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Mashable (blog) Uber is trying to fix another one of drivers' biggest complaints Mashable (blog) Ask any Uber driver for their biggest gripes and ratings will very likely be near the top of list. Now, Uber is trying to address some of its drivers' biggest complaints about ratings. The company introduced four updates to driver ratings that will ... Never get into the wrong Uber again: Glowing 'beacons' on the dashboard will lets users find their driverDaily Mail What Uber ratings mean: '5 stars' vs. '4 stars' - Yahoo FinanceYahoo Finance Uber Targets India Market With Back-to-Basics FeaturesBloomberg TechCrunch -The Verge -Engadget all 79 news articles » https://www.google.com/news -
Chicago Tribune What a just OK Uber rating says about you Chicago Tribune A few days ago, I got a phone call from a puzzled friend who had just received an email from Uber detailing her interactions with the ride-sharing service, which she had joined in 2014. One number stood out: 4.5 out of a possible 5. How, my friend ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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Telegraph.co.uk Uber designs system to stop passengers throwing up in driverless cars Telegraph.co.uk Uber has revealed plans to combat car sickness in driverless cars, unveiling a system of moving seats and blasts of air conditioning that it hopes will stop passengers throwing up in the back of its robot vehicles. A pitfall of autonomous car ... https://www.google.com/news
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The Guardian Uber wants to cure travel sickness with light, air blasts and moving seats The Guardian Uber is working on a system to prevent travel sickness in cars, which it sees as a barrier to the adoption of self-driving vehicles, stopping people from doing other things as they are ferried to their destination. According to a patent, which ... Uber wants the driverless car experience to be sick bag-freeTechRadar Uber is going to make car sickness a thing of the past—especially in driverless carsMashable (blog) all 5 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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The Independent Uber customers hit with heavy charges for 'phantom' trips they haven't taken The Independent Uber users are complaining that they keep getting charged for rides they haven't booked. These 'phantom' trips are taking place in completely different countries, and the fares are adding up to a significant amount of money. One customer says she's ... Uber is ripping off riders in Singapore, charging for thousands for expensive 'phantom' tripsThe INQUIRER Uber riders in Singapore are being charged thousands for 'phantom' rides, halfway across the worldMashable (blog) Uber customer loses $1300 over 5 days in unauthorised card chargesThe Independent all 5 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Fortune Uber Is Rolling Out Ride-Hailing for People Without Smartphones Fortune Uber is rolling out new features in India to help attract customers who may not be running very high-powered smartphones, or who may have limited data available to them. According to a Bloomberg report on a visit to India by Uber's product team, the ... https://www.google.com/news
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TechCrunch HopSkipDrive raises another $7.4 million for its Uber for kids business TechCrunch Uber and Lyft have made it easier to get around town, but the service isn't designed for young people. Unaccompanied passengers under the age of 18 are forbidden from ordering cars. So how are children supposed to go from one activity to the next when ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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Mashable (blog) Uber is ripping off riders in Singapore, charging for thousands for expensive 'phantom' trips The INQUIRER RIDE HAILING APP UBER has been charging unsuspecting riders in Singapore for trips around the world that they haven't even taken. The claims come fresh from the social posts of Singaporean Uber users, who have taken their frustrations to Facebook to ... Uber riders in Singapore are being charged thousands for 'phantom' rides, halfway across the worldMashable (blog) Uber customer loses $1300 over 5 days in unauthorised card chargesThe Independent all 5 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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The Engineer Uber signs deal with Volvo in bid to build autonomous taxi fleet The Engineer Under the non-exclusive agreement, the Swedish car giant (which is owned by China's Geely group) will reportedly supply Uber with 24,000 vehicles based on its so-called Scalable Product Architecture (SPA), the system used on its 90 series cars as well ... Uber orders 24000 Volvo XC90s for its self-driving fleetMotor Authority Uber Orders Thousands Of Autonomous SUVs From VolvoMediaPost Communications Uber To Buy Up To 24K Autonomous Vehicles From VolvoPYMNTS.com Times Now -IT World Canada all 37 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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TechRadar Uber wants the driverless car experience to be sick bag-free TechRadar When we no longer have to drive our own cars, we'll all become passengers with very different expectations of what we want from our vehicles. The companies invested in selling autonomous experiences to consumers will have to re-focus on the passive ... Uber's new patent aims to combat motion sickness in self-driving carsMashable (blog) Uber is trying to cure passengers' motion sickness with air bursts and vibrating seatsAlphr all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Mashable (blog) Uber riders in Singapore are being charged thousands for 'phantom' rides, halfway across the world Mashable (blog) Another Uber rider in Singapore, Daphne Loo, was also charged hundreds of dollars for Uber trips she didn't take. Additionally, her rides appeared to have occurred in the UK, some 6,000 miles away from Singapore. Uber customer loses $1300 over 5 days in unauthorised card chargesThe Independent all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Bloomberg What a Middling Uber Rating Might Say About You Bloomberg A few days ago, I got a phone call from a puzzled friend who had just received an email from Uber detailing her interactions with the ride-sharing service, which she had joined in 2014. One number stood out: 4.5 out of a possible 5. How, my friend ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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The Australian Financial Review Uber faces Victorian taxi industry class action over illegal operation The Australian Financial Review Victorian taxi and hire car drivers are being offered the chance to join a class action against US-based ride sharing giant Uber, with claims operators were slugged because the company was illegally operating in the state for four years. Uber was ... Uber under investigation over alleged 'unlawful conduct' in VictoriaNEWS.com.au Hundreds of taxi drivers interested in joining Uber class actionABC Local Uber faces possible class action for devastating Victorian taxi ... - ABCABC Online Ballarat Courier -9news.com.au -SBS all 10 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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CNBC SoftBank funding may spur Uber to re-think tough Southeast Asian market CNBC Uber said on Nov. 12 that a planned deal with a consortium led by SoftBank and Dragoneer Investment Group was moving forward. The consortium plans to inject $1 billion to $1.25 billion into Uber, and buy up to 17 percent of existing shares in a ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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Fortune SoftBank Backing May Nudge Uber Into the Southeast Asian Market Fortune SoftBank Group's (sbhgf, -0.90%) multi-billion dollar investment in Uber Technologies (uber, +0.00%) opens up the possibility of combining it with other ride-hailing assets the Japanese group owns in a consolidation of a rapidly growing business across ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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Daily Mail Never get into the wrong Uber again: Glowing 'beacons' on the dashboard will lets users find their driver Daily Mail Uber has announced that it's expanded its beacon program - a glowing device in the windshield of the car that lets Uber customers better identify their driver's car. The device glows in a color the rider chooses, so they can see which car is theirs at ... Uber Targets India Market With Back-to-Basics FeaturesBloomberg Uber adds live location sharing and more for easier pickupsTechCrunch Uber adds live location sharing and expands its beacon programThe Verge CNNMoney -Engadget -KTRK-TV all 66 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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WJLA Police: Female victim at AU accuses man she thought was Uber driver of sexual assault WJLA WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Police say a man posing as an Uber driver sexually assaulted a woman on the American University campus early Sunday morning. According to Uber, suspect El Houcine Jourhdaly of Springfield hadn't driven for them since 2015, ... Woman sexually assaulted by man she thought was Uber driver on American University campus, police sayNew York Daily News Police: Man Posed as Ride-Share Driver, Sexually Assaulted Woman at American UniversityNBC4 Washington Police: Woman assaulted on AU campus by man she thought was Uber driverWTOP all 10 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Fortune Uber Hit With $8.9 Million Fine in Colorado Fortune Colorado wants Uber to pay a big fine for allegedly letting convicted felons and others with questionable backgrounds drive for the company. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission said Monday that it had fined the online ride-hailing company $8.9 ... Uber fined $8.9M in Colorado for driver screening failuresTechCrunch Colorado fines Uber $8.9million for letting 57 problem drivers pick up passengers: Shocking investigation finds that ...Daily Mail Colorado hits Uber with $8.9 million fine over shady driversUSA TODAY Reuters -BNN -KKTV 11 News all 50 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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The Register Uber slapped with $9m fine for letting dodgy drivers pick up punters The Register Colorado watchdogs have hit Uber subsidiary Rasier with an $8.9m fine for allowing drivers with felony convictions and/or major moving violations to operate vehicles for the ride-hailing app. Rasier is the part of Uber that contracts with drivers. The ... Colorado hits Uber with $8.9 million fine over shady driversUSA TODAY Uber fined for employing prison escapee and other convicts as driversMetro Uber under fire in Colorado for hiring "disqualified" driversKKTV 11 News Daily Mail -The Denver Post all 28 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Uber Targets India Market With Back-to-Basics Features - Bloomberg
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Bloomberg Uber Targets India Market With Back-to-Basics Features Bloomberg To tackle such challenges, Uber Technologies Inc. is rolling out new features in the world's second-most populous nation. Customers can book rides on a new, lighter web-based version of the app. In the coming weeks, the San Francisco-based company will ... Uber adds live location sharing and more for easier pickupsTechCrunch Uber is making it easier to give the gift of UberMashable Uber adds live location sharing and expands its beacon programThe Verge CNNMoney -Engadget -TNW all 50 news articles » https://www.google.com/news -
Metro Uber fined for employing prison escapee and other convicts as drivers Metro Uber has been fined nearly $9 million for allowing an escaped prisoner and other convicts to work as drivers. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission said on Monday that it launched an investigation into the ride-hailing service last year after an ... https://www.google.com/news
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Business Insider Uber is donating $1 million in cash and free rides to Meals on Wheels Business Insider Uber's donation will include promotional codes that Meals on Wheels volunteers will be able to use to get a free rides from the company's drivers to make their deliveries. Many volunteers have time to donate but can't afford gas or don't have access to ... https://www.google.com/news
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FOX31 Denver Uber fined $8.9 million by Colorado for numerous driver qualification violations FOX31 Denver DENVER — Ride-sharing service Uber was hit with an $8.9 million fine after it was found 57 people with past criminal or motor vehicle offenses were allowed to drive for the company, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission said Monday. The drivers had ... Uber fined $8.9 million by Colorado for allowing drivers with felony convictions, other driver's license issuesThe Denver Post Colorado Hits Uber With $8.9M Penalty Over Alleged Unlicensed Drivers & MoreWestword Uber's parent company faces $8.9M fine in Colo. over questionable, or incomplete, background checksThe Denver Channel 9NEWS.com -Colorado Springs Gazette all 11 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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CTV News Uber Canada's service animal policy criticized by some disability rights advocates CTV News TORONTO -- Uber Canada has launched a new policy on how its drivers deal with customers who have service animals, but some disability rights advocates say exemptions built into the rules could still lead to discrimination. The company's policy says ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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The Denver Post Uber fined $8.9 million by Colorado for allowing drivers with felony convictions, other driver's license issues The Denver Post Colorado regulators slapped Uber with an $8.9 million penalty for allowing 57 people with past criminal or motor vehicle offenses to drive for the company, the state's Public Utilities Commission announced Monday. The PUC said Uber had 57 drivers who ... Uber fined $8.9 million by Colorado for numerous driver qualification violationsFOX31 Denver Colorado fines Uber $8.9M for nearly 60 problem driversTampabay.com Uber Fined $8.9 Million For Hiring Drivers With DUI, Felony ConvictionsCBS Local Westword -The Coloradoan all 12 news articles » https://www.google.com/news