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Tag: Uber
Uber Upping Public Transportation With New App
Uber has formed a partnership with transportation company TransLoc. The partnership marks a significant advancement in Uber’s efforts to align itself with public transit services. TransLoc is best known for building products for public transit […]
Uber-Like Plow Service Will Remove Snow With Touch Of A Button
It’s snowing and you don’t feel like shoveling? No worries, there’s an app for that. That is, if you live in New Brunswick province in eastern Canada where Sean Griffith, an entrepreneur is launching an […]
Obama Family Treats Air Force One As Personal Uber, With $70M Price Tag
As he has done six times since taking office, President Obama and his family will travel to Hawaii for the seventh time for his family’s 16-day Christmas vacation. And with that trip, his family’s personal […]
Judge Smacks Down Uber’s Attempt To Force Employees To Agree Not To Sue
A federal judge has prevented Uber from imposing a new contract on its drivers. According to United States District Judge of San Francisco Edward Chen, the new contract was written in a way that made […]
Uber Forces Drivers To Sign Agreement Not To Sue Them
Uber has responded to the ongoing court case between the company and its drivers by publishing a 21 page agreement that has been sent out to its more than 400,000 drivers across the United States. […]
Uber Vehicles Are Clogging Up NYC Streets Even More Than Usual
The increasing popularity of Uber has caused traffic in New York City to become even more congested. While the growing ride-share service has taken business away from taxis, it has also taken customers from buses […]
Massive Uber Protest Shuts Down Canada’s Largest City
In Toronto, cab drivers have been clogging the streets in a protest of the popular ride-sharing service Uber. The situation has even turned violent at times, as some cab drivers have started conducting assaults on […]
Uber Is Showing The Rest Of The Unicorns How It’s Done With High S&P 500 Valuation
Uber, which only a few months ago was looking shaky as official taxi companies around the world protested and took court action against the company, has well and truly bounced back. The latest company valuations […]
China’s Didi Kuaidi Allies With Lyft, Ola, And Grab Taxi In Mounting Global Competition Against Uber
The top ride-requesting app in China Didi Kuaidi is working hard to triumph over its competitor Uber. The Chinese company announced on Friday that it formed a customer sharing alliance with various ride-hailing companies throughout […]
Uber Might Have To Shell Out Millions To Drivers For Gas Compensation
Uber drivers in California want to be better compensated for their work. The drivers are filing a class action lawsuit demanding 57.5 cents for every mile that they log on their trips. A court hearing […]
Lyft Cannot Keep Up With Uber As The Company Loses Heavy Amounts Of Money
New documents have revealed that ride-sharing company Lyft is not doing so well. America’s second largest ride-sharing company has constantly been playing catchup to Uber, and it doesn’t look like it will reach Uber’s status […]
New York Taxi Drivers Are Fighting Back Against Uber
This week, taxi owners and lenders sued New York City and the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), claiming that the explosion of the increasingly popular ride-sharing business Uber has been systematically destroying small businesses […]
Uber Is Facing Stiff Competition From China’s Didi Kuaidi
The leading ride-sharing app in China, Didi Kuaidi, has stated that its service of Didi Chauffeur is getting more than half a million ride requests on a daily basis. The service has only been available […]
Uber Wants To Expand Into Upstate New York But Is Receiving Opposition From Officials
New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to regulate Uber and other ridesharing companies so that anyone with a car can provide ridesharing services. Cuomo says that the state needs to establish licenses for such […]
Uber Executives Reveal That The Company Plans To Wait A Few Years Before Making An IPO
Ridesharing company Uber does not plan to go public anytime soon, as most of the company’s leaders say that they want to experience more growth before making an IPO. The news came as the company’s […]
Lyft Is Offering New Features And Driver Perks In An Effort To Beat Its Rival Uber
Ride-requesting service Lyft is offering new services and features in an effort to better appeal to consumers and attract more drivers. Lyft is the primary rival of Uber in the United States. These new services […]
Uber Believes Their Data Was Stolen By Representatives From Lyft
Ride-requesting service Uber is trying to convince a court to allow it to investigate an internet address which it believes could lead the company to a hacker. The news comes eight months after Uber revealed […]
Uber Continues To Grow Despite Worldwide Resistance
The popular ride-sharing app Uber is having a hard time continuing its intense pace of global expansion, as countries increasingly enact regulatory laws and competition from similar services becomes more aggressive. Last week was a […]
Dutch Authorities Raid Uber Offices In Amsterdam
Dutch police raided the Amsterdam office of UberPop this week, seizing documents as they prepare for criminal proceedings against the ridesharing app, following a ban imposed on it in December of last year. UberPop is […]
Senior Citizens Embracing Uber As Drivers
When you think of Uber drivers, you probably don’t think of senior citizens. However, that might change in the near future. Uber drivers have many perks that are typically appreciated by retirees looking to make […]
Belgium Becomes Latest Country to Ban UberPop
Belgian courts have told UberPop to stop offering service in their country. The ride app service has three weeks to cease its operations in Belgium or face major fines. Uber is known across the globe […]
French Court Rules Against UberPOP
France’s Constitutional Court has made the decision to uphold the law banning UberPOP, a ride service offering transportation from non-professional drivers. The French court dismissed all of the arguments put forth by Uber and stated […]
Google’s Plan To Mass Produce Self Driving Cars Is So Successful Its Ahead Of Schedule
Google has announced plans to ramp up production of prototypes of its self driving cars, ahead of previously announced manufacture time lines. Details of the move suggest that Google is firmly on its way to […]
Return Of College Students Met With Rash Of Sex Offenders Claiming To Be Uber Drivers
You might want to think twice before making your next request for a ride from Uber. During the past month, there have been two reported instances of unsuspecting women being kidnapped by phony Uber drivers, […]
Didi Kuaidi Brings The Fight To Uber’s Doorstep With Strategic Investment In Rival Lyft
In the latest battle in the war between America’s leading ride-hailing app, Uber, and China’s leading ridesharing service, Didi Kuaidi, the Chinese company has raised the stakes. Specifically, Didi Kuaidi recently invested in Uber’s top […]
Meet BlaBlaCar, The Billion Dollar Ride Sharing Giant That’s Actually Legal
BlaBlaCar is taking over the world of ride sharing right under the noses of Uber and Lyft. The ride sharing service, which many have never heard of, is making headlines across Europe and Asia where […]
Insurance Companies Just Started Offering Ride Sharing Policies For Uber Drivers
In an innovative move by ridesharing juggernaut Uber, the company has partnered with a traditional insurance company to create a first-of-its-kind ridesharing insurance coverage. This novel idea may pave the way for all major insurance […]
Retail Giant Amazon Is Launching A Huge New Restaurant Delivery Service
Never content with its already dominant position in the ecommerce industry, Amazon is getting in the game of fresh food delivery. Services like Amazon Fresh and Amazon Restaurants are being introduced in markets around the […]
Uber And Didi Kuaidi Are Now Locked In An Epic Battle For Control Of China’s Ride Sharing Market
Chinese Uber copycat Didi Kuaidi is approaching the $3 billion mark in its fundraising efforts, while Uber’s Chinese ride hailing service has now raised $1.2 billion, according to expert investor and two people who have […]