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The Ledger Friend says Jameis Winston was alone with Uber driver ESPN.co.uk A friend of Jameis Winston's who was with him the night the Buccaneers quarterback allegedly sexually abused an Uber driver says Winston left a party scene alone in the Uber car. That statement contradicts a third friend who has said publicly that ... Friend: Jameis Winston got into second Uber ride aloneThe Ledger all 68 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Uber will appear in court to appeal the loss of its operator's licence in London on Monday. The case has big ramifications because London basically ...View the full article

ArabianBusiness.com Uber to allow female drivers in Saudi Arabia to select preference for drivers ArabianBusiness.com As women begin driving in Saudi Arabia for the first time, ride-hailing app Uber is planning to launch a new feature which allows female drivers to select a preference to be connected to women riders. According to Uber, the feature is designed to allow ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Financial Times Uber appeal, EU summit, Mexico election Financial Times Josh de la Mare previews some of the big stories in the week ahead, including the latest EU summit to discuss migration and Brexit, an appeal by Uber against losing its London licence, Mexico's presidential election and results from scandal-hit ... https://www.google.com/news

One of the videos released Thursday captured an officer's conversation with the human controller, Rafaela Vasquez, who was responsible for ... View the full article

The Times Uber's gig economy drivers in UK band together for rights The Times Uber's 80,000 British drivers are set to join a trade body representing the self-employed, as the debate intensifies over the status of workers in the gig economy. Talks between the American ride-hailing app and the Association of Independent ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Uber's gig economy drivers in UK band together for rights The Times Uber's 80,000 British drivers are set to join a trade body representing the self-employed, as the debate intensifies over the status of workers in the gig economy. Talks between the American ride-hailing app and the Association of Independent ... https://www.google.com/news

TIME Police: Backup Driver in Fatal Autonomous Uber Crash Was Watching 'The Voice' TIME PHOENIX — The human backup driver in an autonomous Uber SUV was streaming the television show “The Voice” on her phone and looking downward just before fatally striking a pedestrian in suburban Phoenix, according to a police report. The 300-page ... Passenger in self-driving Uber was watching The Voice before fatal crash in Phoenix, ArizonaABC News Uber operator was watching The Voice just before fatal self-driving crash in Tempe, ArizonaThe Straits Times Self-driving Uber fatal crash: Experts say prosecution would be precedent settingAZCentral.com WESTERNMASSNEWS.com all 109 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Telegraph.co.uk Behind Uber's fight to stay on London's streets Telegraph.co.uk Khosrowshahi was only two months into his new job, having joined the company following months of upheaval that saw Uber's founder Travis Kalanick depart in June, and had set about trying to regain trust in the business following allegations of sexual ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Business Insider 'Why should we make foreigners rich?': Taxi drivers are taking on Uber and Grab in Bali, and some are turning to ... Business Insider But in Bali, the resistance from taxi drivers has been uniquely tenacious, frequently exploding into violent confrontations, as happened last year when an Uber driver was beaten to a pulp by four taxi drivers. Harassment and threats from the so-called ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Like everywhere else, ride-sharing apps like Uber, Grab, and Indonesia-based Go-Jek have increasingly become the most popular way to way to get ... View the full article

San Francisco Chronicle How Uber and Lyft are scooting their way to global domination of transport San Francisco Chronicle They're not just next-generation taxis anymore. Uber and Lyft are both barreling full force into a future in which they'll handle every conceivable way to get you from Point A to Point B — and in the process disrupt the very concept of personal car ... https://www.google.com/news

Plymouth Herald Uber Eats riders in Plymouth strike in pay row Plymouth Herald People wanting takeaways delivered to their homes in Plymouth today may end up disappointed – because the city's Uber Eats riders are being urged to “strike” in pursuit of better pay. All 30 of Plymouth's Uber Eats delivery workers have been encouraged ... https://www.google.com/news

ABC News Passenger in self-driving Uber was watching The Voice before fatal crash in Phoenix, Arizona ABC News Arizona police say the woman riding inside a self-driving Uber that crashed and killed a pedestrian in Arizona earlier this year was watching The Voice on her phone at the time. That might seem like a reasonable thing to do inside an autonomous car ... Uber operator was watching The Voice just before fatal self-driving crash in Tempe, ArizonaThe Straits Times Self-driving Uber fatal crash: Experts say prosecution would be precedent settingAZCentral.com Backup driver in fatal Uber crash was distracted, Arizona police sayLas Vegas Review-Journal WESTERNMASSNEWS.com -Concord Monitor all 100 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Uber has announced plans to test a new feature for women drivers in Saudi Arabia which will provide them with a choice in ... View the full article

The human backup driver in an autonomous Uber SUV was streaming the television show "The Voice" and looking downward just before fatally ... View the full article

NBC 7 San Diego Virginia Woman Says Uber Driver Denied Her Ride Because of Her Wheelchair NBC 7 San Diego A Virginia woman says her Uber driver refused to give her a ride because of her wheelchair. Kelley Simoneaux said she ordered a ride Wednesday night after leaving a restaurant in Arlington. According to Simoneaux, the driver pulled up in a minivan and ... Angry at Uber: Virginia woman says she was denied service due to disabilityWJLA Disabled woman says Uber denied her serviceKRON4 all 34 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Police have released body cam footage, photos, and a report from their investigation when a woman was hit and killed by a self-driving Uber vehicle in ... View the full article

Uber said it designed the program in part based on feedback from hundreds of drivers it interviewed throughout the past year. Drivers of EVs in Los ...View the full article

The safety driver in a self-driving Uber was not being very safe — aka, not paying attention — when the vehicle in autonomous mode struck and killed ... View the full article

The driver of the Uber autonomous vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Arizona this March may have been streaming The Voice on her phone at ... View the full article

PORT RICHEY, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida Uber driver pointed a gun at another motorist because he was upset that she was texting. View the full article

Financial Times Police say driver in autonomous Uber crash was 'distracted' Financial Times The Uber driver behind the wheel of an autonomous car that hit and killed a pedestrian in Arizona could have avoided the collision if she had not been “distracted”, according to police investigating the incident. An “avoidability analysis” by police in ... Arizona Uber crash driver was 'watching TV' - BBC NewsBBC News Driver was streaming The Voice when Uber self-driving car crashed, say policeThe Guardian Cops: Autonomous Uber driver may have been streaming The Voice before death crashThe Register Bloomberg -The Verge -CNBC -Reuters all 535 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

Reached for comment, a spokeswoman for Uber said she could not confirm anything at this time, and the Uber Eats website did not list any Fargo ... View the full article

Quartz What keeps Uber drivers from worrying about self-driving cars Quartz I've been driving for Uber and Lyft for nearly 5 years. That means that when companies throw billions of dollars into developing self-driving cars, to some extent, they're trying to automate my job. While writing a blog and a book about rideshare ... Oregon license requirement could stall Uber's return to EugeneThe Register-Guard all 12 news articles » https://www.google.com/news