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House Committee Eyes Uber, Lyft on Price Hikes
5 Mar
Summary
- US House Oversight Committee chair investigating travel companies.
- Companies asked if they use surveillance pricing for higher costs.
- Concerns raised about personalized data and profit margins.
A U.S. House Oversight Committee inquiry has been launched into major travel service providers. Representative James Comer, the committee's Republican chair, sent letters on Thursday, March 5, 2026, to the chief executives of Uber, Lyft, Expedia, Booking.com, and Instacart. The core of the investigation centers on concerns about "surveillance pricing," a practice where companies allegedly use extensive personal consumer data to adjust prices. Comer expressed worries that this algorithmic approach could enable companies to increase their profits by exploiting detailed user information, potentially at the expense of fairness to customers. As of Thursday, the targeted companies had not issued immediate responses to these inquiries.
