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Danish prosecutor indicts Uber over driver violations
(Reuters) — Ride-hailing group Uber Technologies’ [UBER.UL] European business has been indicted in Denmark on charges of assisting two drivers in violating taxi laws, the Copenhagen police’s head of...
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Uber acqui-hires Geometric Intelligence to launch its own in-house AI lab
Uber has paid an undisclosed sum to purchase a mysterious New York-based company that it will use to launch a new research unit. Dubbed “Uber’s A.I. Labs,” the group will include all 15 employees of...
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Uber’s new guidelines explain how to get kicked off the service
Uber has updated its guidelines to make it clearer to riders which actions could cause them to be banned from the service. By publishing its policy, the company wants to leave no doubt as to how both...
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‘Silicon Valley’ star T.J. Miller arrested after allegedly slapping Uber...
(Reuters) – “Office Christmas Party” actor T.J. Miller was arrested in Los Angeles early on Friday because of an altercation with his Uber driver over President-elect Donald Trump, according to police...
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Uber teams with Disney to show Star Wars vehicles instead of cars for ‘Rogue...
Uber has launched another activation campaign to get people to sign-up for the service, but this time it’s joined the Dark Side. The company has teamed with Disney for a special promotion for the...
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Blackmore raises $3.5 million to fit roof-mounted sensors for self-driving...
Blackmore Sensors and Analytics today announced that it had raised $3.5 million to further develop its frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) Lidar for use in self-driving cars. The company aims to...
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Uber and WageWorks expand program that lets commuters pay for UberPool...
Uber and consumer benefits platform WageWorks have revealed a U.S.-wide expansion to a program that lets ride-sharing commuters pay using pretax dollars. For the uninitiated, WageWorks administers...
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Uber’s launching self-driving cars for the San Francisco public today
Uber riders in San Francisco will be greeted with self-driving cars from today, after the etaxi giant announced an expansion of its autonomous vehicle program. Uber has been testing self-driving cars...
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DMV: Uber can’t continue self-driving car tests in San Francisco without a...
Uber may have announced the launch of its self-driving vehicles in San Francisco, but California regulators are basically putting a halt to operations, saying that the on-demand ride service still...
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Why Uber is trying to take the driver out of taxis in China
GUEST: There has been much discussion about the recent decision by Uber to cede its China operations to Didi. Headlines trumpeted things like “Uber Surrenders in China” and “Uber Slayer: How China’s...
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Uber’s new beacons help riders find their driver more easily at night
Uber’s latest creation isn’t a new delivery service or a new take on carpooling — it’s a hardware device. On Thursday, the ride-hailing giant unveiled a small circular device, in the shape of Uber’s...
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Here’s why Uber doesn’t think it needs a permit for its self-driving cars in...
Uber has fired back at California state regulators over demands that it halt testing of its self-driving cars in San Francisco. The company’s head of its advanced technology group and cofounder of...
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Secondary market for shares in pre-IPO unicorns is booming
(Reuters) – After the debacle that preceded the initial public offering of Facebook in 2012, when the company’s stock changed hands at wildly varying prices and with little oversight, the market in...
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Uber partners with Snapchat for custom filters that only work during your ride
Last month, Uber redesigned its app with an emphasis on machine learning to further personalize the rider experience. Included in that announcement were two features that are now launching: an...
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Uber stops testing self-driving cars in San Francisco, says ‘committed to...
Uber conceded defeat in its battle with California’s Department of Motor Vehicles, saying that it has ceased testing its self-driving vehicles in San Francisco after failing to obtain the necessary...
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Uber’s self-driving cars flee to Arizona after California shutdown
Uber has begun implementing plans for where it will test out its self-driving cars. The company revealed that it has selected Arizona as the next state where the autonomous vehicles will be put through...
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Tech IPO drought continued in 2016, but there are signs 2017 could be a...
When it came to public offerings by tech companies, 2016 emerged like a corpse and only exhibited the faintest of heartbeats by the end. Still, it’s worth re-writing the line that we have all written...
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Bot evangelist Chris Messina leaves Uber
Uber developer experience lead Chris Messina announced Friday that he has left the ride-sharing company. Messina is known as the creator of the hashtag and for accurately predicting that 2016 would be...
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Regulators criticize banks for lending Uber $1.15 billion
(Reuters) – Federal regulators criticized several Wall Street banks over the handling of a $1.15 billion loan they helped arrange for Uber this past summer, according to people with knowledge of the...
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Uber integrates with your calendar to see where you want to go
Uber promises that its latest update will get you to your destination faster — you can now integrate your calendar directly with the on-demand ride hailing service. When you do, Uber will automatically...
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