Black riders wait longer for Uber rides, study reveals

Uber and Lyft drivers are quietly discriminating against riders based on gender and race, a new study suggests.

by Sara Ashley O’Brien

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In fact, Uber drivers in Boston were more than twice as likely to cancel rides of passenger who had “African American sounding” names than “white-sounding” names, the study suggested. Meanwhile, drivers also took female passengers for longer, more expensive rides.

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