AUSTIN, Texas -- Lyft and Uber followed through on their promise of suspending service in Austin.

On Monday morning, people throughout the Capital City were getting a no service alert in the area icon when requesting a ride.

That's after voters shut down a proposition to keep the companies in Austin during Saturday's election, activating rules the City Council approved last December.

Because Uber and Lyft's drivers are now required to undergo fingerprint background checks, the companies pulled out of Austin.

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Now, many are wondering how they'll get around. 

"I'm a little concerned about an increase in potential DUIs," said Austin resident Josh Partridge.

"I want my kids to come home safely at night," said Christine Wright of Cedar Park.

"I think it's a terrible loss because it’s so hard to get a cab if you're downtown and now it's going to be even harder," said James Goeppinger of Austin.

But it's not only the riders who have questions -- it's the ridesharing drivers as well.

"They’re hurting the most and there’s a lot of questions in the air, what to do, where to go from here," said Lyft driver Kyle Hoskins.

Hoskins is just one of 10,000-plus rideshare drivers in Austin now dealing with the loss of employment.

He said driving for Lyft is a part-time gig for him, but it is still income Hoskins depends on.

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"Trying to come up with ways to make more money, pushing and kind of just praying for a compromise," said Hoskins.

Uber announced, for the time being, it will continue to operate outside the Austin city limits.

"If you're taking an Uber from outside of Austin inside of Austin you have to use some other option to get back," said Hoskins.

Hoskins said that too hurts the driver.

"Whoever has to be outside the city limits to get a ride, then they're stuck in Austin and have to drive back out to get another ride. That's increasing their costs," said Hoskins.

For now, the bucket full of questions remains.

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"Ideally we will get a compromise passed this week," said Hoskins.

Lyft said it shut down operations at 5 a.m. on Monday, and Uber did the same at 8 a.m.

Austin Mayor Steve Adler told Time Warner Cable News that he wants to work with Uber at Lyft to find a solution that works for everyone..

Adler said he is hopeful the companies will come back to the negotiating table.

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