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Beyond the Uber surge: How to get around on New Year’s Eve
New Year's Eve: the day to overpay for everything from that glass of flat Champagne to the impossibly-high heels you'll wear just once, to, once again, that ride home from Uber.
Amid scrutiny, Uber says it will focus more on safety
Uber promises to focus on rider safety amid increasing concerns that its drivers are not adequately screened for past criminal convictions.
PSC to hold Uber hearing Dec. 19
(AP) Maryland regulators have scheduled a hearing on a proposed settlement with Uber. The settlement would put some of the popular ride-sharing company’s operation under state regulation. The Public Service […]
Uber: $40B in value?
Bloomberg News reports the company is raising funds that could raise it's value higher than 75 percent of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index members.
Uber agrees to settlement with PSC staff
State regulators still have to approve the agreement, which would lead to portions of the ride-sharing company being regulated as a common carrier.
Grousing about Uber’s surge pricing
Uber rides in Baltimore on Halloween for hundreds of dollars drew plenty of gripes but few formal complaints to the Public Service Commission.
72 percent of Airbnb’s NYC reservations called illegal
As many as 72 percent of Airbnb Inc. reservations in New York City in recent years violated the law, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said, vowing to “shut down illegal hotels in the five boroughs.”
Calif. group sues Uber over treatment of blind with dogs
Drivers for Uber Technologies Inc. have refused to transport blind people who use guide dogs, an advocacy group claimed in a civil rights lawsuit in which one driver was accused of forcing a guide dog into the trunk.
Montgomery tells Uber to follow taxi rules
Officials want to know how Uber expanded its popular ride-sharing service into Bethesda without applying for country licenses.
Legislation on Web-based ride-sharing likely
Del. Ben Barnes and Sen. Bill Ferguson said Friday they are concerned that using old forms of regulation on these new business models could harm their ability to flourish as more people are starting to use them.
O’Malley: laws, regulations should foster innovation
Gov. Martin J. O'Malley said Wednesday that Maryland regulators and lawmakers need to do more to foster innovative technologies and businesses in the state.
Uber is a common carrier, PSC rules
The Maryland Public Service Commission has ruled that ride-share company Uber Technologies Inc. is a common carrier.
