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Uber Screwup Exposed Driver’s Social Security Number and Tax Info

Tax season already sucks for independent contractors, but some Uber drivers who logged on to the company’s Partners portal to receive their 1099s are complaining about an especially nasty surprise: Instead of their own information, drivers say they received the tax forms of other drivers. According to Uber drivers posting to Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, and…

Privacy & Security Kate Knibbs Jan 25

7 Great Ways to Spend Obama’s Autonomous Car Cash

Last week, President Obama announced plans to earmark a whopping $4 billion for autonomous vehicle research. These funds will be dispersed to pilot programs all over the country during the next decade—but where and how the money is spent will determine just how big a step forward Obama’s plan really is. Autonomous cars have driven…

Tech News Alissa Walker Jan 21

Airbus Working With Uber to Provide On-Demand Helicopter Flights

Airbus will provide helicopters to Uber in order to establish an on-demand flight service. The initiative, said to be a “pilot project,” will debut at the Sundance Film Festival later this week. The Wall Street Journal reports that the service, confirmed by the Airbus chief executive Tom Enders, will use H125 and H130 helicopters to…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Jan 18

California Fines Uber $7.6 Million for Ignoring Regulators

Uber has oh-so-graciously agreed to pay a $7.6 million fine relating to failure to report driver data to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Although Uber denies any wrongdoing in the case, it’s paying the fine to avoid a suspension of its license to operate. The fine relates to a July 2015 case, in which…

Tech News Chris Mills Jan 14

Uber Will Help Find You News, Music, and Other Content Tailored to Your Trip

Uber knows a lot about you by the time your ass hits the seat of a car. Now, it plans to offer you the option to discover a curated stream of content designed to fit the specifics of your journey. The idea, reports The Verge, is that third-party apps could build in an Uber button,…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Jan 12

Uber (and Lyft) Finally Bankrupted San Francisco’s Favorite Taxi Company

Here’s one we probably saw coming. San Francisco’s largest taxi company is filing for bankruptcy, citing competition from Uber and Lyft. But it’s not too late for Yellow Cab yet. The SF Examiner has a statement from the Yellow Cab Co-Op that points out an interesting reason for their slumping business. It’s not that riders…

Tech News Alissa Walker Jan 6

California Taxi Industry Finally Has Its Own App, Only Four Years Too Late

The task of competing with logistics giants Uber and Lyft seems more soul-crushing than ever. Uber’s valued at something like $70 billion. Lyft has those pink mustaches. How’s the everyman cab supposed to compete? Government support, of course. A recent ruling from the California Division of Measurement Standards will let a small startup called FlyWheel…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Dec 23

You Can Now Order an Uber From Facebook Messenger

Facebook and Uber continue their unstoppable global takeovers with a new partnership, announced today. You can now call for an Uber ride from within the Facebook Messenger app. Tap on an address in a Messenger thread, and up pops “Request a Ride” alongside the familiar “Copy,” “Open in Google Maps,” etc. Or, simply tap the…

Social Media Bryan Lufkin Dec 16

Uber and Lyft Drivers Can Now Unionize in Seattle

Seattle City Council has unanimously passed a bill allowing drivers for Uber, Lyft, and other ride-hailing services to form unions. Seattle is the first US city to allow these drivers a way to collectively bargain. This means drivers will be able negotiate their salaries and working conditions as a unit. It does not mean, however,…

Tech News Kate Knibbs Dec 14

Guess Which Company Helped Draft a Bill That Classified Uber Drivers Exactly How Uber Wants Them Classified

Uber has long insisted that it’s simply a tech company, not a driving service—and new legislation supports that narrow definition of its growing corporate empire. Guess which company helped draft the legislation. Guess. Guess. Guess. Guess. Guess. From Reuters: In Ohio, state Rep. Bob Hackett said Uber, Lyft, the taxi industry and other parties were…

Tech News Kate Knibbs Dec 10

The US Is About to Waste $305 Billion On Roads We Don’t Need

A big infrastructure bill finally passed the House this week, pushing $305 billion over five years to transit and highway projects. In the same week, Uber raised another $2.1 billion, bringing its total valuation to $62.5 billion—roughly the same amount the new bill spends on infrastructure each year. Which of these figures do you think…

Tech News Alissa Walker Dec 4

Uber Launches Insane “Pay-to-Work” Car Rental Program

Uber is partnering with Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and—as the slogan goes—they’ll pick you up! By “they” I mean the poor schmucks who sign up to pay around $1000 a month to work for Uber. The pilot program, which launched in Denver, gives people access to a discounted rental car at $210 a week, plus taxes and…

Tech News Kate Knibbs Dec 2

Could Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson Have Stopped That Bomb If They’d Just Taken An Uber?

You could use the public data released by the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission to reveal critical insights about urban transit trends. Or you could use it to conduct a completely serious investigation on the plausibility of one of the transportation scenarios in Die Hard: With a Vengeance. To be fair, developer Todd…

Tech News Alissa Walker Nov 18

Cab Owners Sue NYC Because Uber is Ruining Their Business

There’s so many bullshit arguments thrown around surrounding Uber, it’s refreshing to hear the real reason that cabbies hate the company: it’s killing their revenue, and the value of medallions. A suit filed today against New York City and its Taxi and Limousine Commission claims has a few bones to pick: regulators have allowed Uber…

Tech News Chris Mills Nov 18

Watch a Taco Bell Exec Beat Up His Uber Driver Because Everything Is Terrible [Updated]

Being an Uber driver sucks. Being an Uber passenger sucks. Uber, as a company, sucks. So the recently uploaded video of a dumb drunk Uber passenger pummeling his driver with fists is hardly surprising. It is disturbing, however. Uber driver Edward Caban was politely trying to get directions to his passenger’s destination, but the passenger…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Nov 2

Uber’s Surge Pricing May Not Lead to a Surge in Drivers

Uber has long stirred controversy and consternation over the higher “surge” prices it charges at peak times. The company has always said the higher prices actually help passengers by encouraging more drivers to get on the road. But computer scientists from Northeastern University have found that higher prices don’t necessarily result in more drivers. Lead…

Tech News Lauren Kirchner and Surya Mattu - ProPublica Oct 29

Indian Uber Driver Found Guilty of Raping Female Passenger

A court in Delhi has found Uber driver Shiv Kumar Yadav guilty of raping a 25-year-old woman in his taxi. Yadav was arrested last December for allegedly raping one of his passengers. Now, reports The Times of India, Judge Kaveri Baweja has convicted him for a number of offences, including rape, causing grievous bodily harm…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Oct 20

Uber Now Has Its Own Fleet of Mapping Vehicles

Uber has already been testing autonomous vehicles on the roads of Pittsburgh, and now it’s rolled out a separate fleet of mapping vehicles, too. After an image appeared on Facebook of an Uber car rigged up with some exotic sensing equipment, the on-demand taxi company admitted to TechCrunch that it’s running a fleet of mapping…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Oct 20

Uber Wins UK Ruling Declaring It Distinct From Traditional London Cabs

Uber bosses are on the receiving end of some good news today for once, with a UK court deciding that its app-based distance-calculating thing is different enough from the black cab taximeter that it should be allowed to continue to operate. Transport for London brought the case to the court, complaining on behalf of London’s…

Tech News Gary Cutlack - Gizmodo UK Oct 16

Uber Is Using Its Drivers to Look for Missing Children

With a team of digitally connected cars roaming a city’s streets, you can probably do more than simply drive people places. Uber knows that as well as anyone, and now it’s using its drivers to look for missing children. Uber has announced that it’s joining forces with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Oct 14

Uber Screwup Exposed Driver’s Social Security Number and Tax Info

7 Great Ways to Spend Obama’s Autonomous Car Cash

Airbus Working With Uber to Provide On-Demand Helicopter Flights

California Fines Uber $7.6 Million for Ignoring Regulators

Uber Will Help Find You News, Music, and Other Content Tailored to Your Trip

Uber (and Lyft) Finally Bankrupted San Francisco’s Favorite Taxi Company

California Taxi Industry Finally Has Its Own App, Only Four Years Too Late

You Can Now Order an Uber From Facebook Messenger

Uber and Lyft Drivers Can Now Unionize in Seattle

Guess Which Company Helped Draft a Bill That Classified Uber Drivers Exactly How Uber Wants Them Classified

The US Is About to Waste $305 Billion On Roads We Don’t Need

Uber Launches Insane “Pay-to-Work” Car Rental Program

Could Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson Have Stopped That Bomb If They’d Just Taken An Uber?

Cab Owners Sue NYC Because Uber is Ruining Their Business

Watch a Taco Bell Exec Beat Up His Uber Driver Because Everything Is Terrible [Updated]

Uber’s Surge Pricing May Not Lead to a Surge in Drivers

Indian Uber Driver Found Guilty of Raping Female Passenger

Uber Now Has Its Own Fleet of Mapping Vehicles

Uber Wins UK Ruling Declaring It Distinct From Traditional London Cabs

Uber Is Using Its Drivers to Look for Missing Children

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