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Your Uber Driver Has a Front Seat for the Pandemic. The Company Doesn’t Provide Health Insurance.

Meet the Facebook Investor Who Says Digital Platforms Are Destroying Society

“The values of these companies conflict with the Enlightenment values on which this country was founded,” Roger McNamee said in an interview with WW.

Portland Police Investigate Potential Hate Crime in the Assault of a Lyft Driver By a Passenger

Portland police are investigating the Aug. 6 assault of a ride-share driver as a possible bias crime.

Flashback: The Night Steve Novick Told Uber to GTFO

Novick told WW today: “My tombstone should probably read: ‘He should have stuck to his guns against Uber.'”

Uber and Lyft Debut New Airport Pickup System in Portland

Uber today launched a new feature at the Portland International Airport aimed at speeding up pickup times.

Uber Passenger Fatally Ejected Through Windshield in 100-MPH Crash With Intoxicated Driver

It’s the 18th traffic death in Portland this year, and the second over Easter weekend.

Portland-Based Urban Mobility Company Moovel Wants to Create Single Transit App to Use Anywhere in the Nation

Moovel, the Portland-based urban mobility company behind TriMet’s ticketing app, wants to develop an app that unifies transit options all over the nation. Meaning: People could download one app and use it wherever they are in the U.S. to purchase transit tickets and plan trips.

Portland’s New Ride Hailing Dispatch Service For Disabled Residents Might Be Imperiled By a New Bill in State Legislature

Portland Transportation Bureau just launched a program that makes it easier for disabled residents to hail a ride on demand, but a proposed new bill threatens to end it before it takes off.

What Readers Have to Say About Lyft Dominating Uber in Portland

Last week, WW compared transaction data for Portland Lyft and Uber rides (“Lyfted,” WW, Feb. 20, 2019). The results? Portland is the rare U.S. city where Lyft dominates Uber. The reason is unclear but could trace back to the #deleteUber campaign in 2017 and the bad press the company got for using a tool called Greyball to evade Portland regulators. Here’s what readers had to share.

Bill Would Make It Legal to Hail a Lyft and Uber Anywhere in Oregon, While Taking Regulations Out of Portland’s Hands

Law would not allow Portland regulations, but would adopt key Portland safety regulations statewide.

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