Over 8,000 Uber, Lyft drivers fail background check in US
More than 8,000 drivers of ride-hailing startup Uber and Lyft have been denied licenses to operate in Massachusetts, US, under a new background check law. Hundreds of applicants were turned down because they had serious crimes on their record, including violent or sexual offenses. Others had drunk or reckless driving offenses, while 51 applications came from alleged sex offenders.