Editing Austin, Texas (section)

====Ride sharing====

Austin is served by several [[Ridesharing company|ride-sharing]] companies including [[Uber]] and [[Lyft]].<ref name="Uber Austin" /><ref name="Lyft Austin" /><ref name="RideAustin" /> On May 9, 2016, Uber and Lyft voluntarily ceased operations in Austin in response to a city ordinance that required ride sharing company drivers to get fingerprint checks, have their vehicles labeled, and not pick up or drop off in certain city lanes.<ref name="MacMillan 2016" /><ref name="Woodyard 2016" /> Uber and Lyft resumed service in the summer of 2017.<ref name="Samuels 2017" /> The city was previously served by [[Fasten (company)|Fasten]] until they ceased all operations in the city in March 2018.<ref name="Jechow 2018" />

Austin is also served by Electric Cab of North America's six-passenger [[electric car|electric cabs]] that operate on a flexible route from the [[Kramer station|Kramer MetroRail Station]] to [[The Domain (Austin, Texas)|Domain Northside]] and from the [[Downtown station (CapMetro Rail)|Downtown CapMetro Rail station]] and MetroRapid stops to locations between the [[Austin Convention Center]] and near Sixth and Bowie streets by [[Whole Foods Market|Whole Foods]].<ref name="Denney 2018" />

[[Carsharing]] service [[Zipcar]] operates in Austin and, until 2019, the city was also served by [[Car2Go]] which kept its North American headquarters in the city even after pulling out.<ref name="Turner 2019" />