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Uber is rolling out live video monitoring for teen rides, allowing parents to watch trips through a driver’s front-facing camera. The safety feature arrives while Uber continues to face thousands of lawsuits involving alleged driver sexual misconduct.
Colorado’s Rideshare Safety and Accountability Act takes effect August 12, adding new requirements for Uber, Lyft and other rideshare companies involving sexual assault complaints, driver screening and passenger safety.
Ohio lawmakers have introduced H.B. 980, the Rideshare Sexual Assault Prevention Act, which would increase driver background checks, speed complaint reviews and expand rideshare safety oversight.
A New York Times investigation found that Uber’s lawyers questioned sexual assault survivors about clothing, earlier trauma and other private matters while defending the company against thousands of lawsuits.
Uber is asking a Texas federal judge to block punitive damages in the next bellwether trial in the federal litigation involving thousands of individual sexual assault lawsuits against the company.
Uber is expanding driver background check standards in the U.S. as thousands of passengers continue pursuing sexual assault and misconduct lawsuits against the rideshare company.
A new shareholder lawsuit accuses Uber’s board and leadership of failing to address rider safety concerns tied to driver sexual assault allegations. The case comes as Uber faces more than 3,000 federal lawsuits, hundreds of state court cases, and two plaintiff verdicts in early bellwether trials.
Uber and California trial attorneys have reached a proposed deal that includes new rideshare safety standards aimed at preventing sexual misconduct, as Uber continues to face thousands of sexual assault claims in federal court.
An Idaho jury convicted former Lyft driver Zkaria Mahmmd Al Majzoub of sexually assaulting and kidnapping a passenger after taking her away from her expected route. The verdict comes as Lyft faces a growing federal multidistrict litigation and approximately 2,000 additional cases in California state court.
Uber’s liability fight has reached Congress. A new amendment to a major federal transportation bill could limit when rideshare companies can be held responsible for harm caused by drivers, raising concerns for passengers and sexual assault survivors.