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Here are some takeaways from today’s city memo on Austin’s ride-hailing market

Published on January 24, 2017 under CommunityImpact

Ahead of a benchmark that requires nearly all ride-hailing trips to be completed by fingerprinted drivers, more than 8,000 drivers have completed fingerprint-based background checks, according to a Jan. 24 Austin Transportation Department memo. Austin’s eight transportation network companies, or TNCs, have until Feb. 1 to reach 99 percent compliance with the city ordinance that mandates fingerprint-based background checks to drive for a TNC. The benchmarks have been phased in since May 1, when 25 percent of trips—either by hours or miles driven—were required to be completed by fingerprinted drivers. By Aug. 1, the benchmark was raised to 50 percent and […]

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Source: Community Impact- Cedar Park

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