In a case billed as Silicon Valley money verse Texas public servants, a vote was held Saturday in Austin to decide whether the city's existing rideshare laws would be overturned in favour of the companies'*preferred*rules, contained in*Proposition 1.
Of particularly concern to Lyft and Uber was the city's requirement that their drivers undergo a fingerprint-based background check, in addition to existing security checks. The pro-Proposition 1 lobby group, Ridesharing Works for Austin, pointed to reported drops in drunk driving, among other issues, in an attempt to convince the*Austin public. It didn't work. Read more...
05-08-2016, 11:31 AM
Uber and Lyft threaten to leave Austin after Proposition 1 loss
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