Female Uber Driver Claims Male Passenger Sexually Assaulted Her

SEATTLE — An Uber driver who says a customer sexually assaulted her spoke out ib Jan. 4 saying transportation network companies need to do more to protect drivers, especially women, who often drive drunken passengers home.

KIRO-TV/ABC 7 article and video here

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GM-Lyft Deal Points To Pursuit Of Driverless Future

Jan. 4 marked the first time a major carmaker teamed up with a transportation network company, and the crown didn’t go to the sector’s reigning cash king, Uber. Instead, General Motors bestowed a half billion dollar investment onto Lyft, a company that, until recently, could best be compared to a spare heir, but just completed a new $1 billion round of funding, thanks in large part to GM’s investment.

Vanity Fair article here

Related article: What Lyft-GM Deal Means

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Dav El | BostonCoach Brands Acquires Chicago’s Metropolitan Limousine

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Marcou Transportation Group, owner of Dav El │ BostonCoach, today announces the acquisition of Metropolitan Limousine, Chicago’s premiere quality chauffeured service. The company will now be known as Metropolitan Limousine, a Dav El | BostonCoach Company.

Located in the heart of the South Loop, Metropolitan Limousine has been operating a private chauffeured service in the Chicagoland area since 1972. Since its founding, Metropolitan Limousine has developed a network of affiliate partners across the U.S. and Canada, and in major cities throughout Europe, Asia, South America, and Australia to accommodate clients traveling nationally and internationally

“Metropolitan Limousine is one of the oldest and largest transportation services in the Chicago market and provides the highest-quality of limousine services in the city. Metropolitan’s staff consists of well-trained and hardworking employees and we are excited for them to join our team,” stated Scott Solombrino, President and Chief Executive Officer for Dav El / Boston Coach. “Chicago is a key market for our business and this acquisition positions us as a major operator there, providing access to all the top luxury hotels in Chicago, which Metropolitan Limousine currently services.”

“The acquisition of Metropolitan Limousine is a strategic component to the growth and operations of the Dav El / BostonCoach transportation network,” said Solombrino.

“The opportunity provided to Metropolitan by the Dav El / BostonCoach acquisition is an exciting one that offers multiple benefits for our customers and our company,” said Ted Milos, former co-owner of Metropolitan.

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