Car Tech Industry Uber will soon record audio during rides... for safety A fine line between privacy and safety By Shawn Knight, November 20, 2019, 2:43 PM 12 comments
Car Tech NTSB blames human error in fatal Uber collision with pedestrian The NTSB wants to create an automated vehicle review process By Shawn Knight, November 20, 2019, 11:26 AM 17 comments
Industry New Jersey says Uber is 'misclassifying' drivers as contractors, asks for $650 million in overdue employment taxes Uber is not pleased with the state's judgement By Cohen Coberly, November 14, 2019, 5:48 PM 19 comments
Industry Car Tech Uber will 'likely' be forced to license Waymo's self-driving car tech or redesign its own Uber has been accused of using Waymo trade secrets By Cohen Coberly, November 7, 2019, 6:32 PM
Industry SoftBank posts $6.5 billion loss on WeWork, Uber and other bets WeWork took the major portion of the pie losing $4.6 billion By Cal Jeffrey, November 6, 2019, 12:43 PM
Industry Uber is still burning cash at an alarming rate Uber expects to be profitable by 2021 By Shawn Knight, November 5, 2019, 12:44 PM
Tech Culture Most Uber riders don't tip their drivers, study finds Only one percent of riders tipped on a consistent basis By Shawn Knight, October 25, 2019, 1:22 PM 33 comments
Industry Tech Culture Showtime is producing a TV series about Uber It will depict the 'highs and lows' of Silicon Valley By Cohen Coberly, October 16, 2019, 3:28 PM
Industry Uber moves to acquire grocery delivery service Cornershop Uber will expand the service outside of Latin America By Cohen Coberly, October 11, 2019, 3:18 PM
Tech Culture Uber will soon enable pet-friendly rides... for a fee Riders will soon have to pay to bring their pets along By Shawn Knight, October 9, 2019, 11:22 AM
Car Tech Uber testing new feature that lets passengers record audio if they feel uncomfortable Uber wants customers to feel safe at all times By Rob Thubron, September 30, 2019, 9:20 AM
Mobile The Web Uber is upgrading its app to make it "an OS for everyday life" for urban dwellers The company has a new rewards program and a host of new safety features for Uber passengers By Adrian Potoroaca, September 27, 2019, 2:04 PM
Industry Uber rolls out its RideCheck safety feature across the US It uses smartphone sensors to detect vehicle crashes By Rob Thubron, September 18, 2019, 8:35 AM
Industry Tech Culture Uber says it will not reclassify drivers as employees in California Driving for Uber is apparently outside the company's usual course of business By Shawn Knight, September 12, 2019, 10:17 AM 21 comments
Industry Car Tech Feds charge former Google engineer with taking trade secrets to Uber Anthony Levandowski is out of another job and faces a barrage of 33 charges By Adrian Potoroaca, August 28, 2019, 8:08 AM
Car Tech Industry Uber, now a public company, lost over $5 billion in the last quarter The company is struggling despite having 100 million active users By Adrian Potoroaca, August 9, 2019, 5:36 PM
Car Tech Software Facial recognition tech will force tired Russian taxi drivers to take breaks Accidents involving Moscow taxi drivers have increased in recent years By Rob Thubron, August 8, 2019, 8:56 AM
Industry Car Tech Uber has laid off a third of its global marketing team to trim costs, reduce overlap Eliminating costly overlap By Shawn Knight, July 29, 2019, 7:13 PM
Industry Uber is testing a subscription pass that includes discounts on rides, free Uber Eats delivery and free scooter rides The Amazon Prime approach By Shawn Knight, July 23, 2019, 11:32 AM
Tech Culture Uber driver unknowingly became getaway driver for armed robber A bad day at work By Rob Thubron, July 11, 2019, 8:35 AM
Car Tech Ride in 'Comfort' with Uber's newest service tier Expect to pay a 20 to 40 percent premium over a standard UberX By Shawn Knight, July 9, 2019, 3:15 PM
Industry Ride hailing has led to a spike in the number of Americans that identify as taxi drivers Perhaps they're better classified as chauffeurs or personal drivers? By Shawn Knight, June 24, 2019, 1:21 PM
Car Tech Uber picks Melbourne as third test city for its flying taxi service Trials start next year By Rob Thubron, June 12, 2019, 10:43 AM
Industry Uber will start offering $200 helicopter rides in New York next month The best way to travel By Rob Thubron, June 6, 2019, 5:20 AM
Tech Culture Industry Uber to deactivate riders with significantly below average ratings Act like a civilized adult and you'll be fine By Shawn Knight, May 29, 2019, 12:47 PM 7 comments