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“The inside story of a union organizer, black car driver, and former Uber executive who came together to build a new ride-hailing platform that gives profit and control to drivers.”
—How The Drivers Cooperative built a worker-owned alternative to Uber and Lyft, Fast Company
“The cooperative has recruited around 2,500 drivers so far and intends to take a smaller commission than Uber or Lyft and charge riders a lower fare….allowing (drivers) to earn more money and have a say in the way the company is run”
—A Worker-Owned Cooperative Tries to Compete with Uber and Lyft, The New York Times
“While Lyft makes their money for Wall Street investors and Silicon Valley investors, we will be a co-operative. So any profits will go back to the drivers.”
—New App Aims To Compete With Uber, Lyft While Giving New York Drivers A Living Wage, NPR
“The Drivers Cooperative holds up a mirror to the rideshare industry at a crucial moment in its evolution.”
—Can a Worker-Owned App Pull Drivers From Uber and Lyft?, Curbed
“A scrappy band of Uber drivers, a union organizer, and an Uber operations manager have joined forces to launch an experiment in cooperative economics in New York City, with the aim of siphoning business away from the dominant ride-hailing companies—Uber, Lyft, Via, and Juno.”
“The Drivers Cooperative is issuing debt to lenders who would get a limited share of future revenue while keeping company ownership in the hands of its drivers.”
—Driver-Owned Uber Alternative Looks to Crowdfund $1 Million, Bloomberg
“…drivers could make more money while their passengers, particularly those in underserved communities, could end up paying less for rides.”
—You Can Now Ditch Uber for a Driver-Owned Rideshare App in New York City, Gizmodo
“The Drivers Cooperative aims to realize a long-held dream of socially conscious New Yorkers in a hurry: a ridesharing app that you can feel good about.”
—New York City Drivers Cooperative Aims to Smash Uber’s Exploitative Model, In These Times
“We understand the technology is extremely important, but at no point is there a break from this being driver-led, driver-owned.”
—When Drivers are in the Drivers’ Seat for Taxi and Ride-Hail Companies, Next City