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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 ...
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Uber turned a profit thanks to its deals in Southeast Asia and Russia Recode
The company saw $2.5 billion in profits on $2.6 billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2018.
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Uber's latest earnings reveal more losses and a new chance for employees to sell shares Quartz
Uber 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.
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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
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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
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FortuneUber 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
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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
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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
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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 ...
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CNBC
From rule-breakers to rule-makers: How Uber, Airbnb and other star start-ups scale up for success
CNBC
This year several companies on our 2018 CNBC Disruptor 50 list felt that pressure to "grow up" quite acutely. And they responded. Take Uber, in the midst of scandal, replacing founder Travis Kalanick with veteran CEO of public Expedia, Dara Khosrowshahi.
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The Straits Times
Uber finally catches a break in Japan with pilot taxi service
The Straits Times
TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) - After years of being sidelined by Japan's laws against ride-sharing, Uber Technologies Inc won government approval for a taxi-hailing pilot programme in Japan. Starting this summer, Uber will connect local drivers and passengers in ...
Uber taps Awaji Island for first taxi-hailing service in JapanThe Japan Times
Uber taps into Japan with first taxi-hailing pilotChannel NewsAsia
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TechCrunch
Former software engineer accuses Uber of “degrading conduct” toward women in new lawsuit
TechCrunch
The complaint by Ingrid Avendaño, who worked at Uber from 2014 to 2017, alleges that Uber's workplace “was permeated with degrading, marginalizing, discriminatory and sexually harassing conduct toward women.” Avendaño's account and her claim that ...
A former Uber engineer is suing the company for discrimination and sexual harassmentRecode
Uber sued by former engineer for sexual harassmentCNET
Uber gets hit with first lawsuit since it dropped forced arbitrationFast Company
CNNMoney -Times LIVE -Wall Street Journal
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The Sydney Morning Herald
Perth Uber drivers poaching customers to Ola
The Sydney Morning Herald
Perth Uber drivers are urging their customers to switch to ride-sharing competitor Ola in a bid to earn more per ride. Ola is handing out trial cards to passengers ...
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Marketing Interactive
Grab says less than 20% of former Uber SEA staff no longer with company
Marketing Interactive
In a statement to Marketing, Grab has confirmed that it was unable to offer suitable roles for less than 20% of former Uber Southeast Asia employees, based on their profiles and personal career goals. “We've been unable to offer suitable roles for less ...
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Business Insider
A former Uber software engineer is suing the company for ignoring her claims that she was sexually harassed
Business Insider
A former software engineer at Uber Technologies Inc sued the ride-hailing service on Monday, claiming that she was subjected to sexual harassment during her employment but that her complaints were ignored, the law firm representing the plaintiff said.
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CNET
Lawmakers ask Uber, Lyft for answers on sexual assaults
CNET
Nine members of Congress sent a letter Monday to Uber, Lyft, Juno, Via and Curb asking the companies to provide information on how they gather data on sexual assaults their drivers reportedly commit, according to CNN. The lawmakers also want to know ...
After CNN report, lawmakers want answers from Uber, Lyft on sexual assaultsCNNMoney
Lawmakers Seek Answers From Uber, Lyft On Sexual Assault After CNN ReportForbes
Hidden camera investigation shows Uber & Lyft drivers willing to break lawWXYZ
Refinery29 -USA TODAY -Chicago Tribune
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Bloomberg
Pay-Hungry Uber Drivers Hobbled by High Court Arbitration Ruling
Bloomberg
Almost a quarter-million California drivers won class-action status in 2015 and were headed toward a jury trial in San Francisco over claims that Uber wrongly classified them as independent contractors and owed them reimbursement for years of expenses ...
Uber jams Arizona robo-car project into reverse gear after deadly smash - The Register
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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
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