How safe do you feel riding in an Uber? People who use ride-sharing apps trust drivers to take them to their destinations safely. Although the vast majority of rides are completed with no issues- ...

DETROIT – Uber will start doing annual criminal background checks on U.S. drivers and hire a company that constantly monitors criminal arrests as it tries to do a better job of keeping riders safe.

In order to let their cars pick up passengers at Boston’s Logan Airport, Uber and Lyft agreed to let Massachusetts run its own background checks on drivers. Over 70,000 drivers applied for the checks, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – There are thousands of Uber and Lyft drivers across the state, including here in western Massachusetts. Those drivers now have to undergo two background checks, one for ...

Rideshare drivers would face more rigorous background checks and riders would get more ways to verify they’re in the right ...

The draft notes that since 2017 the DPU has certified more than 104,000 rideshare drivers and has run over 800,000 background ...

Uber mobile app allows drivers who use a smartphone to submit a trip request to other travelers in order to share their vehicles. Since its launch, the app’s model has been replicated by many more ...