2024-05-02T04:19:04-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149937269/women-only-uber-alternatives-face-pushback-from-antidiscrimination-laws Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2016-03-30T17:04:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/51/51x0v119i2xll6ih.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Civil rights lawyers say the new service being touted by local entrepreneurs, Chariot for Women, would probably conflict with Massachusetts&rsquo; antidiscrimination laws. [...] safety of female passengers has dogged Uber and Lyft Inc. and regulators around the country are debating new requirements for ride-hailing services that include [a] background check [...] SheTaxis, or SheRides, faced questions from regulators in 2014 when it launched an app that connects female passengers with women drivers.</p></em><br /><br /><p>More on the technology and ethics of ride-sharing:</p><ul><li><a title="Uber faces suspension and $7.3M fine in California" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/132024752/uber-faces-suspension-and-7-3m-fine-in-california" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Uber faces suspension and $7.3M fine in California</a></li><li><a title="Kalasatama, Finland goes carless (and yes, there's an app for that)" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149935277/kalasatama-finland-goes-carless-and-yes-there-s-an-app-for-that" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kalasatama, Finland goes carless (and yes, there's an app for that)</a></li><li><a title="Mass transit may benefit expansion of Uber and other for-hire car services" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/136362341/mass-transit-may-benefit-expansion-of-uber-and-other-for-hire-car-services" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mass transit may benefit expansion of Uber and other for-hire car services</a></li><li><a title="Parisian Exports and Silicon Valley Imports on Episode #37 of Archinect Sessions" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/131434851/parisian-exports-and-silicon-valley-imports-on-episode-37-of-archinect-sessions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Parisian Exports and Silicon Valley Imports on Episode #37 of Archinect Sessions</a></li></ul>