Uber Prices Are Increasing in NYC Thanks to New Minimum Wage Law
Uber rides in New York City are getting more expensive, starting today. The company announced in a blog post Friday…
Pregnant Lyft Driver Stabbed to Death by Passenger in Arizona
Kristina Howato, a 39-year-old driver for the transportation company Lyft, was murdered by one of her passengers in…
Chinese Ridesharing Service Didi Chuxing Suspends Carpooling Option After Second Murder of Year
Chinese ridesharing service Didi Chuxing has suspended Hitch, its free/tip-supported carpooling component that allows…
Michigan Man Starts 'Amish Uber' With Horse and Buggy
An Amish resident of the Colon village in Michigan has launched his own ride-sharing service with his horse and buggy,…
A Driver for Uber and Lyft Covertly Streamed Hundreds of Rides on Twitch Without Rider Consent [Updated]
In the past few months, wannabe online video stars have filmed themselves doing a suicide bomb “prank” at college and…
Uber Drivers Win Unemployment Eligibility in New York
The New York State labor review board has found that three Uber drivers and “other similarly situated drivers” qualify…
After Resignation of HR Chief, Yet Another Uber Exec Faces Allegations of Discriminatory Behavior
Earlier this week, ridesharing giant Uber’s Chief People Officer Liane Hornsey resigned under allegations that she…
Uber Now Runs Real-Time Background Checks on Drivers
Uber has begun running constant background checks on its drivers so that the company can know immediately if a driver…
Uber Maybe Planning Merger With Middle Eastern Competitor Careem, Insists This Merger Is Different
Ride-hailing giant Uber is planning to merge with its competition in the Middle East, though unlike prior deals in South…
Uber Regains Temporary License to Operate in London After Promising to Stop Being Terrible
Ride-sharing giant Uber, which lost its license to operate in its millions-strong London market in September 2017 amid…
China's Biggest Ridesharing Service Starts Limiting When Drivers Can Pick Up Passengers of the Opposite Sex
Didi Chuxing, China’s ridesharing giant, announced on Wednesday that early in the morning and late in the evening its…
Uber Is Trying to Patent an AI System to Identify Erratic Behavior in Riders
It looks like Uber has a growing interest in the behaviors of its users. According to a patent application filed by the…
Report: Turkish President Erdogan Claims Uber's Turkey Business Is 'Over'
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told attendees at a Ramadan dinner on Friday that Uber’s branch in his country…
Uber Plans IPO in 2019, Wants to Be 'Amazon for Transportation'
Uber’s new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced Wednesday that the ridesharing company that has been clouded in controversy…
Report: Uber Couldn't Even Leave Southeast Asia Without Pissing Everyone the Heck Off
In March, Uber abandoned its operations in eight countries in Southeast Asia with an announcement that it was selling…
Chinese Ride-Sharing Giant Removes Creepy Passenger Attractiveness Ratings After Woman's Murder
China’s ride-sharing behemoth Didi is trying to make its platform safer for users after a 21-year-old woman was allegedl…
Report: At Least 103 Uber Drivers Have Been Accused of Sexually Assaulting or Abusing Passengers
Uber’s seemingly never-ending series of scandals could fill several books, but perhaps the most awful and damaging…
California's Aggrieved Uber Drivers Are Receiving Settlement Payments as Low as 15 Cents
A lawsuit filed in August of 2014 on behalf of California Uber drivers is finally paying out, and recipients of the…
Uber Escapes With No FTC Fines Over 2016 Data Breach It Paid $100,000 to Cover Up
The Federal Trade Commission will not impose fines on ride-sharing giant Uber over the massive data breach it paid…
Uber Manages to Dodge Ban in Egypt Over Taxi Driver Lawsuit, for Now
Ride hailing service Uber and competitor Careem will not be banned in Egypt after a court overturned a judicial…