Uber has been given 30 days to require certain drivers to get fingerprinted if they want to continue transporting unaccompanied teens in California.
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a ruling that calls for taxi and ride-hail drivers carrying unaccompanied minors to pass a fingerprint background check.
Uber has opposed fingerprint-based background checks in the past, but the ruling emphasizes the safety of transporting minors and the need to identify potential offenders.
The ruling is seen as a setback for Uber, but a win for HopSkipDrive, a startup that advocates fingerprint-based background checks for their drivers.