Uber Admits That Driver Arrested For Killing 6-Year-Old Worked For Them

Local coverage: http://sfist.com/2014/01/01/7-year-old_girl_struck_and_kille...

> In addition, the driver was a non-taxi, for-pay driver. Certainly this incident raises questions regarding the driver training and selection process for the increasing number of ride share drivers on our city streets. While emerging driver service apps fulfill an important need for flexible on-demand transportation in San Francisco, we must examine a universal baseline of scrutiny and safety oversight for these services.

Techcrunch examines the question of insurance company liability given the claim that the Uber driver was not "doing a trip": http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/02/should-car-services-provide...

> People have scrutinized Uber’s approach to insurance in the past. But this terrible accident on New Year’s Eve brings a specific question into focus. Should app-based taxi and ridesharing should provide insurance to cover drivers while they’re between rides but actively looking to pick up passengers?