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Lyft and Uber say they’re leaving Austin

by Donna Tam

May 9, 2016

The ride-hailing companies lose on an expensive campaign to stop a safety measure. It's a fight they'll have to take up in other cities as well.

The Lyft mustache is used to identify the ride-hailing app's drivers. The company, along with rival Uber, said it is leaving Austin after failing to overturn the city's safety measure.

Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Lyft