SAN FRANCISCO—Defunct startup Sidecar Technologies Inc., which pioneered on-demand ride-hailing, is suing Uber Technologies Inc., alleging it engaged in predatory pricing and anti-competitive practices that ultimately put Sidecar out of business.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. district court in San Francisco early on Dec. 11, claims “Uber became hell-bent on stifling competition from competing ride-hailing apps,” and used subsidies and made fake ride requests to competitors in a bid to dominate the market. Sidecar went out of business in December 2015 and sold its assets to General Motors Co. in 2016.
