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The startup, which partners with Ford Motor Co and Toyota, also collaborated with Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] in April to launch Uber Rent in ... View the full article

Lyft's chief rival, Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL], has meanwhile retrenched from its self-driving ambitions. Following a fatal accident in March in ... View the full article

Ghana: Uber enables mobile money payments for partner drivers IT News Africa Uber announced the rollout of a new feature in partnership with DPO Group and MTN Mobile Money. The feature will enable mobile money payments for partner drivers in Ghana. The taxi-hailing platform said it will not remove other payment methods. View the full article

An apparent determination on the part of Judge Arbuthnot to preside over a number of cases related to Uber. The Chief Magistrate has ordered five ... View the full article

Evening Standard Indian ride-hailing app to rival Uber 'in talks with Transport for London' after UK launch Evening Standard Uber is used in 600 cities across 65 countries and has three million drivers. It launched in the UK in 2012. In June it won a partial victory when a judge granted it a short-term operating licence in London after the permit was not renewed over safety ... Indian Uber rival Ola launches taxi app in South WalesSky News International Uber Rival Launches in South WalesGizmodo UK all 138 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

eFinancialCareers Another Two Sigma veteran joins outspoken, uber-alternative money manager eFinancialCareers Rishi Ganti has poached another former colleague from hedge fund giant Two Sigma to help manage his highly-alternative private equity funds. James Lavelle, a former senior vice president who spent the last eight years at Two Sigma, joined Ganti's ... View the full article

eFinancialCareers Another Two Sigma veteran joins outspoken, uber-alternative money manager eFinancialCareers Rishi Ganti has poached another former colleague from hedge fund giant Two Sigma to help manage his highly-alternative private equity funds. James Lavelle, a former senior vice president who spent the last eight years at Two Sigma, joined Ganti's ... View the full article

eFinancialCareers Another Two Sigma veteran joins outspoken, uber-alternative money manager eFinancialCareers Rishi Ganti has poached another former colleague from hedge fund giant Two Sigma to help manage his highly-alternative private equity funds. James Lavelle, a former senior vice president who spent the last eight years at Two Sigma, joined Ganti's ... View the full article

Sky News Indian Uber rival Ola launches taxi app in South Wales Sky News It enters the UK market as rival Uber faces increasing scrutiny and criticism. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is seeking powers to limit the number of Uber drivers in the English capital after a similar move in New York City. In June, Westminster ... Ola picks South Wales to launch rival service to UberThe Westmorland Gazette Ola launches in South Wales as rival to UberThe Argus all 126 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald Ola picks South Wales to launch rival service to Uber The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald The firm, which hopes to challenge Uber, plans to expand into Manchester before operating nationwide by the end of the year. It says it has launched “across South Wales”, including Cardiff, Swansea and Vale of Glamorgan. Ola claims it is the only app ... Ola launches in South Wales as rival to UberThe Argus all 69 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The Westmorland Gazette Ola launches in South Wales as rival to Uber The Westmorland Gazette Indian ride-hailing app Ola has launched its inaugural UK services in South Wales. The firm, which hopes to challenge Uber, plans to expand into Manchester before operating nationwide by the end of the year. It says it has launched “across South Wales ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Bloomberg Why Tensions Between Uber and Cities Peaked in NYC: QuickTake Bloomberg New York City dealt Uber Technologies Inc. a blow recently by halting new licenses and blocking the company from adding drivers in its largest U.S. market. It marked a turning point in the city's relationship with digital ride-hailing services, which ... No fair, say Uber drivers slapped with SFO ticketsSan Francisco Chronicle How to Beat UberJacobin magazine THE FT COLUMN: Uber, Airbnb and other pillars of the sharing economy have to learn to actually shareBusiness Day Cars.com News all 14 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The Guardian Gig economy demands raise Uber and Amazon drivers' risk of crashing The Guardian Uber drivers and Amazon couriers may be at a higher risk of crashing because of the demands of gig economy work, a new study suggests. Researchers from University College London (UCL) found that 42% of drivers who picked up work through apps had ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

New York Times Greece, Donald McGahn, Uber: Your Monday Briefing New York Times Uber's executives are divided about the future of its autonomous vehicle business, months after one of its self-driving cars killed a pedestrian, with one camp pushing to sell off the expensive unit as the company prepares for an I.P.O.. • New economic ... https://www.google.com/news

Daily Mail 'Go back to where the f*** you came from': Recording captures the moment Uber driver is abused by passenger who ... Daily Mail A Melbourne Uber driver was hit by a racist foul-mouthed tirade by a passenger who allegedly then punched him in the face and stole his phone – before returning it when police were called. Max Lin, 28, had picked up the man on Glen Huntly Road in ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Uber drivers and Amazon couriers may be at a significantly higher risk of crashing due to the demands of gig economy work, a study suggests.View the full article

New York Times Uber's Vision of Self-Driving Cars Begins to Blur - The New York Times New York Times Since a self-driving Uber killed a pedestrian in March, the company's executives have been divided over the future of its autonomous vehicle efforts. Future of Uber's self-driving cars unclear after pedestrian death in ...ABC15 Arizona Uber's vision of self-driving cars begins to blurEconomic Times all 14 news articles » View the full article

New York Times Uber's Vision of Self-Driving Cars Begins to Blur New York Times In town for a leadership summit, Mr. Khosrowshahi and other Uber executives were briefed on the state of the company's self-driving vehicle research, which is based in Pittsburgh. The group was impressed by the progress its autonomous division had made ... Uber's vision for self-driving cars unclear after pedestrian death in Arizona, NYT reportsABC15 Arizona Uber Ends Self-Driving Trucks ProgramThomasNet News all 11 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Herald Sun 'Go back to wherever the f--- you came from': Melbourne Uber driver racially abused Herald Sun Mr Lin said he was shaken by the ordeal but would continue to drive his Uber despite the incident. An Uber spokeswoman said Mr Lin had been contacted and that the company would continue to look into the incident. “This type of behaviour is not ... https://www.google.com/news

Business Day Uber considers expanding service in East Africa Business Day Nairobi — Uber is considering expanding into two more East African countries before the end of 2018, focusing on low-cost services such as Chap Chap in Kenya, the global ride-hailing company said on Friday. In Kenya, East Africa's richest economy per ... Uber to push further into East Africa with services like Chap ChapDeccan Chronicle all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Business Day Uber targets safety in Brazil Business Day Sao Paulo — Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies planned to open a 250-million real ($64m) centre in Brazil to develop technology to improve safety for its passengers and drivers, including for drivers to accept cash, a crucial payment method in its ... https://www.google.com/news

6abc.com Uber profits continue to rise with help of investments 6abc.com Uber appears to be driving in the fast lane. The ride-hailing service says its bookings are up 41-percent when compared to this time last year. Uber says its revenues are also up more than 60-percent, to just under $3-billion. The company says ... https://www.google.com/news

Forbes Uber Your Business Before It Gets Kodak-ed Forbes The headline above about Uber and Kodak has been attributed to many sources, but regardless of who said it first, it's sound advice for any company, B2B or B2C, and regardless of size or industry. What happened to Kodak? It underestimated the power of ... https://www.google.com/news

San Francisco Chronicle No fair, say Uber drivers slapped with SFO tickets San Francisco Chronicle It happens over and over, he says. Uber emails him about a ticket he received from SFO for a violation, such as not displaying the Uber logo. The $100 fine, a big chunk of his daily earnings, is subtracted from his wages with no way to appeal. That's ... How to Beat UberJacobin magazine THE FT COLUMN: Uber, Airbnb and other pillars of the sharing economy have to learn to actually shareBusiness Day all 12 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Jacobin magazine How to Beat Uber Jacobin magazine Since neither Uber nor Lyft considers their drivers to be employees — instead classifying them as “independent contractors” — both companies have avoided paying Social Security and payroll taxes while stripping their drivers of minimum wage and ... No fair, say Uber drivers slapped with SFO ticketsSan Francisco Chronicle all 7 news articles » https://www.google.com/news