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Uber drivers are making only pennies.

Driverless Uber Cars Are Coming to Disrupt the Sharing Economy, Capitalism Carries On

Uber's introduction of driverless cars is a big change for the company but the changes it has brought to the world of work are here to stay.
By Ursula Huws
(Photo: Michael/Flickr)

All Female Ride-Sharing App Is Launching Nationwide After Overwhelming Demand

A new ride-hailing app made exclusively for women that was set to launch in Boston yesterday, will now launch nationwide this fall after being met with overwhelming demand from users.
By Amanda Manning

Taxi Comparison App Karhoo Secures Global HQ in Midtown South

Karhoo, a startup mobile taxi search app, has found a long-term home in New York City.
By Lauren Elkies Schram
(Illustration by Carlos Zamora.)

Why Uber Faces a Rough Road Ahead

By Lawrence Meyers
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick. (Photo via Getty)

How Uber Drivers Could Trip Up CEO Travis Kalanick

By Steven Hill
Taxi drivers demonstrate outside the chamber of deputies in the neighborhood of Se, Sao Paulo, Brazil, on September 9, 2015, against the use of the Uber application in the country. The demonstration was called by the Brazilian association of taxi unions. AFP PHOTO / Miguel SCHINCARIOL (Photo credit should read Miguel Schincariol/AFP/Getty Images)

Uber Meets Taxis’ Immovable Object: Market Equilibrium

By Lawrence Meyers
New York City taxis are a touch away on your phone

Yellow Cabs Now Have Their Own Ride-Hailing App

By Lisa Brown

Taxi King Gene Freidman Appears Concussed in Bloomberg Video

By Mark Rykken Jr.
A recent incident in which a cab driver attacked a woman in broad daylight shows Uber drivers have not cornered the market on controversy.

Afternoon Bulletin: Cab Dispatchers Bribed, Subway Delays Up And More

By Elizabeth Gurdus

Uber Won the War and Medallion Owners Have Themselves to Blame

By Ronn Torossian
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams today (Photo: Will Bredderman/New York Observer).

Outer Borough Pols Say de Blasio’s Uber Cap Will Hurt Minorities

By Will Bredderman
"Uber 2.0" needs a CEO.

Afternoon Bulletin: The Uber War Rages On

By Giulia Olsson
Lyft's glowstache

TLC Updates Rule Proposal for FHVs, Vote Expected Next Week

By Giulia Olsson
Gene Freidman, CEO of Taxi Club Management, the largest privately held taxi company in the US has just filed for bankruptcy on 22 of his companies.

Attorney General to Smack Taxi Mogul Gene Freidman with Lawsuit Tomorrow: Sources

By Ken Kurson

Uber—They Drive Drunk So You Don’t Have To

By Jessica Ciencin Henriquez
Christian Bale and Natalie Portman in Knight of Cups.

In Berlin, Terrence Malick’s ‘Knight of Cups’ Premieres to Mixed Reactions

By Stephen Garrett
A New York City Councilman seeks to limit Uber's high surge pricing. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

Councilman Aims to Knock Down Uber’s Surge Pricing

By Nicole Puglise
A Princeton economist theorizes why you can't find a cab in the rain (samchills/Flickr)

Can’t Catch a Cab? Blame Economics

By Nicole Puglise
A New York City Councilman seeks to limit Uber's high surge pricing. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

Uber’s $90K Average Pay Is a Myth

By Vanessa Haughton

The TLC Meeting That Ended In Screams

By Polly Mosendz
Soon women women will be able to call a cab with a female driver using new app SheTaxi (Damian Moore/Flickr)

SheTaxi, The All Female Cab Service, Stalls Over Dearth of Women Drivers

By Nicole Puglise

Yellow Cab Medallion Owner Hit With $1.6 Million TLC Fine Has a Police Record Including Public Nudity

By Polly Mosendz

Uber Adds Carpool Feature, Lyft Immediately Says They're Doing It Too

By Jack Smith IV
(Image: Chris Whong)

Amazingly Addictive Interactive Map Reveals the Routes of New York Cab Drivers

By Issy Thompson
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