Uber and Lyft spent millions promoting a controversial ballot measure. A new study suggests it has lowered driver wages. https://media.wired.com/photos/632a31898990652479ff393d/master/pass/prop22-uber-lyft-biz-GettyImages-1167514356.jpg
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SNL Video: Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Drivers License’ Makes Dude Bros Emotional
RELATED STORIES Apparently, some grown men still catch major feelings while listening to teenage love songs. In a pool hall sketch from this weekend’s Regé-Jean Page-hosted episode of Saturday Night Live, a single selection on a jukebox turned a group of dude bros’ world upside down. After Page’s character briefly paused the guys’ usual smack […]
NASCAR Drivers March in Solidarity With Bubba Wallace in Wake of Racist Incident — Watch Video
RELATED STORIES NASCAR drivers, pit crew members and others on Monday marched in solidarity with Bubba Wallace, in the wake of a racist incident that targeted the only full-time Black driver in the sport’s elite Cup Series. The moving moment occurred ahead of the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama, which was broadcast Monday […]
Amazon is reportedly using drivers’ tips for their base pay
Amazon is pulling an Instacart and counting customers’ tips towards Flex drivers’ base pay, according to an investigation by LA Times. The Flex program, which you can think of as Uber for high-speed deliveries, promises contract drivers a base pay between $ 18 and $ 25 an hour. But based on the emails the Times […]
Here’s what you missed this weekend: Trump tries to respond to dead children at the border, Kelly says the ‘wall’ won’t be a real wall at all, and truculent truck drivers block Tesla Superchargers
Spencer Platt/Getty Images President Donald Trump, Republicans, and administration officials have responded to a second December death of a migrant child in US custody. In an interview, outgoing White House chief of staff John Kelly said Trump’s “Wall” won’t actually be a wall. Business Insider spoke to truck drivers pointedly blocking Tesla Superchargers as multiple […]
Forget lap times; this car control class makes teen drivers safer
Enlarge (credit: Aurich / Getty) WALDORF, Md.—To a casual observer, Regency Furniture Stadium, home of the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs baseball team, probably looked like it was playing host to a weekend autocross. There were cones set up in the empty lot as I pulled in and some interesting cars to park alongside, many displaying […]
Weed behind the wheel: Stoned drivers now more common in US than drunk ones
Stoned driving is on the rise in the US, with a new study showing that THC – the main psychoactive constituent of cannabis – is now the most commonly detected intoxicating substance in American drivers. Following the legalization of cannabis in some states, Americans are getting higher than ever before, with an estimated 15 billion […]
Mad Max, Ghost Rider, and the Eye-Catching Motorbike Taxi Drivers of Nairobi
These “boda-boda” drivers teamed up with a photographer and fashion designer to complete their signature looks. https://media.wired.com/photos/5bcf55bddc9f582b9e25a8d5/master/pass/1_The%20Ghost%20Rider.jpg
Uber Unveils $260 Million Plan to Help All London Drivers Get Electric Cars by 2025
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Young drivers who use cannabis at higher risk of collisions for at least 5 hours, McGill finds
Young people who use cannabis and drive are at greater risk of being in involved in a vehicular collision even if five hours have passed since inhaling it, according to a McGill University study.
