Self-driving Uber car that killed pedestrian in Ariz. wasn't programmed to recognize and react to jaywalkers. Also, Uber lacked formal safety plan. Uber says it learned from incident and made fixes. Is it really ok to test flawed AVs on human subjects? lat.ms/2rbAajM

What if we took ownership of our economy? Read our recent release in Motherboard of VICE. vice.com/en_ca/article/…

“India plans to cap the commissions app-based taxi aggregators such as Uber and home-grown Ola earn on rides to a maximum 10% of the total fare, according to a draft proposal seen by Reuters, a move industry experts warned would hit revenue and operations” reuters.com/article/us-ind…

An e-scooter startup called *no joke* "Unicorn" shuts down and produces no actual scooters, blows all their money on ads, and can't refund their pre-order customers... apparently this is real and not the premise for an HBO Silicon Valley episode🙄 tinyurl.com/wozphs6

Very excited to launch Oakland’s first shared ⚡️🛵 service with @_gorevel

State is poised to enforce the law #ab5. This is REALLY IMPORTANT. It means when we tell state we’re making less than min wage & no one is reimbursing our expenses, & we need workers’ comp bc we were injured in an accident while working, that the state is funded to fight for us.

Sounds like Berkeley instructors are handling #COVID19 well 😂

Many important insights in today’s new ridesharing study from Chris Benner, Jobs With Justice, Jobs with Justice San Francisco and us. 🚩Pay after expenses can be as low as $360/week. One reason is drivers don’t get paid for all their work time. We can document that precisely with the Driver’s Seat app.

Join us this THURSDAY to learn more about the sustainability and environmental impacts of ride-hailing July 16 / 11 AM PT Featuring: 🔸Deepak Rajagopal (UCLA Environment) 🔸Joshua Skov (Lundquist College) 🔸Adam Stocker (TSRC (ITS Berkeley) & TheSELC) Register👉 bit.ly/ridehailing2020

The pandemic has called into question the labor practices of ride-hailing giants, particularly as drivers are considered essential workers despite being provided basic protections, Adam Stocker with TSRC (ITS Berkeley). smartcitiesdive.com/news/can-healt…

Wondering what might happen if Uber and Lyft follow the law and stop operating in #California because they have to treat drivers like employees? Look no further than Austin Texas where new ridesharing alternatives thrived after they left in 2016. shareable.net/new-ridesharin…

Which driver-owned cooperatives and/or true ridesharing alternatives will be stepping up to take their place? Huge opportunity here for a worker-friendly ride-hailing app to make a name for itself

Discover the new Montreal ride-sharing app that makes your lives easier while contributing to local economy. youtube.com/watch?v=mvBn2K…

Prop 22 would be bad for drivers, bad for traffic, bad for the environment. Also, fairness: the time drivers spend waiting for ride requests is extremely valuable to the companies, but they don't pay for it - and won't, under Prop 22 cal.streetsblog.org/2020/10/05/op-… via @streetsblogcal

#NoOnProp22 "Prop 22 is more than a labor issue: it could also have lasting traffic and environmental consequences."

New report by IRLE UC Berkeley's Michael Reich: Most Uber/Lyft drivers are paid < minimum wage. With employee status overall compensation would increase 30%; schedule flexibility would be unaffected; rider demand would fall by 1-2%; company profits would increase. irle.berkeley.edu/pay-passengers…

Absolutely EXCELLENT article by Emma Johanningsmeier covering the challenges and promise of ride-hailing cooperatives TheSELC Arcade City ⚡ @Eva_coop thereboot.com/cooperative-ri…

NEW: In response to exploitation by Uber & Lyft, drivers in NYC are forming a worker-owned rideshare cooperative called The Drivers Cooperative. The new app offers cheaper rides and returns all profits to the drivers. It could defeat Uber & Lyft with New Yorkers’ support.