As AI accelerates the pace of change across industries, the leaders who win will be those who move decisively on directional clarity, rather than waiting for certainty that rarely arrives in time.
The agreement creates a model for drivers to be able to organize for increased pay, job protections, and other benefits. In exchange, California regulators say they’ll support legislation to reduce expensive insurance coverage mandates that ride-hailing companies have to pay.
The company’s lawyers blame the driver (who settled with the victims separately) for the crash, and the plaintiffs’ lawyers for “overwhelming” the jury with “irrelevant evidence.”