Between 2014 and early 2016, Uber employed an internal software program to track critical information about drivers for competitor Lyft, according to a report from The Information. The program, known… Read More
Uber’s popular ride-hailing service may leave Seattle if a first-of-its-kind law allowing drivers to collectively bargain is implemented as planned. So said Brooke Steger, Uber’s Pacific Northwest general manager, at a Public… Read More
Uber has upped a nationwide booking fee for riders that is designed to pay for things like regulatory, safety and operational costs, and in Seattle that charge has gone up… Read More
This post has been updated with details of another lawsuit against the city of Seattle ordinance. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is going back to court to in an attempt… Read More
Uber is looking to hire a second-in-command to CEO Travis Kalanick to help run the company amid backlash over its internal culture and public image. In an all-hands meeting on… Read More
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick can’t even catch a break in the back of one of his company’s cars these days. In a dash-cam video shared by an Uber driver with… Read More
The deadline has come and gone for organizations to declare their desire to represent drivers for ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft and taxi companies like Eastside for Hire under… Read More
It’s one thing to call the police. It’s quite another to have them call you — and then send a selfie to prove it’s really them. A California woman visiting… Read More
Just days after defending his position as a member of President Donald Trump’s economic advisory council, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is stepping away from that commitment. The decision comes in the wake… Read More
It’s a situation many of us have faced: leaving a ball game, holiday event or a crowded movie theater and facing a swarm of Ubers and Lyfts that are all trying… Read More
If you’re a creature of habit in your daily movements around whichever city you live in, Uber is paying attention, and the ride-hailing company has redesigned its app to better… Read More
Lyft is broadening the ways in which users can hail a ride by bringing its service to the mobile web, the company announced on Tuesday. If you’re looking to get from… Read More
As Uber continues its quest for global domination of the ride-hailing market, the company is piling up sizable losses, including approximately $1.27 billion so far this year, according to a… Read More
Uber drivers already battling the company over issues such as whether they should even be considered employees got thrown a bone on Wednesday when the ride-hailing service announced it was… Read More
PARIS — During a two-day trial last week, Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty and Thibaud Simphal, the Uber executives facing criminal charges here, struggled to remember internal documents and management decisions. According to critics,… Read More
In what could be seen as either a vote of confidence or a foolish bet, a group of investors are “piling into a special fund” offered by investment bank Morgan… Read More
In a blog post penned today, Sidecar CEO Sunil Paul confirmed that General Motors acquired his ride-hailing company and explained why the deal happened. Bloomberg first reported on Tuesday that… Read More
Lyft today made a series of driver-related announcements as it continues to battle Uber for market share. The San Francisco-based company, which now has more than 100,000 active drivers completing more than… Read More