Bell's concept model of a vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi vehicle, as unveiled in January at CES (the Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas. Bell hide caption
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Police investigate a car stopped in front of a security gate this week outside City Hall in New York. Douglas Schifter, a longtime New York City livery driver, took his life in front of City Hall. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
Driver's Suicide Highlights 'Race To The Bottom' In Cab Industry, Union Director Says
Wang Fei, 35, from southwest China's Chongqing region, drove cars for Didi Chuxing, China's main ride-hailing service, from last July until January, when new local rules banned out-of-town cars and drivers, and Didi cut bonuses to drivers. Anthony Kuhn/NPR hide caption
In China, As In The U.S., The Fight Over Ride Hailing Is Local
Taxis wait in London in June 2014. By law, the drivers of London's black cabs must memorize all of the city's streets, a process that takes years of study. The taxi drivers are opposed to Uber and drivers using a GPS, but the High Court ruled in favor of Uber last week. Oli Scarff/Getty Images hide caption
London's Cabbies Say 'The Knowledge' Is Better Than Uber And A GPS
Uber, Lyft And No More Loans: Twilight Is Here For Big-City Taxi Barons
Traffic stands still in Nairobi. People in Kenya's capital don't like getting into cabs driven by strangers. They prefer to call drivers they know or who their friends recommend. Goran Tomasevic/Reuters/Landov hide caption
A cyclist reacts after coming off his bike in an incident with a taxi in London in 2011. Matt Dunham/AP hide caption
It's not all pink mustaches and fist bumps in the business of on-demand car services. Jose A. Iglesias/MCT/Landov hide caption
Passenger Christina Shatzen gets into a car operated by a driver for Lyft. Virginia has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Lyft, Uber and other car-sharing services. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
Seattle's government has given early approval to caps on ride-share companies such as Uber. Here, Peter Faris, whose company's drivers use Uber to find customers, holds a smartphone with the ride-sharing company's app in Washington, D.C. Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Black taxis drive down The Mall in London. A Chinese company rescued the British automaker that manufactures the famous cabs. Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
