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Self-Driving-Truck Startups Race to Take On Uber Wall Street Journal (subscription) As a legal dispute ensnares Uber Technologies Inc.'s robot-trucking division, several startups are showing off their own efforts toward self-driving delivery vehicles that would reinvent the freight business. While much of the autonomous-vehicle ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Reuters Uber and Careem banned from airport pickups in Saudi Arabia Reuters RIYADH Drivers from ride-hailing services Uber and Careem are barred from picking up passengers from Saudi Arabia's airports, Al Madina newspaper reported, quoting a spokesman from the kingdom's General Directorate of Traffic. Traffic authorities would ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

MarketWatch Opinion: As Uber enters crisis mode, more customers line up MarketWatch There's just one problem: The crisis at Uber can be seen everywhere ... except in the marketplace. Industry analytics show that if customers have been put off by the company's recent string of public-relations snafus and gaffes, they are doing a very ... Yes, what you do or say in an Uber may be recordedCNBC Uber's Travis Kalanick apologises for berating driverAljazeera.com Should Uber Replace Its CEO Until He Can 'Grow Up'?Forbes The Economist -Los Angeles Times -Wall Street Journal (subscription) -Susan J. Fowler all 116 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune AmEx Is Giving Away Free Uber Rides to Keep Its Platinum Cardholders From Leaving Fortune The new Platinum benefits include up to $200 of payments for Uber rides within the United States. The card already offers $200 in annual credits for airline fees. The increased competition has been a boon to websites such as NerdWallet.com and ... Amex Platinum card now offers $200 Uber ride credits for one yearMarketWatch all 16 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

WKBW-TV Uber partners with Lloyd Taco Truck for Buffalo WKBW-TV BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) - While some Western New Yorkers wait for ridesharing to come to Buffalo, Uber is partnering with Lloyd Taco Truck for a day-long promotional event to make the wait a bit more tolerable - and tasty. On Thursday, from 10a.m. to 2p.m ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Bismarck Tribune Uber adding Bismarck service Bismarck Tribune Users can download the free Uber app for iOS, Android or Windows phone, create an account and add payment information. When needing a ride, they enter a destination and send a request. The app will provide information including the driver's name and ... Uber coming to more cities in North DakotaINFORUM all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Wall Street Journal (subscription) Uber Executive: Workplace Culture Needs a Lot of Work Wall Street Journal (subscription) JAKARTA—Uber Technologies Inc. has a lot of work to do on its workplace culture, a senior executive said, after crises capped by the emergence of a video showing CEO Travis Kalanick dressing down a driver. Such moments don't reflect the company's ... Travis Kalanick has no one but himself to blame for Uber's toxic company cultureRecode Uber rival Lyft looking to raise at least $500 million in new funding round: WSJCNBC Lyft Is Said to Seek New Funding as Its Rival Uber StumblesNew York Times New York Post -USA TODAY -La Crosse Tribune -Wall Street Journal all 69 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC Uber rival Lyft looking to raise at least $500m in new funding round: WSJ CNBC Lyft is the number two U.S. ride-hailing company behind Uber. Sources told CNBC in January Lyft could be profitable before its arch rival , given how much money Uber is spending to grow its international business. Uber recently found itself mired in a ... Lyft Is Said to Seek New Funding as Its Rival Uber StumblesNew York Times Uber rival Lyft looking to raise $500 million fresh funds: sourceReuters Lyft looks to raise $500M as Uber stumbles: reportUSA TODAY all 25 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Times Lyft Is Said to Seek New Funding as Its Rival Uber Stumbles New York Times Lyft, the second-largest ride hailing company in the United States, is trying to raise more money just as Uber, its bigger rival, grapples with questions about its culture and leadership. Lyft is talking with investors about new fund-raising that would ... Uber rival Lyft looking to raise $500 million fresh funds: sourceReuters Lyft looks to raise $500M as Uber stumbles: reportUSA TODAY all 19 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Bangkok Post Blitz on Uber taxis upsets Bangkok Post Netizens were angry over a viral video clip posted on a Facebook page by Surapin Khomranats, in which a provincial transport official arrests an Uber driver in a sting operation. The official, posing as a legitimate passenger, called him to the office ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Economist Travis Kalanick's uber-apology The Economist It is even more of a surprise to have Travis Kalanick (pictured), the chief executive of Uber, a popular ride-hailing company, go that far: he is one of the most pugnacious entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. “This is the first time I've been willing to ... Yes, what you do or say in an Uber may be recordedCNBC Should Uber Replace Its CEO Until He Can 'Grow Up'?Forbes Uber's Travis Kalanick apologises for berating driverAljazeera.com Los Angeles Times -Washington Post -The Boston Globe all 70 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC Yes, what you do or say in an Uber may be recorded CNBC Watch what you do or say the next time you jump into an Uber: Your backseat phone calls, make-out sessions or drunken arguments could be recorded. That became very clear this week, when Uber CEO Travis Kalanick was forced to apologize after video of ... Should Uber Replace Its CEO Until He Can 'Grow Up'?Forbes Uber's Travis Kalanick apologises for berating driverAljazeera.com Travis Kalanick's uber-apologyThe Economist Los Angeles Times -The FADER -The Boston Globe -Susan J. Fowler all 80 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CBC.ca Eadie quits Taxicab Board over its 'back-door' Uber approval CBC.ca Winnipeg city Coun. Ross Eadie has resigned from the provincial Taxicab Board over what he describes as back-door efforts to fast-track the approval of ride-sharing service Uber. The Mynarski councillor quit the board Wednesday over its desire to see ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Forbes Should Uber Replace Its CEO Until He Can 'Grow Up'? Forbes On Tuesday, Uber cofounder and CEO Travis Kalanick made a surprising admission that he needed to “fundamentally change as a leader and grow up.” Kalanick was responding to Uber's latest homegrown scandal, in which the 40-year-old CEO was caught ... Yes, what you do or say in an Uber may be recordedCNBC Uber CEO's admission he needs to 'grow up' highlights perils of being a young leaderMarketWatch Uber CEO apologizes after video of argument with driverKGO-TV The Australian Financial Review -Arizona Daily Star all 37 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TIME Uber Is Facing a Leadership Crisis That Could Cause Lasting Damage TIME “I make sure every year is a hard year,” Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said in early February. “That's kind of how I roll.” At the time, Kalanick had no idea how grueling his year was about to become. Case in point: The very video in which Kalanick made ... Uber chief admits he needs leadership help after outburstFinancial Times Uber CEO Travis Kalanick caught on video arguing with driver about faresThe Guardian It's Time for Uber to Grow UpMIT Technology Review The Atlantic -BBC News -Susan J. Fowler -Bloomberg all 482 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Former rugby captain 'called Uber driver "f***ing black bastard" in row over £1 toll fare' Mirror.co.uk A former rugby captain called an Uber driver a "f***ing black b******" in a row over a £1 toll fare, a court was told. Matthew Salter, 40, allegedly used the racial slur after driver Moxamed Saleban asked him to pay the toll required to cross Bristol's ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC Travis Kalanick will be 'legendary' like Bill Gates, says Uber investor CNBC Right now he is smartly surrounding himself with people who will help him improve his leadership skills, like venture capitalist Bill Gurley, also an Uber investor, and Arianna Huffington, an Uber board member. "What we've seen over the past couple of ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

AdAge.com Watch: The Video of 'Ashamed' Uber CEO That Has Him Apologizing (Again) AdAge.com There's the Trump-driven big story (No. 1) and then there's the story behind -- or rather, before -- the big story (No. 2), which is actually about a story that didn't become a story. Does that all make sense? Of course not. But such is life in Trump's ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune Snap, Uber, Samsung: An Optimist's Guide to Tech's Madness Fortune The President ended his first address to Congress last night on a markedly optimistic note. It got me thinking about the power of optimism and some of the hopeful things that might happen in the technology industry: * I'm optimistic that when Snap goes ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Forbes Waymo's Trade Secret Suit Against Uber Marks Start Of Automated Car 'Patent Wars' Forbes The blistering lawsuit filed against Uber and its Otto driverless truck unit by Alphabet Inc.'s Waymo alleging trade secret theft, based on alleged actions by a former Google engineer now at Uber, also makes clear that the company intends to ... Uber's self-driving unit quietly bought firm with tech at heart of Alphabet lawsuitReuters Google's Robocar Lawsuit Could Kill Uber's Future and Send Execs to PrisonWIRED all 34 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Week UK Uber's Travis Kalanick apologises for swearing at one of his drivers The Week UK Driver Fawzi Kamel, who works for Uber's upmarket service UberBlack in San Francisco, tells him: "I lost $97,000 because of you. I'm bankrupt because of you." Drivers "started with $20" per mile, he says, adding: "How much is the mile now, $2.75?" The ... Cheating Frenchman sues Uber for tipping off wife about affairBBC News French man wants $48 million from Uber for allegedly breaking up his marriageBGR Cheating Frenchman sues Uber for unmasking affairThe Guardian Mirror.co.uk -Forbes -Fortune all 89 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Atlantic As Uber Melts Down, Its CEO Says He 'Must Fundamentally Change' The Atlantic After a stunning month of scandals at Uber, Kalanick, its founder and CEO, sent an emotional and uncharacteristically apologetic memo to his employees Tuesday night. “This is the first time I've been willing to admit that I need leadership help ... Uber CEO Travis Kalanick caught on video arguing with driver about faresThe Guardian Uber chief admits he needs leadership help after outburstFinancial Times 'Ashamed' Uber boss Travis Kalanick filmed in heated row with driver over faresTelegraph.co.uk Sky News -MIT Technology Review -Susan J. Fowler -New York Times all 462 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Times of India Uber refutes allegation of unfair practice and predatory pricing in Supreme Court Times of India NEW DELHI: Multinational cab aggregator Uber refuted the allegations levelled by its Indian rival Meru for resorting to unfair trade practices including predatory pricing and pleaded the Supreme Court on Wednesday to quash Competition Appellate ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Should You Tell Uber Your Driver Was High? New York Times While traveling with my daughter and granddaughters, I booked an Uber car to go to the airport. When I got in the car, I smelled marijuana. Because we were running late and there was a lot of traffic, I stayed in the car, though my instinct was to get ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Daily Mail Uber Driver Fawzi Kamel Explains Why He Argued With CEO Kalanick - NBC News Daily Mail Fawzi Kamel, 37, picked up Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, 40, on Super Bowl Sunday in San Francisco, and once he realized who his passenger was, he took him to task for lowering rates for the company's drivers. In the confrontation, Kalanick snapped, saying ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber