Ride-hailing apps have built-in safety features that riders should be familiar with, experts said. By Claire Fahy Despite Uber’s claims that it was one of the safest available travel options, the ride ...

Male drivers for Uber and Lyft have filed dual class-action lawsuits accusing the rideshare companies of gender ...

Uber announced a “Women’s Preferences” on Wednesday that would allow women riders and drivers in the US to only be connected with other women for their trips through the ride-sharing service. The ...

Uber spotlights the Women Preferences feature on their women’s safety website, and explains that approximately 20 percent of their drivers are women, and that all rides have "checks and safeguards" to ...

The lawsuits allege that male drivers receive fewer rides because of the feature, violating sex discrimination laws.

Hopping into a stranger’s car is already a weird concept when you think about it. Add the potential of being flirted with, harassed, or just straight-up creeped out by a driver, and it becomes an ...

Lyft is changing how you ride and who you ride with. The company just rolled out a set of personalization and safety upgrades designed to give you more control over your experience. At the heart of ...

We applaud Lyft’s decision to implement this vital restriction in New York, but urge the organization to expand this verification system to rentals worldwide. The World Tourism Network is also urging ...

A Lyft driver picks up a passenger. (File photo courtesy of Lyft) More than 800,000 drivers for ride-hailing companies in California will be able to join a union under a measure signed Friday by Gov.