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Design Week Google files lawsuit against Uber over self-driving car designs Design Week In response to Waymo filing the lawsuit, Uber says: “We are incredibly proud of the progress that our team has made. We have reviewed Waymo's claims and determined them to be a baseless attempt to slow down a competitor and we look forward to ... Here's what the head of Uber's self-driving program wasn't asked on stage todayTechCrunch Facing a lawsuit from Google over driverless car technology, Uber may finally have met its matchLos Angeles Times What Google Dispute with Uber Can Teach You About Competition in Business (Watch)Small Business Trends BBC News -The Guardian -CNBC -Medium all 122 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune Uber to Cap Driver Hours in London | Fortune.com Fortune In summer 2017, ride-hailing company Uber plans to put a limit on the number of hours drivers can work in the U.K.. Uber is planning to limit the number of hours drivers work - Business ...Business Insider all 2 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Tech in Asia Meru strikes while the iron is hot, even as Uber and Ola are in limbo Tech in Asia I have an early morning flight to catch tomorrow from Bangalore to Delhi. Normally, I would have booked an Uber, whose service I've come to appreciate since its entry to India a little over three years ago. But protesting drivers have disrupted ... Ola and Uber taxis may go on strike in Mumbai tomorrowHindustan Times Uber gets HC relief from protestersBusiness Standard Karnataka HC passes injunction on protesting Uber driversMoneycontrol.com Deccan Herald -The Hindu -Livemint all 51 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

PYMNTS.com Weekend Riders Are Ditching The Subway For Uber PYMNTS.com Sources believe train delays and weekend maintenance have played a role in the decline in riders, but there's also another factor: the Uber effect. More New Yorkers are using ridesharing apps to get around town over the weekends. And while the MTA ... Turns out, Uber is clogging the streetsNew York Daily News all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Evening Standard Passenger who wanted to take an Uber from Croydon to Brixton is charged £470 after typing in Bristol by mistake Evening Standard A minicab passenger who wanted to book a car to take him from Croydon to Brixton was taken on a 140-mile detour after mistakenly typing Bristol as his destination. The man was charged almost £470 for his Uber journey home to south London after he ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechRepublic Ditching Uber? 7 alternatives for professionals TechRepublic For many professionals traveling on business or shuttling around cities, Uber has become the de facto rideshare for quick and easy transportation. But due to a recent sexual harassment allegation, reports of 5,560 fake Lyft rides requested by Uber ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider Uber is planning to limit the number of hours drivers work Business Insider The cap is part of Uber's efforts to make sure its drivers aren't overworking, or driving while tired. In his letter, Byrne said Uber already monitors drivers who work more than 56 hours per week. The app also reminds drivers through the day to take ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Quartz Uber is designed so that for one employee to get ahead, another must fail Quartz The company was founded in March 2009 but didn't formalize its values until September 2015 at a lavish, four-day staff retreat in Las Vegas. It's easy enough to see how that happened. In the intervening six years, Uber was busy dismantling the global ... Why Uber probably never will reform itselfBusiness Insider This Is What Caused Uber's Broken Company CultureFast Company Uber Is DoomedGizmodo Australia The Australian Financial Review -TheHRDigest -The Star Online -Susan J. Fowler all 23 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

DailyO Uber is treating its drivers as slaves in name of 'sharing economy' DailyO The recent strike by Uber drivers in Delhi has brought into sharp focus a number of questions relating to the emerging models of economic relations that work behind the veil of digital transactions. More than 1.5 lakh Uber "affiliated" drivers refused ... Uber drivers want tipsCrain's New York Business Will a New Taxi Law Doom Uber in Denmark?eMarketer Uber nuisanceSandton Chronicle ABC Online -MacroBusiness (blog) -Business Insider Australia all 20 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Daily News Turns out, Uber is clogging the streets New York Daily News As Uber and Lyft burst onto our streets and smartphones, they promised benefits to all. Passengers would get a quick, convenient alternative to the hide-bound taxi industry. Shared rides would replace solo drivers. Uber promised to take “1 million cars ... Weekend Riders Are Ditching The Subway For UberPYMNTS.com all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Disrupt Africa Kenyan entrepreneurs, pitch your startup from an Uber Disrupt Africa Uber and Mettā, in conjunction with Nairobi Innovation Week, are giving Kenyan entrepreneurs the chance to pitch their startups to CEOs and investors in the back of an Uber. #UberPITCH, powered by Mettā Nairobi, is returning next month, under the theme ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Crain's New York Business Uber drivers want tips Crain's New York Business How much e-hail drivers earn has long been a bone of contention in the taxi industry, or at least since Uber began luring drivers away from yellow cabs with the promise that they could gross up to $90,000 a year. Now the question is becoming part of ... Uber nuisanceSandton Chronicle all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Hindustan Times Ola and Uber taxis may go on strike in Mumbai tomorrow Hindustan Times Irked by their steadily reducing income, increasing penalties and a cut on incentive policies of app based aggregators such as Ola and Uber, cabbies attached to the companies are planning to launch an agitation this week. If the cabs go on strike, this ... Ola, Uber drivers start seeking help from publicThe Hindu As driver gets assaulted, Ola-Uber partners vow to continue protest till demands are metThe News Minute all 39 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Australian Financial Review What business must learn from Uber's 'toxic' culture The Australian Financial Review Few companies have made as big an impact on the business world in recent years as Uber. Countless start-ups have attempted to pitch their wares as the "Uber for" whatever industry they operate in. Industries talk about preparing for their "Uber moment ... Uber Is DoomedGizmodo Australia Travis Kalanick is Uber's biggest asset, and now its biggest liabilityBusiness Insider Uber will investigate Susan Fowler's Sexual Harassment ClaimsTheHRDigest The Star Online -CNNMoney -Gas 2.0 all 20 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

ABC Online Melbourne taxi drivers again protest against Uber levy, licence buybacks in Tullamarine Freeway convoy ABC Online The Victorian Government is planning to introduce industry-wide reforms, including regulating Uber and scraping taxi licences. Some within the industry are concerned the compensation for the licences will be inadequate. Driver Vasilios Spanos owns ... Uber and the taxi industry agree on one thing: they both hate the Victorian government's new $2 levyBusiness Insider Australia all 13 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Rappler Uber PH draws flak for 'insensitive' tweet Rappler MANILA, Philippines – Ride-hailing app Uber Philippines drew flak on Sunday evening, February 26, after tweeting about a promo for Monday, February 27, the day transport operators will be holding a nationwide strike. In the tweet posted past 9 pm ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune Uber's Self-Driving Systems, Not Human Drivers, Missed At Least Six Red Lights In San Francisco Fortune Continuing a week-plus of embarrassments and bad news for Uber, the New York Times on Friday reported that traffic violations by the company's self-driving cars were caused by problems with the cars' mapping programs, and not, as the company had ... Self-Driving Uber That Was Caught On Video Running Red Light Was Driving ItselfSFist all 7 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Evening Standard London minicab and Uber drivers asked bizarre questions on Mars and Northern Lights in new English test Evening Standard London minicab drivers are fuming after being asked bizarre questions about life on Mars and the Northern Lights in tests to prove their English skills. New Transport for London rules, set to start in September, will see all taxi and private hire ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Bangkok Post AoT clarifies expulsion of Uber driver from Suvarnabhumi Bangkok Post Airports of Thailand on Sunday defended its expulsion of an Uber taxi driver from Suvarnabhumi airport grounds earlier this week after the incident drew a mixed reaction from city commuters. Suvarnabhumi airport director Sirote Duangrat said the Uber ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider Travis Kalanick is Uber's biggest asset, and now its biggest liability Business Insider In the last week alone, Uber was the subject of a former engineer's high-profile allegations of sexual harassment and a subsequent New York Times investigation detailing a litany of ugly behavior. The company was publicly rebuked by one of its most ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Ars Technica UK Woman: After I rebuffed my Uber driver's advances, he tried to rape me Ars Technica UK Uber has faced numerous similar legal battles in recent years. Last month, a New Jersey man sued the company over an alleged assault that he sustained after his driver apparently refused to take him from Philadelphia back to his hometown, nine miles ... Toxic Uber sued after driver allegedly tried to rape passenger in carThe Register Uber driver allegedly hit on head with bottle by female passengerdailytelegraph.com.au all 6 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New Vision Uber image battered by company culture skids New Vision San Francisco-based Uber acquired commercial transport-focused tech startup Otto last year as it pressed ahead with a pursuit of self-driving technology. Uber 703x422. Accusations of sexism, cut-throat management, and a toxic work environment have Uber ... Uber: We're 'absolutely not' behind smear campaign of former employeeCNNMoney all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNET Report contradicts Uber's explanation of robocar red light slip CNET Remember that taxicab dash-cam video of an Uber robocar running a red light in San Francisco last December? (It's embedded below.) Uber -- which had put the self-driving cars on the streets without first getting a permit -- had said the screwup was due ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC This is the new self-driving company taking on Uber's Otto CNBC Embark, a self-driving trucking startup backed by Maven Ventures, launched out of stealth on Friday with the goal of easing the pains of long-haul trucking. and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Uber employees are chatting with each other about Uber's leadership on anonymous workplace app Blind TechCrunch Uber employees have flocked to an anonymous workplace app called Blind as a sort of catharsis since ex-Uber engineer Susan Fowler Rigetti posted about being propositioned and discriminated against while working for the company, according to Blind's ... Uber says it's not behind the phone calls to investigate Susan Fowler's personal lifeRecode Susan Fowler, the techie taking on UberFinancial Times Engineer who blew lid on Uber's toxic sexist culture now menaced by creepy 'smear campaign'The Register The Independent -Vox -The Guardian -Susan J. Fowler all 223 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber