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The Sun Gang armed with shotgun ambush Uber at roadblock and blast passenger through window in north London estate The Sun AN armed gang ambushed an Uber taxi in London, shooting the passenger in the leg and leaving the driver traumatised. George Rosioru, 29, was about to drop a customer off at a north London housing estate when his car was blocked in by another vehicle. https://www.google.com/news

EE Times Did Uber Do Enough to Make Test AVs Safe? EE Times The National Transportation Safety Board's preliminary report on Uber's fatal crash in Arizona gave us a few insights, and surprises, about what went wrong with Uber's AV. Least surprising was Uber's decision to disable Volvo's factory-equipped ADAS ... Uber has disabled emergency braking in self-driving cars: Here's the reasonDaily News & Analysis Uber Ends Self-Driving Operations in ArizonaPopCulture.com all 10 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

South China Morning Post No free ride for Singapore's Grab after Uber exits Southeast Asia South China Morning Post Just when it appeared Grab would have a wide-open road in Southeast Asia, the Singapore-based ride-hailing firm is now facing a new regional competitor and potential roadblocks from antitrust regulators. Grab's US$1.6 billion acquisition of Uber's ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

South China Morning Post Uber Hong Kong in talks over 'goodwill payment' to compensate family of dead driver South China Morning Post “Under Uber's third-party insurance policy with AIG, the one at fault would not get any compensation. Hui was not an Uber employee but considering he died as the driver of an Uber ride, as a compassionate gesture Uber Hong Kong hopes to offer some ex ... https://www.google.com/news

The Times Istanbul's cabbies give Uber nasty ride The Times When night settles over Istanbul, Ahmet's hand stretches down to check the steel pipe hidden under the driver's seat of his Uber taxi. He is worried what to do if he ever has to use it. At 48, he has become an unwilling fighter in a war on the streets ... https://www.google.com/news

NONTHABURI, Thailand (AP) — Japan lived up to its top-seeding by outclassing Thailand 3-0 in the women's Uber Cup final on Saturday to claim a ... View the full article

Washington Post Uber, Lyft and other ride-hailing apps are 'useless' for disabled riders, NYC advocates say Washington Post A report by an advocacy group in New York says Uber, Lyft and other ride-hailing services are virtually “useless” for people with disabilities because of the relative lack of vehicles equipped to handle wheelchairs and motorized scooters. The report by ... https://www.google.com/news

FOX 61 Uber awards $31000 to local organizations FOX 61 “Drivers who partner with Uber keep us moving to work, school, local restaurants, public transit hubs, and more,” said Danielle Filson, Uber Spokesperson. “Thank you to the Connecticut drivers who submitted nominations for Project Jumpstart - Uber is ... https://www.google.com/news

Chinese ride-hailing platform Didi Chuxing has been named in the top five of CNBC's 2018 Disruptors list. The company which beat Uber out of China ... View the full article

Uber is pulling its self-driving cars out of Arizona. The company halted its public autonomous testing after the collision. But Uber's system, in this case, ...View the full article

Jerry Brown, an Uber driver and government employee, spends and saves his $48,000 salary very cautiously. In addition to driving, he also runs a ... View the full article

NBCNews.com Uber is back on top — but new controversies threaten to derail its success NBCNews.com Nearly a year after replacing Travis Kalanick, Uber's controversial co-founder and CEO, new boss Dara Khosrowshahi is finally delivering signs that the ride-sharing service is steering itself back on track. Focused on reshaping a bad-boy corporate ... Uber, Lyft resuming pickups at Asheville Regional AirportAsheville Citizen-Times Uber Mired Down by Tough Questions in the Pre-IPO Home StretchInvestorplace.com all 9 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The Drum Uber CEO: Companies & governments must partner to avoid 'real disruption' around AI & work The Drum Uber's chief executive, Dara Khosrowshahi has called on companies to work with governments to ensure that the progress of technological automation does not cause 'real disruption' to some parts of society. Speaking at VivaTech, Khosrowshahi spoke of ... https://www.google.com/news

The Sun Uber launches flying car research centre in Paris to get them in the air by 2020 The Sun Part of their "Uber Elevate" program, the centre in the French capital is the next step towards its goal of launching the world's first fleet of affordable flying taxis. Uber has said it will have demonstration flights ready within the next two years ... Uber to open Advanced Technologies Center in Paris focused on flying taxisThe Verge Uber Announces Flying Taxi Research Center In FranceFuturism Uber to open Paris lab for flying taxisBBC News Bloomberg -CNNMoney all 46 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

The Guardian Hacker jailed for selling Asda and Uber customers' data on dark web The Guardian A hacker who carried out attacks on a string of companies before selling customers' data on the dark web has been jailed for more than 10 years. Grant West, 26, carried out cyber-attacks on high street brands including Sainsbury's, Asda, Uber, Argos ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

News 12 Bronx Business Briefs: Uber, Facebook, Alexa News 12 Bronx More details about Uber's fatal self-driving car crash are emerging. A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board found the Uber car detected the pedestrian crossing the street six seconds before the accident, but still did not stop ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

TechCrunch Rover's epic raise, Uber's Q1 results, and a trio of IPOs TechCrunch This time Uber released yet another grip of statistics relating to its financial performance in the first quarter. The big picture? More gross spend, more net revenue, smaller losses. But how you measure Uber's pace of financial improvement depends on ... https://www.google.com/news

WIRED This Week in the Future of Cars: Burn, Baby, Burn WIRED Then on Thursday morning, the National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on Uber's fatal self-driving crash in March, providing fresh details on what the car saw—and why it couldn't avoid killing pedestrian Elaine Herzberg ... and more » https://www.google.com/news

Investigators examining the incident where a self-driving SUV by Uber caused a fatality have determined the vehicle saw the pedestrian long before ... View the full article

Channel NewsAsia ComfortDelGro-Uber deal is off The Straits Times SINGAPORE - Taxi giant ComfortDelGro Corp and ride-hailing firm Uber have agreed to dissolve the strategic agreement that they entered into last December. In a statement on Friday (May 25), ComfortDelGro said it will no longer be acquiring a 51 per ... ComfortDelGro parts ways with UberChannel NewsAsia ComfortDelGro terminates stake in Uber's Lion City, forges ahead with private hire plansThe Business Times all 7 news articles » https://www.google.com/news

I make $48,000 as an Uber driver and government employee — here's how I spend my money INSIDERAn Uber driver and government employee from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has a simple money strategy: kill debt to build wealth. After a few financial missteps, ... View the full article

The self-driving Uber car that killed a pedestrian was not designed to automatically brake in an emergency, according to new report from the National ... View the full article

Wired.co.uk Friday briefing: Uber's self-driving software was responsible for pedestrian fatality Wired.co.uk Your WIRED daily briefing. Today, crash investigators have found that disabled features and poor object identification led to the killing of a pedestrian by one of Uber's autonomous vehicles, vast canyons are buried in the ice between Antarctica's ... https://www.google.com/news

Eyewitness News [WATCH] Safety app launched to protect Uber drivers from violence Eyewitness News Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about HTML5 video. Share. Include playlist. An error occurred while retrieving sharing information. Please try again later. https://www.google.com/news

Financial Times Self-driving car crash report highlights Uber safety shortcomings Financial Times Autonomous driving experts say that the first report into Uber's fatal crash in Arizona has revealed clear shortcomings in the company's driverless testing programme. This week's preliminary report by the US National Transportation Safety Board ... Uber robo-ride's deadly crash: Self-driving car had emergency braking switched off by designThe Register Emergency brake was disabled on self-driving Uber that killed womanThe Guardian Uber in fatal crash detected pedestrian but had emergency braking disabledTechCrunch Bloomberg -Ars Technica -NTSB -NTSB all 222 news articles » https://www.google.com/news