A new study reveals that African-American passengers who hail rides on Uber or Lyft had higher wait times or a higher rate of cancellation than non-African-American customers, according to Bloomberg. Also, female passengers were taken on longer, more expensive routes than male passengers. It’s a troubling sign that tech-savvy transportation companies like Uber and Lyft have a long way to go before they can transcend the discrimination that has plagued their predecessors in the traditional taxi industry.
The findings, which were published Monday by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and the University of Washington, were based on nearly 1,500 rides in Seattle and Boston using three ride-hail...
via The Verge
