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Andrew J. Hawkins
Andrew J. Hawkins
Californians love EVs... just not for the poor.

California voters rejected Prop 30, which would have increased taxes on people making over $2 million a year to subsidize electric vehicle purchases for low-income residents, among other climate change fighting measures. Opponents claimed the measure would have been a huge windfall for Lyft, even though it wasn’t really clear how. It’s a weird result, considering the state’s voters handed Lyft (and Uber) a giant win by approving Prop 22 just two years ago. Why so fickle, California?

Andrew J. Hawkins
Andrew J. Hawkins
Lyft freezes hiring through the end of the year as economic jitters increase.

For anyone hoping to snag a job at their favorite pink-hued ride-hailing company, I’ve got some bad news: Lyft said it won’t be bringing on any new employees through the end of the year, citing economic instability. No lay-offs are being planned at this time, but the company has been trying to cut costs since this past spring. Maybe Uber is still hiring? (Probably not.)

Uber and Lyft are taking on healthcare, and drivers are just along for the ride

Experts worry that rideshare drivers aren’t prepared

Nicole Wetsman
Women who drive for Uber and Lyft are being left to fend for themselves

‘He was very drunk, so I was lucky’

Anna Betts
Meet the self-driving brains working with Volkswagen and Ford

Argo AI CEO Bryan Salesky on a new partnership with Lyft and setting realistic expectations for self-driving cars

Nilay Patel
The autonomous vehicle world is shrinking — it’s overdue

‘The AV industry has promised too much for too long, and has delivered too little’

Andrew J. Hawkins
Lyft reinvents calling a cabLyft reinvents calling a cab
Ian Carlos Campbell
Uber and Lyft had an edge in the Prop 22 fight: their apps

The victory of Prop 22 in California could set a precedent for how companies use technology to lobby for political outcomes

Andrew J. Hawkins