Should Lyft and Uber charge more if your battery is low? California may soon ban that

Should Lyft and Uber charge more if your battery is low? California may soon ban that

A proposed bill would bar companies from using data like a phone’s battery life, what apps are installed and where its user is to set prices.

Cal Matters - Should Lyft and Uber charge more if your battery is low? California may soon ban that

By Maya C. Miller, CAL MATTERS It’s late at night, and you badly need a ride. Your cellphone’s battery is dangerously low.  Should a ridehailing company such as Uber or Lyft be able to charge you more because its artificial intelligence programming thinks you’re desperate since it knows your phone is about to die?  Not […] The post Cal Matters – Should Lyft and Uber charge more if your battery is low? California may soon ban that appeared first …

Sen. Wahab's bill to curb AI-driven price gouging - The Sacramento Observer

By Maya C. Miller | CalMatters It’s late at night, and you badly need a ride. Your cellphone’s battery is dangerously low. Should a ridehailing company such as Uber or Lyft be able to charge you more because its artificial intelligence programming thinks you’re desperate since it knows your phone is about to die? Not if Hayward Democratic Sen. Aisha Wahab has her way. Her Senate Bill 259 would prevent retailers from using artificial intelligence…