Meanwhile, in California, the CPUC is examining its rules affecting ridesharing and taking public comment.
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Brown has recently filed an argument to the CPUC that unsurprisingly supports Tickengo.
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SideCar, a competitor which operates in San Francisco and Seattle, is not covered by the CPUC agreement.
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The CPUC requires that all carriers have a preventive maintenance program and maintain a daily vehicle inspection report, Prosper said.
Out of the four companies issued cease and desist letter by the CPUC, only SideCar and Tickengo have this feature.
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The CPUC, however, believes that they currently do not have the regulatory authority to extend the OBR program to residential properties.
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The CPUC also took a slap at the federal government by voting to pass on the full cost of rising wholesale electrical prices for power used by federal facilities.
But now the CPUC has lifted that fine and agreed to let Lyft operate on an interim basis while the CPUC attempts to create new rules regarding ride-sharing.
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On-bill repayment was presented (PDF) to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) by Brad Copithorne, Energy and Financial Policy Specialist with the San Francisco office of the Environmental Defense Fund ( EDF).
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More over, the CPUC officially approved ridesharing -- where the drivers are not specifically licensed to drive a limousine or a taxi -- thus legitimizing Lyft and opening the door for others to offer such services in the future.
Others in this space such as Lyft and SideCar have argued that they should not be regulated by the CPUC because they do not own cars or hire drivers and are instead technology platforms that connect the drivers and riders.
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