What Happens If Uber And Lyft Leave Chicago

Uber file photo
Jeff Chiu, File / AP Photo
Uber file photo
Jeff Chiu, File / AP Photo

What Happens If Uber And Lyft Leave Chicago

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Some Chicago aldermen are calling for regulations on-demand ride companies, and that has Uber and Lyft threatening to leave the city. 

Morning Shift talks to Micah Maidenberg of Crain’s Chicago Business about the situation here in Chicago. We also hear about what Chicago can learn from Austin, a city that the companies decided to leave after residents voted to require that drivers be fingerprinted before joining the companies.