California regulators say Uber, Lyft and Sidecar’s carpool services are illegal

New car-pool services sold by ride-sharing companies including Uber and Lyft are illegal in California, according to state regulators. Recently Uber, Lyft and Sidecar began rolling out a new type of service that lets their customers share their rides with strangers picked up along the way to their destination, then split the fare. Each company has its