rideshare

When it comes to rideshares in Boston, it’s hard to get anywhere uber fast these days. Riders tell NBC10 Boston they’re waiting around 20 minutes, sometimes even longer, for their Uber or Lyft to show up.

When it comes to rideshares in Boston, it’s hard to get anywhere uber fast these days. Riders tell NBC10 Boston they’re waiting around 20 minutes, sometimes even longer, for their Uber or Lyft to show up. At Fenway Park Monday night, there was a constant flow of rideshare drivers dropping people off. There were also constant stories of long...

When it comes to Uber and Lyft in Massachusetts, it’s hard to get anywhere fast these days. And there’s a reason for the delay, according to Uber.

A California appeals court has upheld an order requiring Uber and Lyft to treat their California drivers as employees instead of independent contractors, less than two weeks before voters will be asked to exempt the ride-hailing giants from the state’s gig economy law.

People looking for a ride are often having difficulty finding one nearby.

The rideshare industry is making drastic changes to the way you ride.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is proposing a new measure that would add an additional fee to rideshare services to use that revenue to fix the MBTA.

Rideshare safety was front and center at the Massachsuetts State House Friday as lawmakers consider a crackdown on the services. The legislation that was introduced by Gov. Charlie Baker includes more protections for a rider’s personal information, stiffer penalties for what’s known as “account renting” and more trip data collection. Those in favor of the bill said the data...

The safety of people who use rideshare services like Uber and Lyft is front and center on Beacon Hill.

A man allegedly posed as an Uber driver and kidnapped a woman leaving a Boston nightclub last month before sexually raping her at a Rhode Island home, prosecutors say. Alvin Campbell Jr. — the brother of Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell — was held on $250,000 cash bail after pleading not guilty Thursday to kidnapping and rape charges. According to…

Much remains unknown about what caused a woman to jump out of a moving Uber in Boston’s O’Neill Tunnel on Monday morning, causing her to be struck by another vehicle. Massachusetts State Police have released only a limited amount of information, and have yet to say why they think the woman decided to get out of the moving vehicle in...

A 29-year-old woman was hit by a vehicle after jumping out of a moving Uber in Boston’s O’Neill Tunnel.

Much remains unknown about what caused a woman to jump out of a moving Uber in Boston’s O’Neill Tunnel on Monday morning, causing her to be struck by another vehicle. Massachusetts State Police have released only a limited amount of information, and have yet to say why they think the woman decided to get out of the moving vehicle in...

Much remains unknown about what caused a woman to jump out of a moving Uber in Boston’s O’Neill Tunnel on Monday morning, causing her to be struck by another vehicle. Massachusetts State Police have released only a limited amount of information, and have yet to say why they think the woman decided to get out of the moving vehicle in...

A 29-year-old Massachusetts woman is in critical condition after she got out of a moving Uber vehicle in Boston’s O’Neill Tunnel Monday morning and was struck by a car, police said. The woman was taking an Uber from Logan International Airport to her home in Mattapan when she exited the SUV on I-93 southbound just before Exit 23 sometime before...

A woman suddenly got out of a moving vehicle in Boston’s O’Neill Tunnel.

A man pretending to be a rideshare driver held a woman at knifepoint and sexually assaulted her near the University of Delaware, police say.

A state lawmaker is hoping to make Uber and Lyft rides safer with the touch of a finger. The new push would take the mandatory background checks for drivers a step farther. State Rep. Michael Moran, a Brighton Democrat, has filed a bill that would require rideshare drivers to submit to fingerprinting. He said it would close a loophole and...

Designated pick-up and drop-off locations will be established in Fenway as part of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh’s new pilot program beginning on Friday. The pilot was announced a week ago during Walsh’s Boston Municipal Research Bureau Speech. It calls for designated spaces so rideshare drivers could quickly pick up and drop off passengers.

A Lyft driver helped rescue a 2-year-old girl who was found wandering outside in below freezing temperatures in Massachusetts.