Article 32ZYN 'There is life after Uber': what happens when cities ban the service?

'There is life after Uber': what happens when cities ban the service?

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Sam Levin in San Francisco
from Technology | The Guardian on (#32ZYN)

After London stripped the service of its license, stories from Austin, Alaska and Denmark offer a preview of what could be next for the city's transportation

When Uber and Lyft abruptly ended services in Austin last year, 10,000 ride-share drivers lost their jobs overnight and riders across the Texas city were stranded.

"It left us all in a lurch," said Frances DeLaune, who was working as a driver when the taxi apps shut down service there in May 2016 after refusing to comply with local regulations. She recalled how some turned to crowd-sourcing on Facebook where passengers posted ride requests and drivers showed up to help strangers: "People were panicking."

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