September 21, 2017
Uber is fighting a proposed class-action lawsuit that says it secretly over charges riders and under pays drivers. In its defense, the ride-hailing service claims that nobody is being defrauded in its “upfront” rider fare pricing model. The fares charged to riders don’t have to match up with the fares paid to drivers, Uber said, […]
August 27, 2017
ST. PETERSBURG, FL (WFLA) – A man is dead after he was punched by his Uber driver in a dispute over directions in St. Petersburg. Terry Kimball, 56, was hospitalized around 7:30 pm Friday with serious brain trauma after a ride with 38-year-old Kabir O’Farril Diaz. Investigators said Kimball had disagreed with the route Diaz […]
January 17, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ORLANDO, FL, Jan. 11, 2017 — Lawmakers from the Florida House and Senate will announce today the introduction of legislation related to ridesharing and Transportation Network Companies (TNCs). The Florida Taxicab Association (FTA) is calling for a thorough and comprehensive debate that balances the interests of all stakeholders. “As an industry, we agree […]
October 4, 2016
The Florida Taxicab Association (FTA) has called on Uber and Lyft, again, to immediately implement fingerprinting for drivers as an improved method to screen drivers. A Lyft driver, who may also be an Uber driver was arrested in Orlando on charges of sexual battery and kidnapping a woman. This is not the first time drivers for Uber or Lyft […]
August 16, 2016
Randolph Bracy, candidate for Florida Senate in District 11, voted to allow Uber and other drivers to avoid Level II background checks requiring fingerprint verification. As a member of the Florida House, Bracy has consistently sided with special interests over public safety despite an alarming rise in sexual assaults by Uber drivers and polling that shows overwhelming […]
August 15, 2016
A female passenger is accusing an Uber driver of being involved in her sexual assault in St. Louis. Uber, as they’ve done in thousands of similar incidents, issued a statement. Like a broken record, they claim to have “fully cooperated with the St. Louis Police Department and will continue to work with them on their investigation.” […]
May 5, 2016
– FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – In the ongoing debate over regulations related to public safety, Uber has gone nuclear, spending more than $8 million in a municipal election to pass a proposal to eliminate the City of Austin’s ability to require specific public safety measures for Uber drivers including fingerprinting. – “Considering the cost to perform […]
March 10, 2016
An Uber driver in Orlando was accused of pulling a gun on a passenger, according to police reports and complaints filed with Uber by the Uber passenger two days ago. Equally alarming is the fact that the Uber driver also has a lengthy arrest record, including serving 30 months in prison for Grand Theft and […]
To say that Florida Senator Jeff Brandes has been a champion for Uber would be an under-statement. The Senator has pushed “model legislation,” written by Uber, as a solution for any regulatory impediment the company may encounter in Florida now or in the future. Uber’s “model legislation,” which passed the House earlier this […]
March 7, 2016
The Florida Taxicab Association (FTA) just released its second ad taking aim at ridesharing companies such as Uber and LYFT and the ever growing list of assaults and criminal behavior by their drivers. The release comes just hours after a bombshell news report by BuzzFeed that leaked internal documents from Uber show the company may have over 6,000 rape complaints, 5,827 sexual […]
