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9news.com.au Fiery eight-car crash kills 17-year-old Uber passenger and injures 14 others in Sydney's south-west 9news.com.au An 18-year-old passenger in a ride-sharing vehicle was killed and 14 others injured in a fiery crash overnight in Sydney's southwest. NSW Police allege 26-year-old Robert Crowley was behind the wheel of a blue Commodore that crossed to the wrong side ... and more » https://www.google.com/news -
9news.com.au Sydney Uber driver caught drink driving 9news.com.au An Uber driver has been caught drink driving in Sydney, leaving his two passengers to instead be taken to their destination by police. The 31-year-old man was breath tested at about 3am on Saturday on the Western Distributor in Pyrmont and returned a ... Uber passenger dies in eight-car pile-up in Sydney after another car drove on wrong sideABC Online all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Wall Street Journal Uber to Shutter Rush Delivery Service Wall Street Journal Uber also faced stiff competition in same-day deliveries from a variety of startups and larger rivals, including Deliv Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. The company's former CEO, Travis Kalanick, viewed Rush as part of an “urban logistics network” in which its ... 5 key takeaways from The New Yorker's revealing profile of new Uber chief Dara KhosrowshahiGeekWire all 8 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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TechCrunch Uber and Taxify are going head-to-head to digitize Africa's two-wheeled taxis TechCrunch Global ride-hailing rivals Taxify and Uber have launched motorcycle passenger service in East Africa. Customers of both companies in Uganda and Taxify riders in Kenya can now order up two-wheel transit by app. uberBoda, as its branded, is Uber's first ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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Gizmodo Uber Begins Pilot Program Shuttling Recovering Opioid Addicts to Treatment Gizmodo Uber is partnering with Goodwill to offer free rides to Virginians recovering from opioid addiction. Announced Friday, Goodwill, Uber, and Chesterfield County officials are launching a small pilot program to help those in need, offering them free rides ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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Reuters TV Uber begins a new rivalry in India - Reuters TV Reuters TV Following Uber's decision to exit Southeast Asia, the global ride-hailing giant now has more firepower to focus on India, where it's locked in a fierce battle with local rival, Ola. Can Uber and Ola really merge to become one entity in India?The News Minute Ola-Uber merger: SoftBank's in the driver's seat, but it's unclear if aggregators are on the same pageFirstpost Nokia 1 cashback offer, OnePlus 6 notch revealed, Ola-Uber merger and more: Daily News WrapBGR India all 29 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Financial Times Singapore to investigate Uber-Grab deal on competition grounds Financial Times Grab is valued at $6bn, according to research company CB Insights, while Uber is valued at about $54bn. The deal follows the US group's retreat from China and Russia, and could pave the way for an exit from India, according to bankers. Singapore's ... Singapore says Uber-Grab deal may violate competition lawsTechCrunch Grab-Uber deal faces interim action to ensure competitionThe Straits Times Uber's next battleground: Latin AmericaVentureBeat Reuters -The Star Online -Business Insider all 32 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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NDTV Why a SoftBank Brokered Ola-Uber Merger Would Be Bad News for You NDTV After a blistering rise, Uber's international ambitions finally seem to be faltering. And after China and South East Asia, it's possible that the consolidation path will be followed in India as well. If that actually happens though, India's ride ... https://www.google.com/news
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Channel NewsAsia Competition watchdog says Grab-Uber merger may have infringed Competition Act; proposes interim measures to ... The Straits Times SINGAPORE - The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) says it has grounds to suspect that Grab and Uberhave infringed the Competition Act and has proposed interim measures to preserve competition while it investigates the merger. This is the first ... Singapore watchdog says Uber-Grab deal may have infringed competitionReuters Singapore's competition watchdog says Uber-Grab deal infringes competitionThe Star Online Grab-Uber merger may have infringed Competition Act: CCSChannel NewsAsia Free Malaysia Today all 17 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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The New Yorker At Uber, a New CEO Shifts Gears The New Yorker In Uber's minimalist lobby, Khosrowshahi was greeted by two local staff members, who led him through a traditional Hindu lamplighting ceremony called an aarti. The ceremony, which banishes negativity and invites in light and optimism, is intended to ... Uber releases a list of the weirdest items left behind by passengersNEWS.com.au Woman says she was booted from Uber after hugging girlfriendWPLG Local 10 Uber carpool service UberPOOL to target commuters as it launches in SydneyThe Australian Financial Review Pedestrian TV -Nine -BGR India all 171 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Forbes NVIDIA Drives Autonomous Vehicles Forward Despite Uber Accident Forbes While NVIDIA has a very small pool of its own self-driving test cars, the company's technology footprint throughout transportation industry is enormous. We learned that after the recent Uber accident where an Arizona woman died, NVIDIA is temporarily ... Nvidia further distances itself from Uber in wake of fatal self-driving ...The Verge Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang: Uber accident made us realize the importance of self-driving techCNBC Nvidia's CEO on Uber, AI, and MooreEE Times CleanTechnica -AnandTech -TheStreet.com -Zacks all 178 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Tonawanda woman charged nearly $1000 for Uber rides wivb.com TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) - Imagine getting charged for dozens of Uber rides, but you never requested or took them. A Tonawanda woman now believes she was taken for a ride. Now she hopes to get some answers from Uber on how she was the victim of ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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Quartz Uber thinks this new tax could be really great for business Quartz Uber has rarely encouraged local governments to levy taxes on its service. But in New York, the ride-hailing company has finally found a fee it really, really likes. New York state governor Andrew Cuomo is weighing a new tax on hired rides to fund ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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The Verge Nvidia further distances itself from Uber in wake of fatal self-driving crash The Verge Uber's self-driving cars do not use Nvidia's autonomous vehicle computing platform, Nvidia co-founder and CEO Jen-Hsun Huang clarified on Wednesday. The computer graphics cards maker continues to distance itself from what is considered the first fatal ... Chipmaker Nvidia's CEO says Uber does not use its self-driving processing solutionCNBC Top Managers Stick With Nvidia After Uber's Fatal AccidentForbes NVIDIA Pauses Self-Driving Vehicle Testing; Confirms DRIVE Wasn't In Last Week's Uber CollisionAnandTech EE Times -Zacks -Zacks all 142 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Financial Times Uber settles self-driving car crash case with victim's family Financial Times Uber has reached a settlement with the family of the woman who was killed by its autonomous car in Arizona last week, heading off another high-profile legal drama for the company. Several agencies are still investigating the collision that caused the ... Uber settles with family of woman killed by self-driving car ...The Guardian Uber has settled with the family of the homeless victim killed last weekTechCrunch Uber Settles With Family of Victim Killed in Self-Driving Car AccidentFortune Bloomberg -The Verge all 1,271 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Financial Times Uber in talks with rival Ola to merge Indian operations Financial Times Uber is in talks to merge its Indian operation with local ride-hailing rival Ola, as its biggest investor SoftBank puts pressure on the US transport company to stem losses in Asia and focus on its core western markets. According to two people with ... Uber Can't Afford to Be an Ugly American AbroadBloomberg Uber-Ola India Merger Said to Be Under Discussion as Uber Prepares for IPONDTV Grab-Uber merger: Did internal communications fall short?Marketing Interactive Finextra (press release) -Reuters -The Straits Times -Business Standard all 175 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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The Guardian Uber settles with family of woman killed by self-driving car The Guardian Uber and microchip developer Nvidia Corp have put self-driving car testing programs on hold following the fatality, which is believed to be the first death of a pedestrian struck by a self-driving vehicle. The fatality also presents an unprecedented ... Uber settles self-driving car crash case with victim's familyFinancial Times Uber self-driving car death riddle: Was LIDAR blind spot to blame?The Register Uber Isolated by Partners and Competitors in Aftermath of CrashBloomberg The Verge -Fortune all 1,337 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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CNBC Uber exec says Australa a key market for investment - CNBC.com CNBC Henry Greenacre, general manager for Australia and New Zealand at Uber, says there's competition from local firm GoCatch and the mature taxi industry. As Uber death is investigated, its chief faces a crossroads on driverless techLos Angeles Times We will invest whatever we have to for success in India: Uber CEO Dara KhosrowshahiBGR India all 15 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Recode The co-founder of self-driving trucking startup Otto has left Uber Recode Lior Ron, who co-founded trucking startup Otto, has left the company a little less than two years after Uber acquired his startup. Ron headed up the business development side of Uber's trucking business, Uber Freight. Uber Freight is a logistics ... Lior Ron, co-founder of the self-driving truck company Uber bought, is leavingCNBC all 30 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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The Verge Otto co-founder Lior Ron leaves Uber The Verge A co-founder of Otto, the self-driving trucking company acquired by Uber in 2016, has left the company according to CNBC. Lior Ron co-founded Otto (née Ottomotto) with Anthony Levandowski in 2016 shortly before it was acquired by Uber, a move that was ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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Engadget Uber trucking exec Lior Ron is leaving the company Engadget The fallout from Uber's fatal self-driving car collision may extend to its leadership. A CNBC source has claimed that Lior Ron, the co-creator of Otto and thus the co-founder of Uber's trucking unit, has left the company. While it's not certain why he ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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The Register Uber self-driving car death riddle: Was LIDAR blind spot to blame? The Register The death of a pedestrian in Arizona by an Uber self-driving car may have been the result of a blind spot caused by the use of a single LIDAR sensor on the roof. In 2016, Uber decided to shift from using Ford Fusion cars to Volvo XC90s for its self ... Exclusive: Arizona governor and Uber kept self-driving program ...The Guardian Lior Ron, co-founder of the self-driving truck company Uber bought, is leavingCNBC Uber scaled back the number of sensors on its self-driving cars: reportThe Verge Engadget -BBC News -KRON4.com all 925 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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CNBC Lior Ron, co-founder of Uber's self-driving truck unit, is leaving the company CNBC The New York Times reported Uber's self-driving tests were struggling even before the crash, falling far below industry standard for miles traveled before a safety driver has to intervene and take over for the auto-pilot system. Ron co-founded Otto, an ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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Engadget Uber reportedly reduced the number of sensors on its autonomous cars Engadget Uber is facing some intense scrutiny after one of its self-driving cars struck and killed a pedestrian in Arizona ten days ago. The company (along with it's partner, NVIDIA) has stopped testing its autonomous vehicle in cities across the US, and the ... Uber has agreed to settle a class action discrimination suit for $10 millionRecode Former Uber Backup Driver: 'We Saw This Coming'CityLab Uber driver's stair mishap goes viral on social mediaNEWS.com.au Reuters -Tallahassee.com -Independent Online all 161 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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The Verge Uber scaled back the number of sensors on its self-driving cars: report The Verge As we wait for the first report from the National Traffic Safety Board on the fatal Uber crash in Tempe, Arizona, new details about the ride-hailing company's self-driving program continue to trickle out. And as you would expect, it's more bad news ... Exclusive: Arizona governor and Uber kept self-driving program ...The Guardian Uber's use of fewer safety sensors prompts questions after fatal crashCNBC Uber barred from resuming Arizona self-drive trialBBC News The Register -Recode -Forbes -San Francisco Chronicle all 710 news articles » https://www.google.com/news