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Commentary: What Happened to ‘Don’t Get in Cars With Strangers?’

On the morning of March 26, 2018, my colleague Yoolim Lee ordered a Grab ride in Singapore. Within hours, she was lying in hospital with a fractured vertebrae and a vertebral artery dissection. Her story, published in the Jan. 19 …

Uber’s Upstate New York Expansion Hinges on Fingerprinting

Uber’s push to expand into upstate New York cities such as Buffalo, Rochester and Albany is reigniting a debate over whether the drivers for the app-based ride-hailing service should be fingerprinted. Drivers are already fingerprinted in New York City, and …

Arizona Welcomes Uber Self-Driving Cars After California Negotiations Stall

A fleet of self-driving Uber cars left for Arizona last week after they were banned from California roads over safety concerns. The announcement came after Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey took to social media on Wednesday and Thursday touting Arizona as …