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TIME This Man's 'Amish Uber' Is Exactly the Horse and Buggy Experience You Think It Is TIME You might not be able to hail a traditional Uber ride in Colon, Michigan, but you can order up an “horse and buggy — and have a guaranteed memorable experience. Timothy Hochstedler of St. Joseph County has decided to use his traditional Amish horse ... People In Michigan Are Enthusiastic About 'Amish Uber'NPR Michigan man makes ride sharing more scenic with 'Amish Uber' horse and buggy servicefox6now.com Amish man launches horse and buggy 'Uber' serviceTriStateHomepage.com INSIDER -Detroit Free Press -KWCH all 152 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Business Insider South Africa Uber prices skyrocket due to Cape Town #TaxiStrike Independent Online CAPE TOWN - Uber prices in Cape Town have reportedly reached new highs on Monday after a strike by the Western Cape minibus taxi drivers got underway. One user said she was expected to pay almost R800 for a single trip from Khayelitsha to the CBD, ... Cape Town Uber prices triple as a taxi strike leaves commuters strandedBusiness Insider South Africa all 62 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

32-year-old Amish man Timothy Hochstedler began his own 'Amish Uber' service after seeing the success of the ridesharing app. At just $5 a ride, the ... View the full article

CNET Uber drivers in Australia log off to protest upfront pricing, pooling CNET Uber drivers in Australia were told to log off their apps on Monday morning to protest "features designed to further shortchange and underpay" them. RideShare Drivers United (RDSU) called on them to turn off the Uber app between 7:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. ... Uber's biggest haters are slapping the company with a $650 million class action lawsuitBusiness Insider NYC Is Set to Impose a Cap on UberBloomberg London cab drivers plan legal action against UberBBC News New York Times -The Guardian -Financial Times -Sky News all 130 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Independent Online Cape lawmakers begin hearings to regulate Uber Independent Online Cape Town - The Western Cape provincial standing committee on transport and public works will on Wednesday hold its first public hearings into the National Land Transport Amendment Bill aimed at regulating e-hailing services, which include Uber and ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Uber is facing a £500 million, or $650 million, class-action lawsuit from some of its most vociferous detractors — drivers of the iconic London black ...View the full article

Business Insider Uber's biggest haters are slapping the company with a $650 million class action lawsuit Business Insider Uber is facing a £500 million ($650 million) class action lawsuit from London black cab drivers. London cabbies claim that Uber's launch in the British capital directly led to a loss of earnings for drivers. Law firm Mishcon de Reya is bringing the ... NYC Is Set to Impose a Cap on UberBloomberg Uber drivers in Australia log off to protest upfront pricing, poolingCNET Uber drivers log off in Australia-wide protest against low faresThe Guardian Financial Times -New York Times -Mashable -Sky News all 124 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Recode Why Uber will win the scooter wars Recode On this episode of Recode Decode, hosted by Kara Swisher, Kara sits downs with Sunil Paul, the co-founder of Sidecar who recently penned a popular post for this site, “The scooter wars will be a bloodbath, and Uber will win.” In this podcast, he ... https://www.google.com/news

London's cab drivers are coming together as Cabbie Group Action to bring a potential group legal action against Uber for damages and loss of ... View the full article

MyBroadband Uber lobbying for contract workers not to become employees MyBroadband Leading gig economy companies including Uber and Lyft are quietly lobbying California's top Democrats to override or undermine a court ruling that could make many of their contract workers into employees. In April, the California Supreme Court issued a ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Automotive News Uber exits trucks to focus on 'sweet spot' Automotive News Uber's surprise shuttering of its self-driving trucks program last week knocks one of the main robotruck competitors out of the running. But the move reveals more about what is happening inside Uber than the state of autonomous truck technology. Uber ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Irate with the company's upfront pricing feature, Uber drivers in Australia decided to not pick up passengers on Monday morning. Lobby group ... View the full article

The Guardian Uber drivers log off in Australia-wide protest against low fares The Guardian It also calls for an increase in UberX rates by at least 15%. Drivers in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Hobart planned to log off between 7am and 9.30am on Monday in the call for Uber to meet their demands within 10 days or face more disruptions. Uber drivers protest against the company's upfront pricing systemMashable Drivers stop work, call for Uber pay boostNEWS.com.au Uber Drivers Held A Snap Strike This Morning In Protest Of Pay ConditionsPedestrian TV Courier Mail all 73 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

KWCH Amish man starts "Uber" ride service with his horse and buggy KWCH "Uber is a cool thing, every single year something new comes in and Uber is hot right now, so we have the Amish Uber. We can deliver people to their front door steps," Hochstedler said. For $5, riders can experience a horse and buggy with a chance to ... Amish Man Starts 'Uber' Ride Service With His Horse And BuggyWCNC.com Amish man launches horse and buggy 'Uber' serviceWAVY-TV 'Amish Uber' ridesharing service just a man, a horse and a buggy full of dreamsPickle all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Employment Law This Week: OSHA's Reporting Rule Rollback, CA's Salary History Ban, Former Uber Drivers Are Employees, NYC's Temporary ... View the full article

Financial Times Cabbies can take on Uber from a position of strength Financial Times Instead of going to court over Uber, why don't the black cab drivers develop their business model so as to challenge Uber head on? (“ Cab drivers take eye off ball on evidence when crying foul at Uber”, Inside Business, July 30.) After all, they start ... London cabbies ramp up claim against UberLondon Loves Business all 7 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

KSN-TV Amish man adds horsepower to Uber with 'Amish Uber' horse and buggy rides KSN-TV COLON, Mich. (WIVB) - An Amish man in Colon, Michigan is giving some real horsepower to his Uber ride-sharing business, by offering his customers rides in a horse and buggy. Timothy Hochstedler says his 'Amish Uber' is popular with customers. "Uber is ... Michigan man starts 'Amish Uber' with horse and buggyCBS46 News Atlanta You've never seen an 'Uber' like this beforeNew York Post Man offers unique ride-sharing service called 'Amish Uber'WLWT Cincinnati WWMT-TV all 127 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

CNBC 'Uber for trash' uses rideshare technology to collect waste CNBC Its major selling point, however, takes a page out of Uber's driving manual, using technology that tracks trash from pickup to drop-off. New York-based RTS partners with local sanitation companies to transport garbage by installing rideshare tech in ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Its major selling point, however, takes a page out of Uber's driving manual, using technology that tracks trash from pickup to drop-off. New York-based ... View the full article

If you're traveling to Colon, Michigan and find yourself in need of a ride around town, you can now flag down the “Amish Uber.” According to ... View the full article

New York Post Does Uber insurance cover me as a driver in an accident? New York Post Dear John: I live on Long Island and am interested in driving for Uber to earn extra money. From what I am told from Uber, while I'm driving with the Uber app on, with a passenger in the vehicle or on my way to pick up a customer, I am covered under ... https://www.google.com/news

seattlepi.com 'Deadliest Catch' star pays to settle Uber lawsuit The Daily Herald SEATTLE — Celebrity crab-boat captain Sig Hansen has paid an undisclosed sum of money to get an Uber driver to drop a lawsuit related to Hansen's assault of the driver after a night of drinking in Seattle last year. The Seattle Times reported the ... 'Deadliest Catch' Star Pays to Settle Uber Driver LawsuitU.S. News & World Report all 27 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Brisbane Times Driving blind: Taxi-plate buyback scheme devised without Uber usage data Brisbane Times Rideshare giant Uber has not provided any usage data to inform the state government's $120 million four year taxi plate buyback scheme, the Department of Transport has confirmed. The state government has instead relied on third party reports and ... https://www.google.com/news

Washington Post Uber and Lyft won't solve traffic. Local governments must step in. Washington Post It estimated that 60 percent of ride-hail customers would have otherwise used transit, walked, biked or stayed home if not for Uber and Lyft. Drivers also rack up miles as they drive around waiting for new customers or take circuitous routes to pick up ... Uber and Lyft passengers are ultra-wealthy. Will this keep cities from investing in transit?Grist Don't blame Uber for your city's congestionThe Straits Times Have Rising Gas Prices & Uber's Serial Fiascos Impacted the Desire to Become an Uber Driver?WOLF STREET (blog) all 28 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

New York Post Ride-sharing companies spent over $1M lobbying in NYC New York Post They're spending über cash to fight city regulation. Uber and other ride-hail companies spent more than $1 million to lobby the de Blasio administration and the City Council between January and June, according to City Clerk records. The six months of ... Don't blame Uber for your city's congestionThe Straits Times Uber and Lyft passengers are ultra-wealthy. Will this keep cities from investing in transit?Grist Battle of the ridesharing apps to win your businessDaily Telegraph Crain's New York Business all 18 news articles » https://www.google.com/news