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The Coronavirus Crisis
After months of shutdowns that have damaged the ride-hailing industry, Uber says it sees signs of revival.

How Uber And Its Riders Are Adapting To The New 'Social'

Jun 10, 2020
The ride-hailing company is seeing signs of recovery as cities, states and countries lift lockdown restrictions, but the pandemic has taken a steep toll.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Uber is restructuring its business to focus on rides and food delivery, which has been a bright spot for the company during the pandemic.

Uber Cuts 3,000 More Jobs As Pandemic Squeezes Ride-Hailing

May 18, 2020
The company is slimming down to focus on rides and food delivery while cutting $1 billion in costs this year.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Demand for rides has dropped sharply during the pandemic, exacerbating Uber's financial woes.

Uber Cuts Thousands of Jobs, Citing Coronavirus Pandemic

May 06, 2020
The ride-hailing company is cutting 3,700 jobs. It's the latest U.S. tech company to turn to layoffs to deal with fallout from the coronavirus crisis.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Jerome Gage, a Lyft driver in Torrance, Calif., has been joining protests urging the ride-hailing companies to treat workers better.

He Keeps Driving For Lyft 'Because People Need Us'

Apr 23, 2020
Many Lyft and Uber drivers have given up on driving, because they aren't making enough money to take the risk of potentially exposing themselves to the coronavirus. Jerome Gage is still at it.
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Business
A photographer holds up a smartphone with the Uber app  at Tegel Airport in Berlin on Nov. 20, 2018. Uber is going public on Friday in a highly anticipated IPO.

At $82 Billion, Uber's Market Debut To Be The Biggest In Five Years

May 09, 2019
Months ago, there was speculation the company could be valued as high as $120 billion. Instead, the company is taking a more conservative approach — relatively speaking, anyway.
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Business
With its initial public offering on Friday, Uber hopes to raise billions of dollars, but analysts wonder when the ride-hailing company will turn a profit.

Uber's Eye-Popping IPO Approaches. Is It Really Worth $90 Billion?

May 09, 2019
Uber has never been profitable, yet the ride-hailing company may be valued at as much as $90 billion when it goes public Friday. It will be one of the largest tech IPOs ever.
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Research News
Researchers also found that congestion on the roads in San Francisco also was exacerbated because of where the ride-hailing cars were and at what time of day<em>.</em>

Uber And Lyft Caused Major Traffic Uptick In San Francisco, Study Says

May 08, 2019
Researchers compared data from fall 2010 — before the companies made inroads in the city — and fall 2016. They found that the companies are to blame for more than half of a big increase in traffic.
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The Two-Way
A man holds a smartphone showing the Uber app in London. In September, London transport authorities announced they would not renew Uber's license to operate in the city for safety reasons; on Friday, Uber lost an appeal of a British tribunal decision tha

Uber Loses Appeal In U.K. As Tribunal Reiterates That Drivers Are Workers

Nov 10, 2017
The ride-hailing giant maintains that drivers are self-employed and don't have a right to a minimum wage, but British authorities rejected the argument. Uber plans to appeal again.
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All Tech Considered
Shelia Mendoza says she's not looking for a livelihood out of Liberty Mobility, but a little extra cash and some new friends to talk to.

Ride Hailing In Rural America: Like Uber With A Neighborly Feel

Apr 17, 2017
A small startup called Liberty Mobility Now is staking itself as the Uber of rural America. But to find its niche there, it has had to adapt everything from its app to its driver training.
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All Tech Considered
Cars with out-of-town license plates are parked in Didi Village.

In China, Like In The U.S., The Fight Over Ride Hailing Is Local

Mar 27, 2017
Until recently, migrant workers, lured by bonuses, drove for China's largest Uber-like service. But some local governments banned out-of-town drivers, apparently to protect local jobs and curb growth.
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All Tech Considered

Survey Finds Lyft Drivers Happier Than Uber, Though Pay Has Declined

Jan 21, 2017
A survey of 1,150 drivers found that those working for Lyft made more on average than those at Uber. It also illustrates demographics of participants in the ride-hailing industry.
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All Tech Considered
Juno CEO Talmon Marco talks with driver Fara Louis Jeune. The company recruited drivers by looking at Uber cars with the highest ratings.

Uber Competitor In NYC Promises Drivers Benefits, Even Employee Status

Aug 22, 2016
While Uber and Lyft both fight in courts to keep their workers as independent contractors, new ride-hailing startup Juno is moving to offer full employee status and other benefits.
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The Two-Way
A mobile device displaying the Didi Chuxing app is posed near the Apple store logo in Beijing, China, on Friday.

Apple Invests $1 Billion In Chinese Ride-Hailing App

May 13, 2016
In China, Didi Chuxing dominates the ride-hailing market — despite Uber's attempts to break in. Now Apple Inc. is investing big in the service, ahead of a visit to China by Apple CEO Tim Cook.
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The Two-Way
A Lyft van sits outside the Austin Convention Center in March, during the 2016 SXSW Festival. The ride-hailing company, along with its competitor Uber, has now vowed to "pause" operations in the city, after Austin voters sided against the ride-hailing ap

Uber, Lyft Vow To Stop Driving In Austin After Voters Keep Regulations

May 09, 2016
The ride-hailing firms spent millions trying to persuade city voters to reject rules requiring drivers to be fingerprinted. But they lost, and now say they're "pausing" operations in Texas' capital.
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All Tech Considered
Jesse Vega checks out a vehicle at an Uber "Work On Demand" recruitment event March 10 in South Los Angeles. The company is researching ways to get rid of its surge pricing, a feature that drivers like but that can make costs unpredictable for consumers.

Uber Plans To Kill Surge Pricing, Though Drivers Say It Makes Job Worth It

May 03, 2016
Uber is using machine learning to predict high demand, which would allow the app to schedule extra drivers instead of hiking rates at busy times. But such a change would hurt driver pay.
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