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Uber expands to Dunedin and Queenstown
Newshub
Ridesharing company Uber has announced Dunedin and Queenstown will be the sixth and seventh cities to have Uber. The company announced on Tuesday that it will be expanding to Otago, launching Uber Eats in Dunedin and ridesharing in both cities. Uber ...
Uber plans southern expansion into Queenstown and OtagoStuff.co.nz
Uber turns attention to SouthOtago Daily Times
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Bloomberg
Uber Boosts Leveraged Loan Deal as Investors Downplay Bad News
Bloomberg
Uber posted negative adjusted pro-forma earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization, or Ebitda, of $2.2 billion last year, according to documents seen by Bloomberg News. Uber is offering loan investors a higher-than-average yield on ...
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The Guardian
Self-driving Uber kills Arizona woman in first fatal crash involving pedestrian
The Guardian
Uber has been testing its self-driving cars in numerous states and temporarily suspended its vehicles in Arizona last year after a crash involving one of its vehicles, a Volvo SUV. When the company first began testing its self-driving cars in ...
Uber halts self-driving car tests after pedestrian is killedFinancial Times
Uber halts self-driving car tests after deathBBC News
Uber breaks self-driving car record: First robo-ride to kill a pedestrianThe Register
CNBC -The Independent -The Verge
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Inc.com
Uber's CEO Sent This Tweet After a Self-Driving Vehicle Killed a Pedestrian Today. Here's Where It Went Wrong
Inc.com
A report this morning from several new sources confirms that a pedestrian walking her bike at a crosswak in Tempe, Arizona, was killed when struck by an Uber vehicle on autonomous mode, which Uber has confirmed. The Uber test vehicle, a Volvo XC90 ...
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Bloomberg
Uber Death Likely to Spur Tesla-Like Scrutiny, Finger-Pointing
Bloomberg
The fatal accident involving an Uber Technologies Inc. self-driving vehicle is the most significant involving autonomous-driving technology since a Tesla Inc. driver's death touched off months of finger-pointing and set back the company's Autopilot ...
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Washington Post
India's Uber drivers went on strike because they're making almost nothing
Washington Post
About 1.5 million Indians drive for Uber, Ola and other ride-hailing companies. On Monday, many of them refused to work. Thousands of workers participated in the countrywide strike, crippling traffic and creating massive headaches for commuters. The ...
They were sold a fantasy of middle-class life. Now Ola and Uber drivers face a brutal realityQuartz
Uber, Ola drivers on strike: Here's the impact on different citiesEconomic Times
Uber's New Rival in Australia: An Indian UpstartNew York Times
Business Standard -Financial Express
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Financial Times
Uber halts self-driving car tests after pedestrian is killed
Financial Times
Uber has suspended all testing of self-driving cars after a woman was killed crossing the road in what is believed to be the first fatal accident involving an autonomous vehicle and a pedestrian. The woman's death in Tempe, Arizona, will reawaken the ...
Self-driving Uber kills Arizona woman in first fatal crash involving pedestrianThe Guardian
Uber halts self-driving car tests after deathBBC News
Uber breaks self-driving car record: First robo-ride to kill a pedestrianThe Register
CNBC -The Independent -The Verge -ABC15 Arizona
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Entrepreneur
Self-Driving Uber Vehicle Fatally Strikes Pedestrian in Arizona
Entrepreneur
Uber has been testing its autonomous vehicles in Tempe since February 2017. Around this time last year, a Volvo SUV fitted with Uber self-driving tech collided with another vehicle that failed to yield, causing significant damage but no serious ...
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New York Times
Austin, Uber, Facebook: Your Tuesday Briefing
New York Times
(Want to get this briefing by email? Here's the sign-up.) Good morning. Facebook's stock drops, Australia's Asean issues, and ransom … for Daphne. Here's what you need to know: Photo. Credit Dean Lewins/EPA, via Shutterstock. • “Devastation, damage ...
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Washington Post
Police noticed 'suspicious activity' in a parked car — and arrested an Uber driver on a rape charge
Washington Post
An Uber driver is accused of sexually assaulting a woman passenger while giving her a ride over the weekend amid the St. Patrick's Day festivities in Boston. Boston police responded to a call early Sunday morning about a woman who appeared to be in ...
Uber driver charged with raping woman in car in BostonThe Boston Globe
Uber driver charged with raping passengerBoston.com
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Higher tax for Uber, Lyft trips could be on the way
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
But the proposal drew strong pushback from Uber, which claimed the fee would push New York's taxes on ride-hailing apps to a nationwide high. Whether it's ultimately implemented will depend on budget negotiations over the next two weeks with Gov ...
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U.S. News & World Report
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U.S. News & World Report
The North African country is the latest where the ride-sharing service runs headlong into opponents and a lack of regulations. (Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images). Taxi drivers check the Uber app as they wait for customers in Casablanca, Morocco. Uber Parks ...
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Asheville Citizen-Times
Asheville airport changing Uber rideshare rules
Asheville Citizen-Times
Asheville Regional Airport announced that Uber drivers will no longer be able to pick up travelers starting Monday, according to an Uber update sent to drivers. The airport imposed new ground transportation rules that affect all rideshare options ...
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Financial Times
Former Uber executive joins Telefónica's O2 mobile network
Financial Times
The former head of Uber's northern European operations has joined Telefónica as chief digital and strategy officer of its UK network O2. Jo Bertram abruptly left Uber last October as the ride-hailing app battled transport regulators which had banned it ...
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CNBC
Who's competing with Uber?
CNBC
The controversial tech company has lost billions of dollars over the past few years amid its attempts to gain users and penetrate major markets: Last year it lost $4.5 billion — and $2.8 billion the year before. Softbank, which has invested billions ...
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Reuters
How China's ride-hailing giant Didi plans to challenge Uber in Mexico
Reuters
Mexico is one of Uber Technologies Inc's [UBER.UL] most prized and profitable markets. The San Francisco firm boasts a near monopoly here, with seven million users in more than three dozen cities. Which is precisely why Didi wants to knock Uber from ...
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Quartz
They were sold a fantasy of middle-class life. Now Ola and Uber drivers face a brutal reality
Quartz
Tanveer Pasha, a 33-year-old taxi driver in Bengaluru, is in a dilemma. As president of the OTU (Ola, Taxiforsure, and Uber) Drivers and Owners Association, he's keen on joining his colleagues in Mumbai and New Delhi in their March 19 strike against ...
Uber, Ola drivers on strike: Here's the impact on different citiesEconomic Times
Uber's New Rival in Australia: An Indian UpstartNew York Times
Ola, Uber strike: Delhi, Mumbai commuters suffer; Top 10 developmentsBusiness Standard
Business Today -Times of India
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NEWS.com.au
Can your Uber driver record your conversations?
NEWS.com.au
The Federal Telecommunications Act of 1979 covers recording [by one party],” said Mr Barsby. “So if I'm on the phone with you now and press record without asking your permission, that's illegal. In Stefanovic's case, the Uber driver [has hypothetically ...
Karl and Pete Stefanovic's Uber conversation revealed9news.com.au
Stefanovic brothers' Uber rant rocks NineThe Australian
Revealed: What Karl Stefanovic and younger brother Peter really said in the UberDaily Telegraph
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South China Morning Post
Uber banks on successful Singapore game plan to win over combative Hong Kong cabbies as partners
South China Morning Post
Uber has struggled to get a break in Hong Kong, whose population of over 7 million is served by 18,000 licensed taxis and about 40,000 drivers. Taxi operators have to pay HK$7 million (US$892,000) for each licence and they have vehemently opposed ...
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Tech Xplore
Uber patent application discusses intention signaling system
Tech Xplore
"Uber's product team is also exploring how self-driving cars can communicate intent through 'vehicular sound' said Hawkins. What are the chances this patent application will materialize into something real for Uber in the future? The Verge said Chin ...
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Lincoln Journal Star
Man arrested for threatening Uber driver with knife
Lincoln Journal Star
A Hastings man is in custody after threatening an Uber driver early Sunday morning, authorities said. The altercation began a little after 1 a.m. when the Uber driver pulled up to the passengers' destination on the 7200 block of Woody Creek Lane. That ...
Man arrested after holding knife to Uber driver1011now
Uber passenger arrested for threatening driver with a knifeWOWT
Man arrested for making terroristic threats against Uber driverKLKN
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New York Times
Uber's New Rival in Australia: An Indian Upstart
New York Times
SYDNEY, Australia — Ola built itself into India's leading ride-hailing company by catering to the particular needs of Indian customers, who often like to settle fares in cash and jump on cheap, three-wheeled auto-rickshaws for short trips. Now Ola is ...
Ola and Uber drivers plan indefinite strikeEconomic Times
Thousands of Ola, Uber drivers 'go offline'The Hindu
Uber, Ola drivers threaten indefinite strike in Delhi, Mumbai from MondayLivemint
DailyO -Business Line -Firstpost
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Indianapolis Star
Uber users angry after free St. Patrick's Day rides fail in Indianapolis
Indianapolis Star
In an effort to keep Indianapolis area residents from drinking and driving on St. Patrick's Day, Uber announced days in advance that they would be offering free rides to get people home safely. But in the midst of the celebration, multiple users of the ...
Uber apologizes after St. Patrick's Day promo code fails customersFox 59
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Forbes
Uber China Launcher Turned London VC Tells About Her Pivot
Forbes
Candice Lo led the launch of Uber in China. Now she's a venture capitalist in London with a newly formed VC firm, Blossom Capital, investing in the next generation of innovative companies from a European base. It should be very interesting to hear from ...
The Uber Crash Is the Nightmare the Driverless World Feared But Expected - Bloomberg
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Bloomberg
"In Tesla's Florida crash, the car was purchased by and used by the victim. In the Arizona crash, the vehicle was a test vehicle under the control in every sense by Uber, and the victim was an ordinary person," Smith added. The Tesla episode was ...
Fatal Uber crash in Arizona is autonomy's Apollo 1 momentCNET
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