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Uber hits major speed bumps across the U.S.

Clip: 5/11/2016 | 4m 22s

Uber and Lyft are hitting speed bumps across the country: legal settlements with drivers.

The meteoric rise of ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft is hitting speed bumps across the country: legal settlements with drivers in California and Massachusetts; a decision to suspend services in Austin, Tex.; and now, a union in New York City. Hari Hari Sreenivasan talks to Mike Isaac of the New York Times for more.

05/11/2016 | Rating NR

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