(BOSTON) OCT 31 – A STUDY BY RESEARCHERS AT THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN ABLE TO QUANTIFY RACIAL DISCRIMINATION BY UBER AND LYFT DRIVERS IN SEATTLE AND BOSTON.
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IN SOME CASES LYFT DRIVERS IN THE STUDY HAD ACCESS TO THE PASSENGER’S PICTURE. PROFESSOR KNITTEL SAYS ONE WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS FOR RIDE HAILING APP COMPANIES TO DITCH NAMES AND INSTEAD USE NUMBERS TO I-D PASSENGERS.