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Supporters of AB 5 have said that the legislation is necessary, as some companies have exploited workers for decades under unfair labor contracts.
The startup, which has secured a license to deploy its autonomous ride-hailing service at The Villages in Fla., says retirement communities might be the only places to support autonomy for some time.
The study, commissioned by Uber and Lyft themselves, exposes the ride-hailing congestion problem - and it's worse than we thought. However, Uber says the scale "is dwarfed by that of private cars and commercial vehicles."
The ride-hailing industry will experience further growth over the next five years, but this growth will level off, according to analysis from Statista, a German research portal.
ReachNow announced it will no longer be offering its services in three major cities effective immediately. This comes after ReachNow enters a merger under BMW and Daimler AG.
Nissan and Dongfeng are also reportedly in talks to design and build custom vehicles for Didi's ride-hailing platform.
With the advent of ride-hailing, there is a new critical need afoot for the old days of direct fleet service to end-user customers at the dealership level.
The UBS study also predicted a $2 trillion "robo-taxi" market by 2030.
Consumer Reports said that the ride-hailing companies have not done enough to ensure vehicles in open recalls are being properly fixed.
Fleets can take steps to improve transportation without compromising mobility, Lukas Neckerman told NAFA I&E attendees on Wednesday.