Uber and Lyft End Rides in Austin to Protest Fingerprint Background Checks (Published 2016)

Signs about a municipal vote over fingerprint requirements for ride-hailing companies along a roadway in Austin, Tex., last weekCredit...Jon Herskovitz/Reuters Uber and Lyft were not bluffing. On Monday, the two leaders of the booming ride-hailing industry halted service in Austin, Tex., after losing a legislative fight over how they screen their drivers. The decision to leave an energetic city kn

[NatsukiRisa]

UberとLyft　ドライバーの指紋採取条例に反発してオースティンから撤退。

[rjj]

Austinで住民投票の結果、56%の賛成でride-sharingのドライバーに指紋登録を義務付けることに。UberとLyftは5月9日から営業を停止。ただし他のride sharingサービスはある。