It's already hard for a transportation network company out there, yet Uber apparently wants to make it harder for the pink mustache plushies of Lyft through a high-stakes game of Ding-Dong-Ditch.
According to CNN Money, Lyft reported 5,560 rides were ordered, then cancelled, by 177 Uber employees since October of 2013. The TNC also found that some rides were ordered by Uber recruiters and enthusiasts looking to lure drivers into the high glamour, less hipster world the suit-and-tie TNC bases its image upon.
This hasn't been the first time Uber has been accused of playing dirty pool within the emerging transportation network industry. As early as this year, the TNC's New York-based staffers were linked to 100 such cancellations, prompting Uber to "tone down their sales tactics." That said, 5,492 of the cancelled rides were ordered after the statement was issued.
In addition, when Lyft arrived in New York in July, Uber sent a text to its drivers stating the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission prohibited TNC drivers from working for more than one company. The commission stated otherwise, and Uber issued a statement that its official policy allowed its drivers to work for other TNCs.
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