The two competing ride-hailing companies say they hope to stop abusive drivers from evading bans by jumping between their platforms.
Lyft and Uber will begin sharing information on drivers kicked off their platforms due to sexual assault allegations, the two competing companies said Thursday, part of an effort to crack down on reports of abuse on the two platforms. “Safety should never be proprietary. You should be safe no matter what ridesharing platform you choose,” Tony West, Uber’s chief legal officer, said in a statement Thursday. This initiative will launch with Uber and Lyft, but other delivery and ride-hailing companies will be invited to join the database in the future.
