Ride-Hailing Firms Uber, Lyft to Share Background Data on Deactivated Drivers By Brody Ford | March 16, 2021 Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. have created a program to share information about drivers and delivery people deactivated from their platforms for the most serious offenses, furthering a safety push by ride-hailing companies. The Industry Sharing Safety Initiative will allow the companies to share information about drivers who have been deactivated for sexual assault, based on classification from the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, or murder. Ride-hailing companies have long struggled to maintain a consistently safe environment for all passengers. In 2018, Uber said there were 3,000 allegations of sexual assaults involving drivers or passengers in the U.S. The company’s license was revoked in London several times in the past few years over safety concerns, although it won an 18-month extension last September. San Francisco-based Uber has attempted to differentiate itself from competitors by introducing new features and committing to releasing safety data every two years. Lyft had also promised to release a safety study but it has yet to do so.