One promise of ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft was fewer cars clogging city streets. But studies suggest the opposite: that ride-hailing companies are pulling riders off buses, subways, bicycles and their own feet and putting them in cars instead.
Ride-hailing service Lyft is accelerating its growth while rival Uber tries to climb out of a public relations sinkhole created by management upheaval, allegations of corporate espionage, and revelations of sexual harassment.