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East Valley Tribune Will 2017 be the year we hail a flying Uber? The Verge Picture this: a well-dressed man enters the elevator of his high-rise condo, but instead of going down, he heads up to the roof. There, he hops inside his autonomous Uber aircraft and whizzes across town to the rooftop of his office building. The ... Uber moves self-driving car testing to TempeEast Valley Tribune Another VIew: Uber hits pothole with self-driving carsTCPalm all 11 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber might do without drivers but the taxman is in hot pursuit The Times (subscription) If you were out on the town last night, you might have hailed a cab to get you home. And if you live in a big city, there's every chance you booked your ride through Uber. Just six years after launching, the smartphone app has become a cornerstone of ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Stroy Moyd's dating show in an Uber goes from meme to mainstream TechCrunch For years, Oakland based standup Stroy Moyd has been driving for Uber and Lyft part-time to generate supplemental income. It's a familiar story to anyone in a creative industry— even though Moyd was headlining at top San Francisco clubs like the Punch ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The New Indian Express Uber, Ola send out text messages asking Hyderabad drivers not to trust rumours The New Indian Express The day before, on Friday, the Telangana Cab Drivers and Owners Association (TCDOA) had declared a five-day strike against taxi aggregators- Ola and Uber. “They served me my suspension and asked me to wait for a phone call or an email, that was a ... Ola, Uber drivers call for 5-day strike to protest against low earningsBusiness Standard Uber, Ola services in Hyderabad likely to be hitHindu Business Line Ola, Uber drivers will continue strike till Jan 4: TCAWeb India 123 all 21 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Express.co.uk Uber New Years Eve - How to avoid surge pricing and getting ripped off this NYE Express.co.uk Fortunately, taxi app Uber is there to take the strain, offering rides directly to your door or other destination, using its mobile app. But in order to make sure you don't get caught out ahead of tonight's fun, the company has shared some of its top ... As a woman, how safe would you feel as an Uber driver?THV11.com Lawyer offers free Uber rides during New Year celebrationsWHAS11.com all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

USA TODAY Cops Say Uber Driver Saved 16-Year-Old Passenger From Sex Trafficking Fortune Keith Avila, a photographer who also drives for the ridesharing company, picked up two women and a girl at a home in Sacramento, California on Monday. As they got into the car, Avila noticed the girl looked young. “She looked like she was about 12,” he ... Teen runaway saved from prostitution — by Uber driverUSA TODAY Uber driver rescues 16-year-old girl from sex traffickers after being asked to drive teenager to illicit hotel ...The Sun Uber driver saved teen passenger from pimps in California, police sayChicago Tribune Daily Mail -Good News Network -Refinery29 -NBCNews.com all 111 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

WLS-TV 2 shot, including Uber driver, on NW Side WLS-TV Police said two gunmen were firing shots at a documented gang member in the 2200-block of North Latrobe Avenue at about 3:15 a.m. Then, an Uber driver nearby felt pain in his leg after he dropped off a passenger, the Chicago Fire Department said. Uber driver among 2 wounded in Hanson Park shootingChicago Sun-Times Uber driver shot while driving on Northwest sideWGN-TV all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

USA TODAY Teen runaway saved from prostitution — by Uber driver USA TODAY (NEWSER) – A California Uber driver played a big part in a holiday miracle Monday night after picking up a 16-year-old girl and two women. He got suspicious after the women, who cops say are pimps, started telling the scantily-clad teen what would ... Uber Driver Saves Teen From Sex Trafficking RingGood News Network Uber driver saved teen passenger from pimps in California, police sayChicago Tribune Uber driver rescues 16-year-old girl from sex traffickers after being asked to drive teenager to illicit hotel ...The Sun Yahoo News -Daily Mail -Refinery29 -NBCNews.com all 108 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Heavy.com How to Get Free Rides on New Year's Eve if You've Been Drinking Heavy.com Some transportation services, like taxis, Uber, or Lyft, may offer discounts and even free rides on New Year's Eve. (Getty). There's no reason to drink and drive on New Year's Eve. Many transportation companies are offering free rides to help keep ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Chicago Sun-Times Uber driver among 2 wounded in Hanson Park shooting Chicago Sun-Times An Uber driver and another man were shot early Saturday in the Hanson Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. About 3:15 a.m., two gunmen walked up to a 24-year-old man who was walking in the 2200 block of North Latrobe and shot him in the back, ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Telegraph.co.uk From Uber to plumbers: here are the New Year's Eve ripoffs to avoid Telegraph.co.uk Everyone knows that come New Year's Eve prices shoot up faster than the fireworks over the Thames. But do you know just how much companies bump up the costs and which services will cost you more? Telegraph Money has analysed the prices of a ... Uber says there will be 'no surprises' with fares on New Year's EveMashable Uber Warns Of New Year's Eve Price SurgesHuffington Post Australia Uber Will Give 15 Million Rides on New Year's Eve. Here Are Tips to Avoid the ChaosFortune City A.M. -The Hill -Autoblog (blog) -Uber all 297 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

THV11.com As a woman, how safe would you feel as an Uber driver? THV11.com So, why aren't women driving more Uber cars? Most of the women we interviewed had the same response. They all said they wouldn't feel safe being an Uber driver as a girl. One person said they wouldn't do it because they felt it would be too scary for them. Lawyer offers free Uber rides during New Year celebrationsWHAS11.com all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Accusations of fronts in debate over Uber, Lyft upstate Albany Times Union The association has harshly criticized Uber, the national ride-hailing company that already operates in New York City and is aiming to expand into upstate, where it could deeply cut into taxi business. Authorization for the upstate expansion requires a ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Wall Street Journal New Jersey Town Calls on Uber to Solve Commuter Parking Dilemma Wall Street Journal City officials in Summit, N.J., are turning to the ride-hailing app Uber to combat their commuter parking problem. The city is paying for local residents to get Uber rides to and from the train station. The calculation: Such payments are far less ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Good News Network Uber Driver Saves Teen From Sex Trafficking Ring Good News Network What started out as a normal Uber driving shift for Keith Avila turned into an incredible rescue of a 16-year-old girl from a child sex trafficking ring. Keith was working on Monday night in Sacramento, California when he picked up two women and a ... Uber driver saved teen passenger from pimps in California, police sayChicago Tribune Uber Driver Busts Sex Trafficking Operation In SacramentoHotNewHipHop Uber driver rescues 16-year-old girl from sex traffickers after being asked to drive teenager to illicit hotel ...The Sun Daily Mail -Yahoo News -Los Angeles Times -NBCNews.com all 103 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CBC.ca Saskatoon councillor confident Uber riding into province next year CBC.ca You might eventually be able to call an Uber driver for a ride home in Saskatchewan. Wheels are in motion at the provincial government level to possibly change regulations that currently treat ride-hailing services as if they are taxicabs. As the rules ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Tampabay.com In 2017, Uber and Lyft's next regulatory fight could be in St. Petersburg Tampabay.com ST. PETERSBURG — For the last several months, the move to legalize rideshare services like Uber and Lyft in the Sunshine City purred along smoothly, if slowly, especially compared to the contentious two-year battle in Hillsborough County. Uber X, Lyft to begin operations at Atlanta airportThe Mercury News Seattle's landmark Uber union law set to go into effect as city releases final rulesGeekWire What to know | New rules for requesting Lyft, Uber rides at Atlanta's airport11alive.com MyStatesman.com (blog) -Times Herald-Record all 35 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Washington Post An eavesdropping Uber driver saved his 16-year-old passenger from her pimps, police say Washington Post Uber driver Keith Avila picked up a passenger who looked like a 12-year-old girl in a short skirt Monday night. That was the first sign that something was off, he would say later. Two women got into his car with the girl outside a house in Sacramento ... Uber driver rescues 16-year-old girl from sex traffickers after being asked to drive teenager to illicit hotel ...The Sun Alert Uber driver saves girl from alleged sex traffickersFox News 'It struck me as odd': Uber driver saves teen from sex traffickingRT KSDK.com -Mirror.co.uk -Daily Mail -NBCNews.com all 63 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Naked Security Uber, Apple Maps and location tracking: what's really going on? Naked Security When it comes to privacy, folks have learned to watch Uber like a hawk. This turns out to be useful even when Uber (apparently) turns out to be innocent. Case in point: the way Uber's iOS app (3.222.4 and higher) now requests permission to track your ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Why Uber's surge prices still beat the alternative Futurity: Research News Around New Year's, many people will arrange safe, sober rides through services like Uber. Those people might also suffer sticker shock: The platform is known for its surge pricing at peak-demand times, such as the holidays. New research shows that ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Daily Mail Driver for Uber and Lyft sentenced after groping passenger and exposing himself Daily Mail A driver who worked for both Uber and Lyft was sentenced to one year in jail after he exposed himself to one female passenger and groped another. Jeremy George Vague, a 37-year-old married father-of-two from San Marcos, California, was also required to ... Ex-Uber and Lyft driver sentenced for sex assaultsThe Mercury News Uber driver gets year in jailThe San Diego Union-Tribune Former Uber driver sentenced for sexual assaultCBS 8 San Diego all 7 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Mirror.co.uk Uber driver reveals secret behind hitting 236 consecutive green lights just like James Corden in car insurance advert Mirror.co.uk An Uber driver has been celebrating after managing to not get stopped by a red light 236 times in a row as he rides around town. Noah Forman had started trying to beat New York's traffic system since 2014 after he watched a video online of another ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Mercury News Uber X, Lyft to begin operations at Atlanta airport The Mercury News The logo of the ride sharing service Uber is seen in front of its headquarters on August 26, 2016 in San Francisco. Uber and its rival Lyft have received the go-ahead to begin offering services at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the ... Pros and cons of Uber and Lyft fingerprint checks in NYCOneNewsNow What to know | New rules for requesting Lyft, Uber rides at Atlanta's airport11alive.com It's not legal, but you can get an Uber ride in mid-HudsonTimes Herald-Record all 29 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Verge 2016 tech report card: Uber The Verge The Verge published an estimated 165 articles about Uber in 2016. To me, that seems low. So much Uber-related news happened this year, it boggles my mind: Lawsuits, self-driving cars, a new logo, new app, more lawsuits, new community guidelines, ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Financial Times Uber and Airbnb business models come under scrutiny Financial Times At the beginning of 2016, the heady progress of Silicon Valley's most high-profile start-ups seemed unstoppable. In January, Uber was busy providing helicopter rides to the Sundance film festival and expanding its food delivery service across the US. and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber