Lyft News | Oct 11, 2024

Lyft has partnered with AXS to improve transportation for concert, sports, and entertainment event attendees...


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Lyft is a rideshare company founded in 2012 by Logan Green and John Zimmer. It is available to approximately 95 percent of the United States population as well as select cities in Canada. Lyft is committed to effecting positive change for cities by offsetting carbon emissions from all rides and promoting transportation equity through shared rides, bikeshare systems, electric scooters, and public transit partnerships.


Lyft News & Insights as of Oct 11, 2024

  • Lyft has partnered with AXS to improve transportation for concert, sports, and entertainment event attendees.
  • An investigation revealed that Lyft and Uber used loopholes to lock drivers out of their apps, potentially denying them up to $154 million in pay by avoiding compliance with NYC's fair pay rules.
  • A federal judge ruled on October 10, 2024, that Lyft is not required to provide wheelchair accessible vehicles in Westchester County or other U.S. areas where it doesn't already offer the service.
  • On September 8, 2023, a lawsuit was filed against Lyft and the Newark Police Department after a high-speed police chase resulted in a collision with a Lyft vehicle, injuring passenger Jasim Dillard-White.
  • Lyft partners with United Way Bay Area to offer free rides through the 211 service.

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