Uber to take on Lyft, Sidecar with ridesharing service

April 13, 2013

Lyft and Sidecar may be the kings of ridesharing right now, but Uber is coming up in the rearview mirror. The San Francisco-based black car service will offer its own ridesharing service in markets where regulators have given tacit approval to those services, Uber said Friday on its website. Lyft and Sidecar both offer mobile apps that allow people to secure rides from drivers who are not required to have commercial insurance or licenses. Uber’s black car service relies primarily on partnerships with commercially licensed transportation providers. Uber has refrained from offering a ridesharing service in the past because of the risk that its drivers may be fined or face criminal misdemeanors for providing unlicensed transportation for pay, Uber explained. But in most cities across the U.S., this is not the scenario that has been playing out.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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