone is on board. Bonilla's original proposal called for $750,000 in liability coverage for Period 1, considerably more than what finally got passed. Sen. Bill Monning (D-Carmel), chairman of the Senate Insurance Committee, was quoted as saying the bill, sold as a compromise, \"compromises the public health and safety.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonilla said she wished she could have gotten more through. \"I would have rather had a higher number,\" she told me. \"My author’s amendments on Monday put the number at $500,000, and I believe I could have moved the bill. The problem is we didn’t have agreement from the administration, and it took negotiation to make the governor feel comfortable. As you know, it’s not enough to get a bill to the governor's desk; it’s his signature.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for the taxi industry, its preferred bill, AB612, which would have basically treated TNC vehicles like cabs in terms of insurance and safety requirements, died a quiet death in committee.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/146157/law-would-allow-uber-lyft-drivers-to-finally-get-insurance-but-who-will-pay","authors":["80"],"programs":["news_6944"],"categories":["news_8","news_1397"],"tags":["news_4524","news_4523","news_4953"],"featImg":"news_118115","label":"news_6944"}},"programsReducer":{"possible":{"id":"possible","title":"Possible","info":"Possible is hosted by entrepreneur Reid Hoffman and writer Aria Finger. 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