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Uber exodus continues with chief product officer Jeff Holden’s departure
(Reuters) — Uber Chief Product Officer Jeff Holden is leaving the ride-hailing company, an Uber spokesman told Reuters on Thursday, the latest of more than a dozen senior executives to depart since...
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Uber to pilot taxi-hailing service in Japan
(Reuters) — Uber plans to launch its first taxi-hailing pilot service in Japan that will connect passengers to other taxi providers, as it seeks to expand in the country where the U.S. firm has been...
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Uber to offer European drivers free insurance for illness, jury service, and...
Uber has announced its latest effort to win back support from drivers in Europe: comprehensive insurance coverage. Dubbed “partner protection,” the new benefit is being offered in partnership with...
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Uber shuts down self-driving car program in Arizona
Uber is shutting down its self-driving car program in Arizona following the death of a pedestrian, the company confirmed to VentureBeat today. “We’re committed to self-driving technology, and we look...
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Uber will open $24 million flying taxi research center in Paris
Ride-hailing giant Uber today announced that it will open its first research center outside North America in Paris, where it will spend $24 million over the next five years to develop its autonomous...
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Uber’s self-driving car detected pedestrian 6 seconds before fatal crash
(Reuters) — Uber disabled an emergency braking system in a self-driving vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Arizona in March and which failed to properly identify the pedestrian, raising serious...
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San Francisco subpoenas Uber and Lyft for driver classification and wages
(Reuters) — San Francisco’s city attorney on Tuesday subpoenaed Uber and Lyft to turn over records relating to how the ride-hailing companies classify drivers, as well as driver wages, health care and...
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Uber CEO confirms discussions of self-driving partnership with Google’s Waymo
(Reuters) – Uber Technologies is talking with Alphabet’s autonomous driving unit Waymo about using its technology on Uber’s ride-hailing app, Uber Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi said on Wednesday,...
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The future of ‘entrepreneurship’? Working for Amazon and Uber
ANALYSIS: Amazon this week announced the next chapter in its bid to rule the commercial world. The company is looking to create a network of independent delivery fleets, and it wants “hundreds of...
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Uber returns to Finland after transport law reform
(Reuters) — Uber will re-start its ride-hailing business in Finland on Wednesday after a one-year pause, it said, seeking to benefit from the country’s transport law reform. The U.S. company has come...
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Uber-Grab merger could be reversed as Singapore watchdog cites lack of...
(Reuters) — Singapore’s anti-trust body proposed fines on Grab and Uber Technologies and warned it may have to unwind the two ride-hailing firms’ merger as the deal substantially lessened competition....
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Lyft reportedly in talks to buy Spain’s Cabify for $3 billion (Updated)
This was story was updated at 7:14 a.m. PST to include Cabify’s denial of acquisition talks. In the latest sign of its growing confidence, U.S.-based Lyft is reportedly in talks to buy Spanish...
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Lime raises $335 million, including from Uber, whose app will now offer scooters
Red-hot mobility startup Lime announced it has raised a $335 million round of venture capital that is notable not only for its size, but also for the name of a critical participant: Uber. The troubled...
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Uber and Uber Eats now let you split the bill using Venmo
Uber already lets riders pay by credit card, PayPal, and — in some markets — cash. Now, the ride-hailing giant is adding Venmo to the mix, both in its main transport app and in the Uber Eats app....
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Checkr and Uber built a service to monitor workers’ background records
Companies that employ on-demand workers rely on checks of criminal records, employment verification, and driving records to spot red flags during the hiring process. The trouble is, those checks are a...
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Uber partners with in-car commerce startup Cargo to let riders buy stuff...
Uber has announced plans to help drivers earn extra cash by allowing them to sell goods to passengers during trips. The new offering comes as the ride-hailing giant revealed an official tie-up with...
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Uber shutters its self-driving truck business
Uber is shifting resources away from the self-driving truck unit within its Advanced Technologies Group, the company announced today in an email to reporters. For the time being, it’s ceasing...
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Bird brings its dockless electric scooters to Europe
Heavily funded transportation startup Bird has revealed the first steps in its global expansion, with the company’s dockless electric scooters touching down in Europe. It also plans to launch a pilot...
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As Uber winds down autonomous truck business, Otto founders aren’t giving up
Uber doled out more than $600 million to acquire self-driving truck startup Otto two years ago. Last week, Uber announced it was ceasing work on its autonomous trucking business to focus on cars....
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New York City puts a limit on Uber and Lyft car licenses
(Reuters) – The New York City Council on Wednesday agreed to cap the number of licenses for ride-hailing services such as Uber for one year, dealing a blow to the companies that have relied on the...
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