however , the withdrawal is bound to be a hassle for both customers and drivers .
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“ disappointment does not begin to describe how we feel about shutting down operations in austin , ” uber and lyft said in a statement .
austin , texas ( reuters ) - on - demand ride companies uber and lyft suffered an embarrassing defeat in a saturday election in austin as voters backed a measure requiring fingerprint background checks for drivers .
mayor steve adler maintains that the ridesharing firms are " welcome to stay , " and has offered to keep negotiating .
austin is a very car - focused city , and going without ridesharing means either paying much more for a cab or else using a mass transit system that 's far from ideal .
however , it 's doubtful that either of the companies will be so quick to come back .
it also pleases emergency crews worried that they 'll have to dodge around mid - street pickups .
and of course , drivers who made significant cash through these services now have to scramble to find other work .