Uber Software Tracks Drivers For High Speed, Sudden Stops
Using smartphone sensors to peek over its drivers' shoulders, Uber is promising to keep a closer eye on their behavior - while discouraging speeding or slamming on the brakes.
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Using smartphone sensors to peek over its drivers' shoulders, Uber is promising to keep a closer eye on their behavior - while discouraging speeding or slamming on the brakes.
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Toyota is investing in Uber, making it the latest car company to put money in a ride-hailing app.
For Detroit, the days of simply making cars are over.
Sen. Ben Hueso, a San Diego Democrat with longstanding family ties to the taxi industry, said his measure would add a minimal level of protection for customers and drivers.
A group of New York City taxi medallion managers are advocating to make it easier for Uber drivers to become yellow cab drivers.
Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, authored the California proposal to allow "gig" workers not formally recognized as employees to jointly negotiate their pay and working conditions.
Investigators say the driver of the car that hit the Uber vehicle was killed. A passenger in the back seat of the Uber was killed. He was identified as 25-year-old Jason Gilbride of Pacifica.
Chen also said in his ruling the drivers could seek vehicle-related and phone expenses. He had previously limited the drivers' claims to tips.
As convenient as Uber is, many customers run into trouble during particularly busy areas and times when surge pricing can make the on demand service pricier than even cabs.
Uber is launching a service that helps businesses perform same-day deliveries to customers in three cities.
Travelers now have a new and cheaper way to get to and from Sacramento International Airport. Uber is now able to to pick up and drop off passengers at the airport.
Presidential contender Jeb Bush used the ride-sharing service Uber to arrive Thursday at a startup where he was expected to talk up the benefits of small business and entrepreneurship as part of a fundraising swing through the San Francisco Bay Area.
An Uber driver who was allegedly caught on video fondling himself in the backseat of a car next to a female passenger has been fired.
An Uber driver is accused of running down and seriously injuring a bicyclist in an apparent road-rage incident.
The popular ride-sharing company has recently come under fire after drivers in places such as India and Los Angeles have been accused of raping passengers.
California prosecutors sued Uber over the ride-booking company's driver background checks and other allegations, adding to the popular startup's legal woes in the U.S. and around the world.
When it launched in Portland last week, City Commissioner Steve Novick threatened to "throw the book" at the company for violating the rides-for-hire regulations.
The Delaware-based Uber maintains it is a technology company, not a transportation-services company subject to Nevada regulations that apply to taxis or commercial motor carriers. The state is trying "to compel a legal round peg into a square hole," said Don Campbell, a Las Vegas lawyer representing Uber.
Hundreds of drivers and fans of the popular ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft are rallied at the capitol against a bill that could but the brakes on their businesses.
The lawsuit filed in San Francisco Superior Court on behalf of Sofia Liu claims that Uber and its driver at the time, Syed Muzaffar, are responsible for the girl's death
The rules, which could become final as early as Sept. 5, would consider online-based ride or car sharing services like Lyft, Uber and Sidecar as "transportation network" companies. That would put them under a separate category from the one that has long governed taxicabs and limousine services.
