Uber, Lyft team up on database to expose abusive drivers
March 11, 2021
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Uber and Lyft have teamed up to create a database of drivers ousted from their ride-hailing services for complaints about sexual assault and other crimes that have raised passenger-safety concerns for years.
The clearinghouse unveiled Thursday will initially list drivers expelled by the ride-hailing rivals in the U.S. But it will also be open to other companies that deploy workers to perform services such as delivering groceries or take-out orders from restaurants
The new safeguard, dubbed the “sharing safety program," will be overseen by HireRight, a specialist in bac...
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