/tags/uber Uber en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:33:15 GMT /2022-03-14/uber-and-lyft-add-fuel-surcharges-to-rides-as-gas-prices-surge-nationwide As of Wednesday, the average cost of a gallon of regular fuel is now $4.305, according to AAA. Both ride-share companies say they're adding surcharges to deal with the spike in gas prices in the U.S. Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:33:15 GMT /2022-03-14/uber-and-lyft-add-fuel-surcharges-to-rides-as-gas-prices-surge-nationwide Jonathan Franklin /transportation/2021-12-29/here-are-six-ride-hailing-companies-in-austin-that-arent-uber-or-lyft By offering rides exclusively in electric vehicles to transportation for kids to nonemergency trips to the doctor, each of these companies is trying to carve out a niche alongside two multibillion-dollar behemoths. Wed, 29 Dec 2021 17:17:00 GMT /transportation/2021-12-29/here-are-six-ride-hailing-companies-in-austin-that-arent-uber-or-lyft Nathan Bernier /health/2021-09-08/ride-sharing-companies-are-responding-to-texas-near-total-abortion-banlink-copied Under Texas's new abortion law anyone can be sued if they aid a person who is trying to get an abortion in violation of the law. That means ride-share drivers for companies like Uber and Lyft could be at risk if they drive anyone to abortion services. Wed, 08 Sep 2021 14:01:50 GMT /health/2021-09-08/ride-sharing-companies-are-responding-to-texas-near-total-abortion-banlink-copied Nell Clark | NPR /transportation/2019-09-09/have-ride-hailing-services-like-uber-and-lyft-reduced-drunk-driving-arrests-in-austin Another weekend has passed, and for some people in Austin that meant tailgating at the UT-LSU game or heading to local bars. Many used ride-hailing� Mon, 09 Sep 2019 06:01:00 GMT /transportation/2019-09-09/have-ride-hailing-services-like-uber-and-lyft-reduced-drunk-driving-arrests-in-austin Samuel King /business/2019-03-26/advocates-say-lobbyists-shaped-texas-labor-rule-that-could-exempt-app-based-workers-from-benefits Workers' rights advocates called on the Texas Workforce Commission to abandon a proposed rule that would exempt gig economy contractors from unemployment� Tue, 26 Mar 2019 23:38:59 GMT /business/2019-03-26/advocates-say-lobbyists-shaped-texas-labor-rule-that-could-exempt-app-based-workers-from-benefits Andrew Weber /transportation/2018-10-25/uber-jumps-into-e-scooter-game-in-austin The ride-hailing company Uber launched its new JUMP e-scooters in Austin today.Uber's JUMP e-bikes have been in Austin since the summer, but now the� Thu, 25 Oct 2018 18:36:28 GMT /transportation/2018-10-25/uber-jumps-into-e-scooter-game-in-austin Nadia Hamdan /transportation/2018-08-09/ut-researchers-land-deal-to-help-uber-get-air-taxis-off-the-ground Researchers at the University of Texas' Cockrell School of Engineering have been tapped to help propel Uber "air taxis" into the sky.UberAIR � the� Thu, 09 Aug 2018 13:01:00 GMT /transportation/2018-08-09/ut-researchers-land-deal-to-help-uber-get-air-taxis-off-the-ground DaLyah Jones /texas/2017-10-20/with-so-many-ways-to-get-around-is-it-time-to-ditch-your-car From Texas Standard.With more options for transportation, could it be time to ditch the personal car completely?Researchers from the University of Texas� Fri, 20 Oct 2017 18:49:21 GMT /texas/2017-10-20/with-so-many-ways-to-get-around-is-it-time-to-ditch-your-car Alexandra Hart /texas/2017-04-24/uber-and-lyft-call-sex-amendment-disappointing-unnecessary Five days after a controversial amendment defining "sex" as "the physical condition of being male or female" was added to a statewide ride-hailing bill,� Mon, 24 Apr 2017 19:31:19 GMT /texas/2017-04-24/uber-and-lyft-call-sex-amendment-disappointing-unnecessary Alex Samuels/Texas Tribune /transportation/2016-12-28/researchers-want-to-know-about-your-life-before-and-after-uber-and-lyft Researchers from the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M University and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute want to know� Wed, 28 Dec 2016 20:58:02 GMT /transportation/2016-12-28/researchers-want-to-know-about-your-life-before-and-after-uber-and-lyft Matt Largey