Uber Sues New York City Over Ride-Hailing License Cap

Lyft recently announced plans to go public and starting today, is launching its investor roadshow. The ride-hailing app hopes to raise $2 billion, seeking a valuation of at least $20 billion. Joshua Franklin, who covers private equity and IPO for Reuters, talked to Cheddar about the challenges ahead.

Uber is reportedly set to kick off its much-anticipated IPO in April. The news broke amid reports of a possible $1 billion investment in its self-driving unit from SoftBank, among others. Shannon Bond, San Francisco correspondent for Financial Times, weighs in on the reports and what they mean for the company.

Uber is suing New York City over a cap on new ride-hail vehicle licenses. Saibou Sidibe, organizer at the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, discusses some drivers' perspective. Andrew Hawkins, senior transportation reporter at The Verge, weighs in on Tesla CEO Elon Musk's assertion there will be full self-driving by the end of the year. And Brian Sumers, senior aviation business editor at Skift, explains why the Southwest Airlines "operational emergency" could actually just come down to a labor dispute in this week's episode of Cheddar Rides.