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Travelers wait at the ride-share pickup location at Sacramento International Airport. Uber is allowing drivers at three California airports to set their own fares.

Due To New California Law, Uber Allows Some Drivers To Set Their Own Rates

Jan 28, 2020
The experiment underway at three airports comes in reaction to a recent state law that makes it harder to classify people as contract workers rather than as employees.
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Nevada Bus Riders Will Be Able To Purchase Tickets With Uber

Jan 08, 2020
An agreement between Uber and regional transportation officials will allow riders in Nevada to purchase bus tickets through the ride-hailing service.
 
The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada announced the partnership with Uber in what officials say is an a
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CES Gadget Show: Flying Taxis, Toilet Paper Robots And More

Jan 07, 2020
Ride-hailing company Uber is partnering with Hyundai to build a fleet of flying taxis.
 
While Uber has been working on the air taxi concept for years, Hyundai brings to the project a company with experience manufacturing vehicles on a global scale.
 
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Uber received a total of 5,981 allegations of serious sexual assault in the U.S. in 2017 and 2018, according to a new report. The claims range from unwanted touching and kissing to rape.

Uber Received Nearly 6,000 U.S. Sexual Assault Claims In Past 2 Years

Dec 05, 2019
A new report from Uber, covering 2017 and 2018, says the claims range from unwanted touching and kissing to rape. Also, 19 people were killed in physical assaults during or soon after an Uber ride.
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Transport for London says Uber is not "fit and proper" to run a private ride-hiring service in the U.K. capital. Uber has 21 days to lodge an appeal and can continue to operate during any appeals process.

London Won't Renew Uber's License, Saying Unauthorized Drivers Took 14,000 Trips

Nov 25, 2019
The city's transportation regulator says Uber's systems "allowed unauthorized drivers to upload their photos to other Uber driver accounts" and take on customers as if they were the Uber driver.
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Technology
The self-driving Uber SUV that struck pedestrian Elaine Herzberg on March 18, 2018, in Tempe, Ariz.

Feds Say Self-Driving Uber SUV Did Not Recognize Jaywalking Pedestrian In Fatal Crash

Nov 07, 2019
The death of a pedestrian struck by the self-driving vehicle in Arizona last year highlights safety concerns and calls for regulating the testing of such vehicles.
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Cornershop was founded by a group of friends in 2015 and is based in Santiago, Chile. The grocery delivery company primarily serves Latin America.

Uber To Buy Latin American Online Grocery Delivery Service, Cornershop

Oct 11, 2019
The grocery service delivers in Chile, Mexico, Peru and Canada, with plans to expand.
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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi speaks at an Uber products launch in San Francisco on Sept. 26. The company is launching its Uber Works app in Chicago, aiming to make it easier for workers to find temporary shifts.

Uber Launches An App To Connect Job Seekers With Gig Work

Oct 03, 2019
The Uber Works app, launching in Chicago, aims to make it easier for workers to find temporary shifts while also giving businesses more flexibility to add staff when it gets busy.
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Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, speaks at an August 28 rally in Sacramento, Calif., calling for passage of AB5 to limit when companies can label workers as independent contractors.

California Governor Signs Law Protecting Gig Economy Workers

Sep 18, 2019
The measure that reclassifies many independent contractors as employees could have national implications for the so-called gig economy.
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Uber is withdrawing its Jump electric bike rentals from Atlanta and San Diego.

Uber To Pull Jump Bikes From Atlanta And San Diego

Sep 13, 2019
Shareable bikes and electric scooters have continued to create issues for cities, prompting some to implement bans and regulations.
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Lyft is under growing pressure to strengthen background checks and adopt better security measures for passengers after dozens of women reported that they had been sexually assaulted by drivers.

Lawsuits Say Lyft Doesn't Do Enough To Protect Women From Predatory Drivers

Sep 12, 2019
Dozens of women say Lyft drivers sexually assaulted them. They are suing the ride-hailing company to force it to make rides safer.
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Democratic Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez speaks at a July rally for independent contractors in Sacramento, Calif. The measure that passed Tuesday in the state Senate requires companies such as Lyft and Uber to turn many contract workers into employees.

California Lawmakers Advance Bill To Redefine And Protect Gig Economy Workers

Sep 11, 2019

The bill, which passed the state Senate and is expected to become law, limits the kinds of workers who can be classified as contractors. It has vast implications for companies such as Lyft and Uber.

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Former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski, was charged Tuesday with stealing closely guarded secrets before he signed on with Uber, which was scrambling to catch up in the high-stakes race to build robotic vehicles.

Former Uber Engineer Charged With 33 Counts Of Trade-Secret Theft

Aug 27, 2019
Anthony Levandowski could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted of stealing thousands of files on Google's self-driving car project. After leaving Google, he went to work for its rival, Uber.
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Kim Davey (left), a passenger in Menzi Mngoma's Uber, made a video of his in-car opera singing that went viral.

Video Of An Uber Driver In South Africa Singing Opera Goes Viral

Jul 13, 2019
Menzi Mngoma is hoping that the exposure will help him further his dream of becoming an international singing sensation who doesn't have to drive for Uber.
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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says he expects Uber and Lyft will be easing off their price-slashing battle soon.

Uber Lost $1 Billion In 1st Quarter, Hopes Profit-Slashing Price Cuts Ease Up Soon

May 31, 2019
Uber had told investors to be prepared for it to lose even more than that; its first earnings report as a public company came in on the better end of Uber's projected range.
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Uber announced this week that it is changing policies and banning riders with low scores.

Uber To Start Banning Passengers With Low Ratings

May 29, 2019
"Respect is a two-way street, and so is accountability," a company official announced. Riders will get advice on how to improve their ratings before being deactivated, including being polite.
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App-based driver advocacy groups say they anticipated the National Labor Relations Board decision announced on Tuesday. The NLRB declared Uber drivers are independent contractors, not employees.

Uber Drivers Are Not Employees, National Relations Board Rules. Drivers Saw It Coming

May 15, 2019
While the ruling may be disappointing for drivers, driver groups say they are not daunted. They will continue to pursue policies to regulate working conditions at the state and municipal levels.
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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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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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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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Uber and Lyft drivers in a number of U.S. cities are striking on Wednesday, calling for higher wages and better working conditions as Uber prepares to go public on Friday. Its valuation may be as high as $91 billion.

Uber And Lyft Drivers Are Striking — And Call On Passengers To Boycott

May 08, 2019
Strike organizers timed the action to draw attention to drivers' wage cuts and persistent job insecurity ahead of Uber's IPO on Friday, when the company's valuation may be as high as $91 billion.
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Uber Subscription Service Now Available In Las Vegas

Mar 30, 2019
Uber customers in Las Vegas can avoid surge pricing under a subscription service rolled out last week by the ride-share company.

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A video still from a mounted camera captures the moment before a self-driving Uber SUV fatally struck a woman in Tempe, Ariz., last March. A Yavapai County prosecutor found that Uber is not criminally liable for the crash.

Uber Not Criminally Liable In Death Of Woman Hit By Self-Driving Car, Prosecutor Says

Mar 06, 2019
The woman was walking a bicycle across the road when she was fatally struck by the SUV. The car had a human operator behind the wheel but was in computer control mode at the time of the crash.
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Economy

Do You Work In The Gig Economy? We Want To Hear From You

Mar 01, 2019
If you do gig work, NPR's Morning Edition wants to hear from you.
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Jason Dalton talks with his defense attorney Eusebio Solis moments before pleading guilty to six counts of murder and other charges on Monday, in Kalamazoo, Mich. Opening statements in the trial were scheduled to begin Tuesday.

Former Uber Driver Pleads Guilty To 2016 Killing Rampage In Michigan

Jan 07, 2019
"I've wanted to do this for quite a while," Jason Dalton explained in court on Monday, putting an end to jury selection. He faces life without parole for killing six people between transporting fares.

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