Issue #199 / Jun 2017

The New York City Taxi and Limousine commission announced a proposal that would require ride-hailing services such as Uber to include a space in the app for riders to leave a tip for the driver. The proposal was the work of the Independent Drivers Guild, an organization representing drivers from Uber and other ride-hailing vendors. The drivers want what coffee shop baristas and drivers for other services such as Lyft already have: an easy way for credit card customers to leave a tip.

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