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Another weekend has passed, and for some people in Austin that meant tailgating at the UT-LSU game or heading to local bars. Many used ride-hailing…

Workers' rights advocates called on the Texas Workforce Commission to abandon a proposed rule that would exempt gig economy contractors from unemployment…

The ride-hailing company Uber launched its new JUMP e-scooters in Austin today.Uber's JUMP e-bikes have been in Austin since the summer, but now the…

Researchers at the University of Texas' Cockrell School of Engineering have been tapped to help propel Uber "air taxis" into the sky.UberAIR – the…

From Texas Standard.With more options for transportation, could it be time to ditch the personal car completely?Researchers from the University of Texas…

Five days after a controversial amendment defining "sex" as "the physical condition of being male or female" was added to a statewide ride-hailing bill,…

Researchers from the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M University and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute want to know…

Over the summer, the Austin City Council took a hard stance on criminal background checks for taxi drivers, eventually expanding them from a statewide…

A new poll finds broad opposition in Texas to one of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s signature campaign promises.The poll by the Texas…

Uber is deploying a fleet of self-driving cars Wednesday in Pittsburgh. Employees will be in the front seats, but they will try to let technology do the driving. We went for a ride.