Ridesharing insurance gaps endanger public safety, free market
There are three rideshare companies in Arizona, not just two. This point seems to have been lost in the current discussion over how to properly insure vehicles to protect the public.
Uber, Lyft drivers get go-ahead from Ducey
Gov. Doug Ducey and Andy Tobin, his new director of the Department of Weights and Measures, announced late Wednesday the state is suspending all investigations into individuals who drive for Uber and Lyft.
Despite last session’s failed bill, ridesharing keeps rolling along in Arizona
When Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a bill earlier this year that would have authorized rideshare services such as Uber and Lyft to operate in the state and regulated them differently than taxis, Uber declared that “ridesharing as we know it is dead in Arizona.”
Create a level playing field for ride shares, taxis
The for-hire vehicle industry, which has operated here in Arizona for decades under simple but highly effective standards designed to keep riders safe, proposes that UberX, Lyft and other “ride sharers” meet the same modest set of safety standards.