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FRANCE 24 Uber drivers to blockade Paris airports on Friday FRANCE 24 Travellers flying in and out of Paris Friday should expect severe disruptions with Uber drivers planning to blockade both the Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports from 4am. Passengers should make plans to use the public transport system rather than ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

9 to 5 Mac Uber iOS app said to be tracking some customer locations weeks after their last trips 9 to 5 Mac Uber recently changed the behaviour of its app so that it continued to track the location of customers for an additional five minutes after they were dropped off. The move appeared to be to prevent driver fraud, by preventing drivers claiming that a ... Uber just added Snapchat filters and friend locators to its app - The ...The Verge Uber's Latest Update Is Even Creepier Than Its Last OneGizmodo Uber turns your friends into destinationsEngadget Daily Mail -NPR -Mashable -Uber all 68 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

VICE News NYC says it needs Uber's data to make passengers safer. So why is Uber fighting back? VICE News The New York City government wants ride-hailing giant Uber to provide information about where its drivers drop passengers off in order to better measure and combat the problem of “driver fatigue.” But Uber, citing concerns about consumer privacy, doesn ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

VICE News NYC says it needs Uber's data to make passengers safer. So why isn't Uber complying? VICE News The New York City government wants ride-hailing giant Uber to provide information about where its drivers drop passengers off in order to better measure and combat the problem of “driver fatigue.” Uber, citing concerns about consumer privacy, doesn't ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Manchester Evening News How you can get a free Uber taxi ride home this Christmas Eve Manchester Evening News Beer company Budweiser will give you a free taxi in Manchester on Christmas Eve this year. Do you need Uber to get your free ride? Do you have to be a new customer to Uber? Here's everything you need to know. Share. ByJames AndrewsMatthew Cooper. How can you get a free Uber home on Christmas Eve and how is Budweiser involved?The Sun all 14 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Independent Uber and Budweiser team up to give you free Christmas Eve ride home The Independent Beer brand Budweiser and taxi service Uber are offering people a great Christmas present this year – a free ride home. The companies teamed up to get “the nation home safely” on December 24 by offering everyone in the UK a free taxi ride home. How can you get a free Uber home on Christmas Eve and how is Budweiser involved?The Sun How you can get a free Uber taxi ride home this Christmas EveManchester Evening News all 14 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Wall Street Journal Uber's Drive Into India Relies on Raw Recruits Wall Street Journal NEW DELHI—How do you train a million new Uber drivers in a country where most people have never driven a car, tapped on a smartphone or even used an online map? Uber Technologies Inc. faces that daunting task as it tries to avoid its fate in China, ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Reuters Uber launches electric fleet of Teslas in Madrid The Verge In its battles with local government, Uber is happy to burnish its green credentials when it thinks doing so will help it curry favor. In Madrid, where the taxi service was banned until March this year for its use of unlicensed drivers, Uber recently ... Uber launches first electric car fleet in MadridReuters all 7 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Sun How can you get a free Uber home on Christmas Eve and how is Budweiser involved? The Sun UBER is offering free rides home for customers who are out partying on Christmas Eve. The cab company has decided to get into the Christmas spirit and treat new and old customers to a free trip home. The cab company has decided to get into the ... How you can get a free Uber taxi ride home this Christmas EveManchester Evening News all 14 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Jakarta Post Uber Indonesia opens Malang service Jakarta Post Online based-transportation service provider Uber has just announced that it is now operating in Malang, East Java, starting Wednesday. The first service to arrive in the city is the provider's basic private car taxi service, UberX. To support the ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Wall Street Journal Uber Ends Self-Driving Car Test in San Francisco Wall Street Journal Uber Technologies Inc. on Wednesday relented in a public battle with California regulators over self-driving cars, halting a test program in San Francisco after the state revoked the registration of the vehicles involved. Uber started the experiment a ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

BBC News Uber halts California self-driving cars test BBC News But authorities had threatened legal action if Uber did not obtain a special permit to test the cars. Uber argues that because they came with a safety driver and are not fully autonomous, the permit was not needed. "We're now looking at where we can ... Witness says self-driving Uber ran red light on its own, disputing Uber's claimsThe Guardian Uber has removed its self-driving cars from San Francisco roadsCNBC Uber's self-driving cars taken off San Francisco roadsWired.co.uk Wall Street Journal -TechCrunch -Sky News -The Guardian all 176 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber Suspends Its Self-Driving Car Test in San Francisco Fortune After a week-long battle with California regulators, Uber is suspending its self-driving car test in San Francisco, the company said on Wednesday. “We have stopped our self-driving pilot in California as the DMV has revoked the registrations for our ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Mashable It's official: Uber doesn't want any heavy petting in the backseat please Mashable Like its drivers, Uber passengers get rated out of five stars, but the rideshare service has been relatively tightlipped until now about why riders might get marked down or lose access to trips all together. On Thursday, the company released its new ... Uber releases list of inappropriate behaviour ahead of ChristmasDaily Mail Uber app update warns riders ahead of NYE festivities9news.com.au all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Lifehacker Remains of the Day: You Can Now Ask Uber to Take You to a Person Instead of a Place Lifehacker “People are the new places,” says Uber. First you sync your contacts, and then you can request the app to take you to a specific person. The request then goes to your contact, and if they approve, it sends their current location to Uber. A little ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Engadget Uber turns your friends into destinations Engadget Most of the time, setting a place as your ridesharing destination works just fine. But what if you just want to meet up with a particular person, wherever they happen to be? Uber thinks it can help: it's updating its app with the option of making ... Uber's Latest Update Is Even Creepier Than Its Last OneGizmodo Uber just added Snapchat filters and friend locators to its appThe Verge Uber lets you set a friend as your destination and will tell them if you're running lateDaily Mail Mashable -NPR -VentureBeat -Uber all 44 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Gizmodo Uber's Latest Update Is Even Creepier Than Its Last One Gizmodo Both features—integration with Snapchat and the ability to “Uber to a person”—are part of a broad app overhaul. But while the added Snapchat capabilities are pretty straightforward—you can now further annoy your fellow passengers and driver by ... Uber turns your friends into destinationsEngadget Uber just added Snapchat filters and friend locators to its appThe Verge Uber lets you set a friend as your destination and will tell them if you're running lateDaily Mail NPR -Mashable -TechCrunch -Uber all 46 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Express.co.uk Smart self-driving Uber cars just hit another MAJOR snag Express.co.uk Uber has revealed that its smart vehicles, which were launched across San Francisco last week, are unable to stick to road laws when it comes to some other road users. This has led to questions about how close technology companies really are to ... Uber is hiding everything it can from users and investors who deserve to know the factsMarketWatch Uber, California DMV and Attorney General's office to meet on WednesdayTechCrunch Uber self-driving cars found to pose risk to cyclistsCycling Weekly The Guardian -Telegraph.co.uk -SFGate -Uber all 216 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Week UK Uber racks up £1.6bn losses so far this year The Week UK "We have received hundreds of inquiries from Uber drivers who are unhappy with their working conditions and are interested in bringing a claim for back pay of holiday pay and back pay of the national minimum wage," says Annie Powell, an employment ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber just added Snapchat filters and friend locators to its app The Verge Last month, Uber unveiled a totally redesigned and streamlined version of its app that featured a cleaner interface and way less confusion around which service to request. The company also promised to add a couple of new things: a Snapchat filter and ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

RT Uber overcharges customer by $28k, blames 'glitch' RT One woman said her bank flagged a charge of $28,639 from the taxi hire company earlier this month, with Uber revealing that she was one of a small number of customers affected, adding that its engineers are working to ensure it doesn't happen again. Uber Tried to Charge a Philadelphia Woman More Than $28000 for a RideFortune Uber says Philly woman's $28600 authorization hold was a computer glitchUPI.com Uber Customers Hit With $28000 Ride Thanks To 'Computer Glitch': ReportJalopnik New York Post -The Consumerist -WCTI12.com all 16 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune Uber and Other Ride-Hailing Companies Praising This New Policy in India Fortune “This is an important milestone in the development of ride-sharing in India, and one that will help the industry better serve riders, drivers and cities in the years ahead,” said Amit Jain, president of Uber India. “While there are concerns on price ... and more » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Guardian Witness says self-driving Uber ran red light on its own, disputing Uber's claims The Guardian The self-driving car – which Uber introduced without permits, as part of a testing program that California has deemed illegal – accelerated into an intersection while the light was still red and while the automation technology was clearly controlling ... Uber brilliantly sets self-driving battle at permission, not existenceTechCrunch Uber self-driving cars found to pose risk to cyclistsCycling Weekly Uber's self-driving cars labelled 'not ready for streets' after they are found to cut across cycle lanesTelegraph.co.uk Fortune -MarketWatch -PC Magazine -Uber all 203 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Metro Uber offers free rides for Christmas Eve 2016 Metro We're pretty sure you're already well and truly into the Christmas spirit with less than five days to go. But just in case you weren't in the Christmassy mood, Uber's gone and given us an early pressie. Budweiser offers Christmas Eve boozers a free Uber homeCampaignLive all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CampaignLive Budweiser offers Christmas Eve boozers a free Uber home CampaignLive It has been offering free rides worth up to £15 throughout December, but only to new Uber users. Between 4pm and midnight on 24 December, though, anyone will be able to take advantage of the discount. Steph Okell, marketing manager, Budweiser UK, ... Uber offers free rides for Christmas Eve 2016Metro all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber