California regulators won’t require ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft to get fingerprinted as part of their background checks to operate in the Golden State. Taxi drivers, however, must be fingerprinted in California. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), which regulates the ride-hailing industry, said that “after much consideration and debate,” criminal background checks on drivers that don’t include fingerprint checks are all that will be required, and those checks must be done by an accredited company and performed annually. Further ReadingDriver fingerprinting flap prompts Uber, Lyft to exit Austin tech hub The CPUC, however, said Wednesday that it won’t require biometric screening because “doing so would not add a greater level of safety.” The agency is expected to approve the plan on November 9. “Although we recognize the public’s familiarity with fingerprinting, we do not see that a demonstratively greater level of safety would be added over and above the current background-check protocols,” Commissioner Liane Randolph said. The taxi industry has pushed for the fingerprinting of ride-hailing service drivers to put them in line with cab drivers, but the ride-hailing service lobby won over the commission. “Disappointed the CPUC is neglecting to protect riders by requiring the safest form… Read full this story
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