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An autonomous Uber car spotted a pedestrian about six seconds before fatally hitting her but did not stop because the system used to automatically ... View the full article

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Uber had disabled an emergency braking system in a self-driving vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Arizona in ... View the full article

WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - An Uber self-driving vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Arizona in March failed to identify the pedestrian or to ... View the full article

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Uber [UBER.UL] self-driving vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Arizona in March failed to identify the pedestrian ... View the full article

Thursday, May 24: NFL owners ban kneeling during national anthem, Trump considers auto import tariffs, Uber shares financial data. Yahoo Finance's ... View the full article

WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - An Uber Technologies Inc self-driving vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona in March failed to ... View the full article

The Guardian Uber to develop flying taxis in Paris with new €20m research centre The Guardian Uber is opening a new research centre in Paris to develop the firm's flying taxis as part of its Elevate programme. The new Advanced Technologies Centre, which will open in the autumn, will be Uber's first development site outside the US. The taxi firm ... Uber gives Macron a lift with flying taxi investmentFinancial Times Uber is building a flying taxi lab in ParisTechRadar Uber Announces Flying Taxi Research Center In FranceFuturism BBC News -The Verge -CNNMoney all 40 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Uber's Revenue Spiked 70% Last Quarter. But It Still Lost Tons of Money FortuneUber is laughing to itself this quarter. It turned a $2.5 billion profit during the first three months of this year -- technically. View the full article

The announcement comes after Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] sold its Southeast Asian operations to local competitor Grab. Go-Jek said it was ... View the full article

The Register Uber jams Arizona robo-car project into reverse gear after deadly smash The Register Uber has confirmed that it's shutting down its self-driving car operation in Arizona – without waiting for the conclusion of the official investigation into the death of a pedestrian in the US state in March. The taxi tech upstart employs about 500 ... Uber ends Arizona driverless car programmeBBC News Internal Uber email announces shutdown of Arizona driverless car ...Ars Technica Robot Car Race Twists: Uber Leaves Arizona And Apple Said To Have VW DealForbes The Verge -TechCrunch -Recode -AZCentral.com all 115 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

BBC News Uber ends Arizona driverless car programme BBC News Uber has pulled the plug on its self-driving car operation in Arizona two months after a pedestrian was killed in an accident involving one of its cars. However, the ride-hailing company said it hopes to resume self-driving tests in Pennsylvania this ... Uber jams Arizona robo-car project into reverse gear after deadly smashThe Register Internal Uber email announces shutdown of Arizona driverless car ...Ars Technica Robot Car Race Twists: Uber Leaves Arizona And Apple Said To Have VW DealForbes The Verge -Recode -Fortune -AZCentral.com all 115 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The Guardian Uber shuts down self-driving operation in Arizona after fatal crash The Guardian Uber will also continue to test in San Francisco, where the company has its headquarters. In an internal email, the Uber executive Eric Meyhofer wrote that the company would be changing the way it tested its driverless cars. “When we get back on the ... Uber jams Arizona robo-car project into reverse gear after deadly smashThe Register Uber ends Arizona driverless car programmeBBC News Internal Uber email announces shutdown of Arizona driverless car testingArs Technica Forbes -The Verge -TechCrunch -Wall Street Journal all 115 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

BBC News Uber gives drivers sick pay and parental leave BBC News Ride-hailing firm Uber will give its European drivers access to medical cover and compensation for work-related injuries. The new protections include sick pay, parental leave and bereavement payments. Uber said it previously "focused too much on growth ... Uber to give drivers and couriers sickness and maternity coverThe Guardian Uber rolls out social benefits in EuropeFinancial Times Uber's Revenue Spiked 70% Last Quarter. But It Still Lost Tons of MoneyFortune Sky News -Vanity Fair -CNET all 141 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The Straits Times COE prices end mostly lower as Uber sells stock of unused cars The Straits Times SINGAPORE - The prices of all but one certificate of entitlement (COE) category ended lower at the latest tender on Wednesday (May 23) on the back of news about Uber selling off hundreds of unused cars. The COE price for cars up to 1,600cc and 130bhp ... COEs end mostly lower as Uber sells stock of unused carsThe Business Times all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Vanguard The modern taxi driver must be tech compliant — O'Yoma, Uber GLH manager Vanguard Uber is a technologically driven company, so technology is of course, at the heart of daily operations at the Greenlight Hubs. From start to finish – as the driver-partners arrive at the Concierge desk and receive tickets, when they access the iPads ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber turned a profit thanks to its deals in Southeast Asia and Russia RecodeThe company saw $2.5 billion in profits on $2.6 billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2018. View the full article

Uber's latest earnings reveal more losses and a new chance for employees to sell shares QuartzUber has spent the last year cleaning up its act, but the red ink continues to flow: The company lost $304 million in the first quarter of 2018. View the full article

Digital Trends Uber gears up for its latest scheme in the tricky Japanese market Digital Trends Uber has to do things a little differently in Japan. Tight regulations prohibit non-professional drivers from transporting passengers for money, so the ridesharing service and others like it have hardly any presence in one of the world's most lucrative ... Uber ride hailing app boosting demand for tankersTradeWinds Start-ups all over the world are trying to topple Uber — and this year the stakes are higher than everThe Edge Markets MY Uber to launch its first taxi-hailing pilot service in JapanGeospatial World (press release) (blog) Next City all 10 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

South China Morning Post Didi Chuxing, China's answer to Uber, said to consider Hong Kong listing in second half of 2018 South China Morning Post Having driven Uber out of the country in 2016 in exchange for a minority stake, the Chinese ride-hailing giant has counted Apple, Softbank, Alibaba and Tencent among its biggest shareholders. Last year it handled 7.4 billion rides, compared with Uber's ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

The Star Online From cab to Uber to cab, drivers try to find a way to make a living The Star Online Golamkader, like many of the city's 1,500 cab drivers, has spent four years trying to earn what he did before Uber and Lyft. That meant switching from driving a taxi to driving for Uber, and then, in 2017, switching back again. Golamkader's weekly ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

BBC News Former Uber engineer sues for sexual harassment BBC News A former Uber engineer is suing the firm for sexual harassment days after it changed its policy allowing employees to take it to court. Ex-employee Ingrid Avendano claims to have experienced sexual harassment, pay inequity and racial discrimination ... Former Uber engineer sues, tests new sex-based claims policyCNBC Former software engineer accuses Uber of “degrading conduct” toward women in new lawsuitTechCrunch Uber sued by former engineer for sexual harassmentCNET Recode -Fast Company -CNNMoney all 26 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Fortune Uber Is Moving Into Japan One Small Step at a Time Fortune Uber has finally managed to win over the Japanese government — kind of. After years of struggling to get a foothold in Japan, Uber just got approved for its first taxi-hailing pilot service in the country. It's a relatively small win for Uber, as it ... Uber will pilot a taxi-hailing service in JapanFast Company Uber to pilot taxi-hailing service in JapanVentureBeat Uber pulls up in Japan with taxi-hailing serviceReuters The Straits Times -NDTV all 10 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Engadget US lawmakers demand answers from Uber about sexual assaults Engadget A group of lawmakers has penned a letter asking Uber, Lyft and other ride-sharing services to explain (PDF) how they respond to accusations of sexual violence against their drivers. The lawmakers are seeking answers in light of a CNN report published ... Uber and Lyft drivers willing to drive children without car seats, investigation showsABC15 Arizona all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Investopedia (blog) SpaceX, Uber Top CNBC 2018 Disruptor 50 List Investopedia (blog) Dara Khosrowshahi-headed Uber took second place in the coveted list, up from No. 19 in last year's ranking. Beyond being considered the standard app-based ride hailing service, Uber jumped in this year's ranking due to its new plans, which include ... How Uber and other star start-ups scale up for success - CNBC.comCNBC all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

CNBC Start-ups all over the world are trying to topple Uber — and this year the stakes are higher than ever CNBC If you read the headlines, Uber had a very bad year — but while its reputation took a hit, it managed to hang on to its spot as one of the most valuable start-ups in the world. It ranks second in the 2018 CNBC Disruptor 50 list released Tuesday, with ... and more » https://www.google.com/news