Uber can’t provide rides, but will deliver ice cream
Stymied by the state Legislature, Uber is planning to provide one service in the Capital Region. It can’t legally send a ride to your door, but it can deliver free ice cream. Once a year, the...
View ArticleA flying Uber? Firm hopes to get flights off the ground
Sure, you can’t catch an Uber on the ground in the Capital Region. How about being able to take one in the air? The ride-providing service is exploring the idea of flying vehicles that customers could...
View ArticleAll you want for Christmas is…Uber?
Uber, hot in pursuit of legislative approval to operate in upstate New York, is circulating a Christmas-themed web ad. The ad will start running on broadcast and cable stations Tuesday. You can see it...
View ArticleFingerprinting becomes latest battleground in ride-hailing debate
Upstaters may soon be able to hail a cab using their smartphone and just one finger. But first, one group opposed to statewide ride-hailing expansion wants to require that drivers provide fingerprints...
View ArticleDriverless cars add fuel to debate over ride-hailing
Note: This post originally appeared on the Capitol Confidential blog. IF (and it’s still a big if) upstaters are going to be allowed to hail a ride using platforms like Uber and Lyft, one group wants...
View ArticleUber TV ad campaign targets Assembly
Note: This post by Matt Hamilton first appeared on the Capital Confidential blog: Uber is going up on television statewide with an ad that picks up on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “upstate matters” mantra,...
View ArticleGroup ratchets up ride-hailing opposition with fake newscast ad
Note: This post originally appeared on the Capitol Confidential blog. A group trying to stall legislation that would permit ride-hailing outside of New York City is releasing on Monday a faux...
View ArticleRegion welcomes ride-hailing services
Q: Is there any information about the geographic range of services that may be available from Uber and Lyft when they start operating in the region? While it’s likely there will be service in the...
View ArticleAt the track, catch a ride in the Uber zone
Q: Is there a special area at the (Saratoga) track to get an Uber? I was leaving with friends last weekend and had trouble getting picked up on Nelson Avenue. I’m wondering if they’re set up on the...
View ArticleColleges urge ride-hailing safety
Q: Are Capital District colleges doing anything in the wake of that poor girl getting killed after getting into a car she thought was her Uber? As a parent with daughters in college, this story...
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