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  1. Deadline A New Day For Sundance Ride-Share Post-Uber Helicopter Fiasco As Lyft Pulls In Deadline Two years ago, when Uber had their hub on Swede Alley, the word was that their relationship with Sundance became complicated following an UberChopper offering that never really took off. Uber (along with Blade) was offering festival-goers helicopter ... EDITORIAL | Alabama, your Uber's on the wayThe Auburn Plainsman all 2 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
  2. thejournal.ie Taxi drivers block London Bridge for hours in protest over Uber thejournal.ie Uber is currently appealing against the withdrawal of its licence in London over the way in which the company reports serious criminal offences and obtains criminal record checks for its drivers. Uber can continue to operate in London pending the ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
  3. Telegraph.co.uk Four in five customer complaints which led to Uber being banned from York were made by the city's taxi drivers Telegraph.co.uk The information raises concerns over the City of York council's gambling, licensing and regulatory committee to decision not to renew the licence on 12 December. Councillors on the committee had been considering an application by Uber Britannia Ltd to ... https://www.google.com/news
  4. Birmingham Mail Birmingham Uber driver refused to let blind man and guide dog in his taxi Birmingham Mail AN Uber driver refused to let a blind man and his guide dog into his taxi in Birmingham, a court heard. Mohammed Waqas claimed he had a phobia of dogs after being bitten by one more than two years ago. He pleaded guilty at Birmingham magistrates to a ... https://www.google.com/news
  5. City A.M. Uber backs mayor Sadiq Khan's pedestrianisation of Oxford Street planned for this year City A.M. Radical plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street have got the backing of ride-hailing app Uber, which said it supports the plans for the removal of traffic in the area. The tech giant's submission to the consultation on the plans this month, said it ... Uber is making its UK drivers work slightly less insane hours — QuartzQuartz Uber curbs working hours for its UK driversFinancial Times Uber to introduce mandatory rest breaks for UK driversReuters BBC News -The Sun -The Verge -RS-Tech all 88 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
  6. Independent Online Uber close to scrapping human backups in robot cars Independent Online Detroit - Uber plans to carry passengers in autonomous vehicles without human backup drivers in about the same time frame as competitors, which expect to be on the road at the latest sometime next year, the service's autonomous vehicle chief said on ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
  7. Reuters Uber partners with taxi firm ComfortDelGro for new Singapore service Reuters The deal comes at a time when Uber's new Asia Pacific chief is prioritising collaborations with traditional taxi firms. It is expected to give Uber a leg up in its battle for market share with Grab, Southeast Asia's dominant ride-hailing player. Grab ... Uber officially launches surge pricing for ComfortDelGro cabsChannel NewsAsia Uber-ComfortDelGro tie-up through UberFlash to start from 6am on FridayThe Straits Times Taking aim at Grab, new ComfortDelGro-Uber service offers up to 10% cheaper faresTODAYonline Business Insider -Vulcan Post (press release) all 11 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
  8. TechCrunch Google is investing in Indonesia-based Uber rival Go-Jek TechCrunch Google is back investing in ride-hailing companies. The U.S. search firm and China's Meituan-Dianping are among the tech giants set to invest in Go-Jek, the Indonesia-based rival to Grab and Uber, a source with knowledge of discussions told TechCrunch ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
  9. Liverpool Echo Joe Anderson drops biggest hint yet that he could move to BAN Uber from Liverpool Liverpool Echo Joe Anderson drops biggest hint yet that he could move to BAN Uber from Liverpool. The Mayor is not happy with how the app-based taxi firm is currently operating. Share; 6Comments. By. Liam Thorp. 05:00, 18 JAN 2018. News. Enter your postcode to see ... https://www.google.com/news
  10. The Indian Express Uber Nearing Autonomous Cars Without Human Backup Driver U.S. News & World Report Uber Nearing Autonomous Cars Without Human Backup Driver. Uber's automous vehicle chief says the service plans to carry passengers in autonomous vehicles without human backup drivers in about the same time frame as competitors, which expect to be on ... Uber close to scrapping human backups in self-driving carsPhys.Org all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
  11. The Globe and Mail Uber Canada's GM on company's plan to win back trust of drivers, riders and investors The Globe and Mail The ride-sharing company dealt with allegations of sexual harassment and a toxic workplace culture, the revelation of a major data breach after which it paid hackers to erase stolen data from 57 million users and keep quiet, and endless leadership ... Why Uber's Hired a Federal Health Care LobbyistLaw.com Whether it's Uber, Lyft or a taxi, child car seats are still requiredKTVB all 5 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
  12. The Drive Former Uber Engineer Anthony Levandowski Faces New Allegations of Trade Secret Theft The Drive The Uber vs. Waymo legal drama has taken a new, and somewhat bizarre, turn. Anthony Levandowski, the self-driving car engineer at the center of the court case, is being sued by his former nanny. Erika Wong alleges Levandowski failed to pay her ... Former Uber, Waymo engineer Levandowski paid someone inside Tesla for information, nanny's lawsuit claimsSilicon Valley Business Journal all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
  13. Business Insider The best credit card for Uber users can get you up to $200 a year in free rides Business Insider While the Platinum card already came with an annual $200 airline credit, American Express upped the tangible comparable-to-cash value of the card by offering up to $200 of credits for Uber each cardmember year. There's just one key difference: While ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
  14. Quartz Uber is making its UK drivers work slightly less insane hours — Quartz Quartz Uber is imposing new limits on its UK drivers, requiring that they take a six-hour break after 10 hours of accepting and making trips with passengers. To be sure drivers follow the rule, the company will keep them from logging into the Uber app during ... Uber curbs working hours for its UK driversFinancial Times Uber to introduce mandatory rest breaks for UK driversReuters Uber to introduce limit on drivers' hoursBBC News The Verge -Telegraph.co.uk all 57 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
  15. Digital Trends Lyft capitalizes on Uber's no good, very bad year, reports a stellar 2017 Digital Trends Uber may have had an abysmal 2017, with a massive data breach, lost licenses, and too many lawsuits to count. But here to keep you from getting too down on the future of ridesharing is Lyft, whikh has proven once and for all that the best way to get on ... Lyft Doubled Rides In 2017 As Its Rival Uber StumbledForbes Lyft grows gangbusters in 2017, bringing competition to UberCNET Lyft's Massive 2017 Growth Could Be a Threat to UberThe Drive all 41 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
  16. Business Insider Ex-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick met with the driver he yelled at to say sorry Business Insider Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick met up with Fawzi Kamel, an Uber driver he yelled at during a ride last year. Bloomberg published a shocking video last February which showed the driver getting into an argument with Kalanick about Uber's lowered fares ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
  17. Times LIVE Uber and out for fired drivers in labour court fight Times LIVE A judge has told eight fired Uber drivers to navigate back to square one in their unfair dismissal case. Uber South Africa appealed to the Labour Court in Cape Town after the Commission for Conciliation‚ Mediation and Arbitration ruled that the Cape ... https://www.google.com/news
  18. Texas A&M The Battalion Alternatives to Uber Texas A&M The Battalion I was an early adopter of Uber, the ride-sharing app that I'm sure everyone has heard of by now. I was telling everyone about it and how great it was, and I've been using it a lot over the years (it came to my hometown relatively early on). But over ... To fight congestion, get serious about UberCrain's New York Business all 5 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
  19. Bloomberg For Uber, Third Time's the Charm on $1-per-Driver Pay Settlement Bloomberg Though at first Uber Technologies Inc. didn't succeed in settling a lawsuit by California drivers alleging labor-code violations, it tried and tried again. A Los Angeles state judge finally said on Tuesday she's comfortable approving a $7.75 million ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
  20. TechCrunch The nanny of former Uber engineer Anthony Levandowski has filed an excruciatingly detailed lawsuit TechCrunch Anthony Levandowski might have thought things couldn't get much worse. But a new lawsuit filed Levandowski's former nanny suggests that the exact opposite is true. In fact, much of the nanny's lawsuit — filed by a personal injury attorney in Fair Oaks ... Lawsuit claims Uber's former head of self-driving paid a Tesla engineer to be updated on electric truck programElectrek Bombshell lawsuit alleges Uber engineer stole secrets from Tesla after stealing from GoogleBGR The former nanny for Anthony Levandowski, the fired Uber engineer at the center of a trade secrets lawsuit, said he ...Business Insider Jalopnik -Axios -The Verge all 16 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
  21. Recode Travis Kalanick discussed compensating the driver he berated in that viral video Recode In the hours after a video came to light of Uber founder Travis Kalanick arguing with an Uber driver over low fares, Kalanick and a few other executives broached the idea of apologizing and buying the driver's cars to make it up to him. In the now ... https://www.google.com/news
  22. CBC.ca Potential Uber driver peeved MPI move could block service in Winnipeg CBC.ca "The cost of insuring in that group would be up to 20 per cent higher," said Ward Keith, MPI's vice president of business development. "Manitobans who want to do ride-sharing services would move their vehicles into the new vehicle-for-hire insurance ... Uber, Lyft, not happy with approval of drivers' insurance rate plan in ManitobaFinancial Post MPI 'confident' it can find way for Uber, Lyft to come to ManitobaGlobalnews.ca PUB approves MPI rates panned by Uber and LyftCTV News Winnipeg Free Press -ChrisD.ca all 14 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
  23. Gazette Live Is Uber coming to Teesside? Driver jobs for Middlesbrough and Stockton advertised online Gazette Live In 2015, Uber told The Gazette that Middlesbrough is one of the towns it has looked at for future expansion. “Uber's ambition is to be everywhere - any progressive, forward-thinking city that has a need for safe, reliable and efficient transportation ... https://www.google.com/news
  24. AdAge.com Watch the Newest Ads on TV From Uber, Wells Fargo, Geico and More AdAge.com Every weekday, we bring you the Ad Age/iSpot Hot Spots, new TV commercials tracked by iSpot.tv, the real-time TV ad measurement company with attention and conversion analytics from more than seven million smart TVs. The ads here ran on national TV for ... https://www.google.com/news
  25. Financial Times Uber curbs working hours for its UK drivers Financial Times Uber has capped the number of hours its UK drivers can work before they have to take a break in a bid to promote “driver and passenger safety”. The move, which comes before a legal case this summer to decide whether Uber can operate in London, will ... Uber to introduce compulsory rest breaks for UK driversThe Independent Uber introduces cap on drivers' working hours - The TelegraphTelegraph.co.uk Uber to introduce limit on drivers' hours - BBC NewsBBC News The Sun -Engadget -The Verge all 26 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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