May 21, 2018 Dara Khosrowshahi Chief Executive Officer Uber Technologies 1455 Market St, 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94103 Logan Green Chief Executive Officer Lyft, Inc. 2300 Harrison St San Francisco, CA 94110 Daniel Ramot Chief Executive Officer Via Transportation 10 Crosby Street, 2nd Floor Chinatown, NY 10013 Pat Lashinsky Chief Executive Officer Curb (Ridecharge, Inc.) 5904 Richmond Hwy, Ste 600 Alexandria, VA 22303 Talmon Marco Chief Executive Officer Juno USA, LP One World Trade Center, 84th Floor New York, NY 10007 Dear Mr. Khosrowshahi, Mr. Green, Mr. Ramot, Mr. Lashinsky, and Mr. Marco: In light of a recent CNN investigation that found 103 Uber and 18 Lyft drivers have been accused of sexually assaulting or abusing their passengers in the past four years, we would like to inquire about the practices your companies employ for ensuring passenger safety. These reports are appalling, and we are horrified to think that our family, friends, and constituents may be subject to sexual assault while using your service. As ridesharing becomes more ubiquitous, it should be in our shared interest to ensure these spaces are measured by the highest standards in safety. We recognize the steps some of you have taken recently to ensure safety, such as equipping apps with an emergency button for riders, the option to share live details about a ride with designated contacts, a public safety transparency report, and regular, annual background checks of drivers. We also applaud efforts to improve corporate workplace culture by instituting sensitivity training. Finally, we are pleased to learn of the most recent changes eliminating mandatory arbitration and forced confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements for individual claims of sexual harassment and assault. While these positive steps to create a safer experience for riders are laudable, it is critical that these initiatives are more than just a temporary response to negative press reports. Rather, they should be followed by a comprehensive approach to prevent sexual violence, both between drivers and riders, as well as in the corporate workplace, and actions to strengthen the employer response to ensure a fair and timely resolution for complaints. For this reason, we request your urgent attention and prompt response to the questions outlined below. 1. How does a ridesharing customer report an alleged incident of sexual violence or discrimination? What is the process for reviewing these allegations? In what instances does your company refer charges to law enforcement and cooperate with their investigations? 2. When onboarding a new driver, does your company include training on your sexual violence and discrimination prevention and response policy? How are you working to prevent these incidents and ensure you are hiring drivers who are committed to providing safe rides? 3. Do ridesharing companies maintain records of drivers who have been accused of sexual violence or discrimination? How does your company respond when an allegation is made? Do you make this information public to customers, who may hail a ride from one of these accused drivers? 4. Do you have a protocol in place to ensure other companies in the ridesharing industry are alerted to an allegation or resolution of sexual violence or discrimination against a driver who may be employed by multiple ridesharing companies? We look forward to reviewing your responses and working together to ensure every ride is a safe ride. Sincerely, _________________ JOSEPH CROWLEY Member of Congress _________________ LOIS FRANKEL Member of Congress _________________ FREDERICA S. WILSON Member of Congress _________________ DEBBIE DINGELL Member of Congress _________________ ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON Member of Congress _________________ ANN M. KUSTER Member of Congress _________________ KATHERINE CLARK Member of Congress _________________ CAROLYN B. MALONEY Member of Congress _________________ COLLEEN HANABUSA Member of Congress