Uber isn’t just drawing ire in Europe. It faces problems related to sexual assault and a fatal roadside incident involving a self-driving car in the US. Rival Lyft is under pressure in San Francisco in sexual assault cases and Didi is under fire from regulators in China over its safety record. — Bloomberg
Uber Technologies Inc and its rivals disrupted global transport, riding on a lack of regulation to drive exponential growth. Now, regulators are closing in.
London’s transport authority banned Uber for a second time on Nov 25, citing concerns about customer safety after vulnerabilities in the app let drivers fake their identities in thousands of rides.
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