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With college students return to Boston at the start of the fall season and the city’s nightlife heats up, the city’s new police commissioner sent out a message Monday warning them about reports of “roofie” incidents and urging them to use rideshares safely. Commissioner Michael Cox said that the Boston Police Department has seen social media posts about people...

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has tossed the ballot question involving the status and benefits for app-based drivers off the November ballot, upending an expensive campaign with a ruling that the question contains “at least two substantively distinct policy decisions.” Writing for the court, Justice Scott Kafker said that most parts of the proposed ballot question (there are technically two…

When Massachusetts voters go to the polls in November, they will be deciding on an issue that will have a big impact on drivers for companies like Uber and Lyft.

Making their pitch to an audience of somewhat skeptical lawmakers, gig economy power players fighting to make controversial changes to state labor law argued Wednesday that treating app-based drivers as employees could force them to rein in the flexible hours workers enjoy or cut jobs. Supporters and opponents of a contentious ballot question campaign amending the classification, pay and benefits…

Uber, hit by driver shortages and a surge in food delivery requests during the pandemic, will begin including New York City taxi cabs on its app

With gas prices impacting rideshare drivers, Uber is adding a gas surcharge.

As gas prices continue their sharp ascent, rideshare drivers are struggling to keep up with costs. Drivers who were picking up passengers at Logan International Airport say things have been tough lately, and the increase in prices is only making it worse. Beth Griffith is right at home behind the wheel. Over the last seven years, she’s driven for...

Drivers for Uber and Lyft say costs are getting too high as gas prices skyrocket amid Russia’s war on Ukraine.

If you’re looking for a ride home from Logan International Airport, it may cost you more than you’re expecting.

If you’re looking for a ride home from Logan International Airport, it may cost you more than you’re expecting. Erin Devost couldn’t believe it. She had just landed at Logan Sunday evening and was just looking for a way to get home. “Hopped on my phone to catch an Uber, and I noticed the surge was huge,” Devost said....

Rideshare rates are on the rise for people looking to get home from Logan Airport.

Surge pricing is back in Massachusetts. Uber told NBC10 Boston that surge pricing has resumed now that the state of emergency is over. Lyft said its “Prime Time” pricing returned as well. It’s something rideshare driver Stephen Levine is counting on to make some money. Levine took nine months off the road during the pandemic because he was afraid...

The state of emergency could help with unusually long wait times for rideshares in Massachusetts.

Riders have been waiting around 10 or 20 minutes, sometimes even longer, for their Uber or Lyft to show up through most of the pandemic, but that could soon change.

Riders have been waiting 10 or 20 minutes, sometimes even longer, for their Uber or Lyft to show up through most of the pandemic, but that could soon change. Uber has blamed the delay on Gov. Charlie Baker’s surge-pricing ban, which will expire Tuesday, June 15 along with the state of emergency declaration. Surge pricing provides a major incentive for drivers to work,...

Rideshare industry prices are surging as summer travel demand pushes things like airfare and car rental costs to new heights.

As Massachusetts looks to immunize as much of the population as possible, officials hope a free ride will lead to an increase in vaccinations. Uber and Lyft will both be offering free rides to vaccination sites through July 4, the companies announced this week. Brady Whitehall was happy to hear the news after walking two miles to her vaccine appointment…

Uber and Lyft will offer free rides to COVID-19 vaccination sites through July 4.

The shortage of rideshare vehicles on the roads these days, caused by a lack of surge pricing, is not just a nuisance for people who are waiting a long time to get an Uber or a Lyft. For some, it is becoming a safety issue.

A shortage of ride share drivers from apps such as Uber and Lyft has resulted in safety concerns among Boston residents.