Category Archives: sharing economy

Business TREND. Ride Share Meet Car Share.

New trend in the auto sharing economy: Car share.

How does it work: 

  • Dolph drives his car to his enginnering job.
  • Dolph logs into an App & marks his car available for sharing until 5pm.
  • Brigette needs to drive to her office running the world. 
  • Brigette finds available cars, selects Dolph’s car & returns it by 5pm.

What company is promiting car sharing? Lynk & Co

Legislative, Legal, and Regulatory Questions: How do you insure Brigette’s drive?

Car and Driver |  Lynk & Co Shows…

LEGE TREND. Keystone State. Ride Share Bill. 4 Take Aways.

Pennsylvania Governor signed a new ride share bill this week that will:

  • A local Philadelphia tax of 1.4 percent tax on all Uber and Lyft rides will be divided up between Phila dephia’s schools and the Philadelphia Parking Authority which had imposed ride share regulations
  • Creates regulatory framework for Transportation Network Companies
  • $50,000 application fee
  • Criminal background check for drivers. =No fingerprint requirements

PA SB 984

Philly Voice | Governor Wolf to sign bill…

Business Trend: Ride Share. Long Rides.

This is like 2016’s version of hitch hiking, minus the serial killers that American films say exist only in the realm of hitch hiking. 

A new business trend for the exponential growth in the sharing economy:

  • OpenRide
  • It’s ride share for long distances
  • Openride has deals with 60 music festivals

The Street | Long Distance Ride Sharing – The Next Big Sharing Economy Trend

 

Ride Share v. Taxis= Dogs v. Cats = Apples v. Oranges. Your Informed Intel:

  • 7th Circuit Appellate Judge Richard Posner analogized: cities license dogs but not cats. Some people are dog people. Some People are cat people. Some people like ride share. Some people like taxis.
  • Ample service differences between ride share & taxis that justify different regulations

Chicago Tribune | Appellate judge: Taxis and Ubers are dogs and cats when it comes to regulation

TREND. Sharing Economy. What's the fight over fingerprinting?

Atlanta airport is welcoming ride share companies. In the process, finger printing became an issue. Here are the arguments for and against:

Argument FOR:

  • Airport officials said it was a security measure

 

Arguments AGAINST:

  • fingerprint information is incomplete
  • fingerprint information is dsicriminatory
    • 50% of African American men are arrested by age 23
    • 44% of Latino men are arrested by age 23
    • law enforcement records are incomplete and inaccurate
  • law enforcement arrest records,…

Local Gov. Trend. 1 Step to Peace and Love. Uber and Lyft Agree to this Ordinance.

The peace accord reaching local governmental entity: Florida’s Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission

The peace accord: 

  • 15 month trial
  • Drivers will undergo a level 2 background check for criminal history, including sexual abuse
  • No  fingerprinting
  • Insurance responsibility: on the driver

Tampa Bay News 10

TREND. Ride Share Moving into Health Care Ride Share.

When did Uber and Lyft discuss a move into healthcare transportation?  At Boston’s U.S. DPharm Disruptive Innovation gathering

Uber‘s launch:  Circulation, an on-demand convenient and efficient ride-booking solution dedicated for the healthcare industry.

Lyft offers data: 30% wait-time reduction, a 32% cost savings & 80% improvement in patient satisfaction.

Investopedia | Uber and Lyft Eye Healthcare Transportation

Lege Trend. Ride Share. California Revised Rules for Background Checks. 3 Pieces of Intel:

California Governor signed a bill requiring the following new background checks for ride share drivers:

  • Background checks must go back more than 7 years
  • Prevents the following people from being ride share drivers:
    • Any violent felony conviction
    • Sex offenders
    • Any prior violent misdemeanor convictions
    • Any citation for driving under the influence of alcohol violations in the past 7 years
  • Uber and Lyft supported the legislation

CNET | ​California tightens background checks on…