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Uber Technologies Inc. is prioritizing safety over profits as it develops its autonomous driving fleet.

Northern Manhattan City Council Member Carmen De La Rosa wants to lower the minimum personal injury protection coverage for commercial ride-share cars in New York City from $200,000 to $50,000.

Uber and Lyft Inc. are on the hook to show progress toward achieving their goal of switching entirely to EVs in Europe and North America by 2030.

In other news: Zurich releases cyber risk survey results; Hertz and Uber to add 50,000 Teslas to network; Amica selects Shift Technology.

Taken together, the deals represent a trifecta of aggressive and innovative initiatives with the potential to upend the car-rental business and hasten the transition to greener transportation. The car order on Monday, the largest-ever for EVs at $4.2 billion, was such as watershed moment that it propelled Tesla Inc.’s valuation past $1 trillion.

The ride-sharing platform will require both drivers and passengers to wear masks or face coverings while in vehicles.

Working with Slice Labs, the carrier will offer coverage that only charges when a fare is active on a per-mile basis.

Some of the company's new lines of business may actively dissuade people from calling one of its cars.

The coverage can be purchased via an app and covers passengers on all rides they take over 24 hours.

Carriers are looking to learn as much as they can about these emerging macro trends now so that they can be prepared for a transformative future.