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The Verge Uber is about to go to war with Seamless in 10 major US cities The Verge Uber plans on launching a full food delivery service in 10 US cities in the coming weeks, according to The Wall Street Journal. The company will introduce a dedicated mobile app, UberEats, for customers in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, ... Uber Prepares Meal-Delivery Service for 10 US CitiesWall Street Journal Uber To Take On Postmates, DoorDash With Expanded Meal Delivery ServiceFortune Uber to launch standalone meal delivery app in 10 cities, including SeattleGeekWire TechCrunch -MarketWatch -The Next Web all 51 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Miami Herald Pro-Uber bill wins early vote in Miami-Dade after foe stands down Miami Herald Uber won a legislative showdown before it began Wednesday as its leading foe on the Miami-Dade County Commission withdrew proposed rules that the ride-hailing company aggressively opposed. After Chairman Jean Monestime's surprise move, ... Dade Commissioners Okay Uber, Lyft RestrictionsCBS Local Anti-Uber Bill Dropped After Uber Threatens to Pull Out of Miami-DadeMiami New Times Uber Claims Win at Miami-Dade Commission MeetingNBC 6 South Florida 7Online WSVN-TV -South Florida Business Journal -WCSH-TV all 26 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Verge Uber will be the exclusive ride-hail app of Super Bowl 50 The Verge Uber is reportedly plunking down as much as $500,000 to become the exclusive ride-hail service of Super Bowl 50, according to Quartz. As part of the deal, Uber will have its own pick-up and drop-off zones at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Super Bowl Fans Will Be Able To Take An Uber to the ChampionshipFortune Uber is allowed at Super Bowl for the first timeKVUE Super Bowl ticketholders will be able to use Uber before, after big gameTurn to 10 all 10 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNET Uber rejoices as 'bonkers' London rules get kicked to the curb CNET That decision followed a public consultation on a range of proposals, some of which might have imposed hardships on Uber, including a five-minute minimum wait time between booking a car and starting a journey. The proposals elicited 16,000 responses. Big Win For Uber In London As Regulator Drops Major Rule ChangesTechCrunch Uber avoids car pick-up app restrictions in LondonBBC News Uber Avoids London Regulations It Said Would Be the 'End of Uber'Wall Street Journal (blog) BuzzFeed News -Financial Times -International Business Times all 102 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CBC.ca Disability Rights Advocate Files Discrimination Complaint Against Uber BuzzFeed News “Uber claims to accept wheelchair accessible vehicles in its service, but provides no requirements, guidelines, incentives, or encouragements to do so,” the complaint reads. “Uber partners with local dealerships to rent or lease vehicles to potential ... Uber and taxis compete for every rider - including, finally, wheelchair usersCBC.ca all 2 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Reuters Uber's Kalanick says working with Airbus on helicopter service Reuters MUMBAI Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] is working with Airbus Group SE to provide on-demand helicopter services, Uber co-founder and chief executive Travis Kalanick said on Tuesday. "The point is if you can push a button and can get a ride, then why ... Uber could double investment if returns are good, says CEO Travis KalanickEconomic Times Uber could double investment in India if returns are good, says CEO Travis ...Daily News & Analysis Subsidy and cash burn are ideas that originated in China: Uber bossBusiness Standard Times of India all 126 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Sun Sentinel Let Uber pull out of Miami-Dade: The company will return, bet on it Sun Sentinel Like Broward, Uber needs Miami-Dade and Palm Beach County. Uber is lesser-than unless it covers all of South Florida. And given the profits up for grabs locally in the new taxi era, an Uber competitor would eventually pop up and move in to take ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Forbes De Blasio Surrenders To Uber Forbes After a nearly two-month delay, Mayor Bill de Blasio's office on Friday released its study on Uber and other for-hire vehicle (or ridesharing) companies. The mayor's report does not support his previously-proposed one percent cap on the annual growth ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fast Company Uber Plans To Be In 100 Cities In China By The End Of The Year Fast Company Uber China, the ride-sharing company's unit in the Asian powerhouse, is set to experience massive expansion this year, reports TechCrunch. Currently Uber is available in 22 cities in the most populous country on the planet, but that number is set to ... Uber Makes First Big Expansion In China As It Aims To Reach 100 Cities In 2016TechCrunch all 13 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Sun Herald Ocean Springs is talking Uber The Sun Herald OCEAN SPRINGS -- The mayor had an Uber experience in Savannah, Ga., recently, and now she wants the city to consider courting the service. It's on the agenda for Tuesday night's Board of Aldermen meeting and two aldermen are already interested in ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

KXAN.com Uber doubles minimum fares during rideshare battle KXAN.com This is real simple, Uber's drivers are starting to drive for Lyft more as Lyft has had a 5 dollar minimum trip for a long time. Austin has allot of short trips with people bar hopping downtown, which is very unprofitable for the drivers when you make ... Petition to quash Uber, Lyft rules secures slew of signaturesAustin Business Journal Uber, Lyft could face fingerprint-based background checksUT The Daily Texan Uber raises minimum fares in AustinKVUE all 15 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

NPR In The Battle Between Lyft And Uber, The Focus Is On Drivers NPR Hundreds of thousands of people drive for Uber in the U.S. The ride-hailing company has had high-profile fights in courts and city halls over the status of these drivers: Are they employees or contractors? Can they unionize? A fight that's gotten far ... Legalizing Lyft, Uber: The Pa. House should pass the ride-share billPittsburgh Post-Gazette all 50 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Huffington Post Remember The Taco Bell Exec Who Beat Up The Uber Driver? Now, He's Suing! Huffington Post A former Taco Bell executive who was filmed appearing to drunkenly attack his Uber driver in a violent video that went viral last fall is reportedly now suing for $5 million. In Benjamin Golden's countersuit against former driver Edward Caban, the 32 ... Man who attacked Uber driver while drunk files $5-million lawsuitLos Angeles Times Attacker sues Uber driver he beat up, demanding $5 millionCBS News Calif. man charged with hitting Uber driver sues driverWCVB Boston Telegraph.co.uk -WLS-TV all 48 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Confidential Uber docs reveal company lost $1 Billion in first 6 months of 2015 Road Warrior Voices Leaked documents prepared by Uber, but never meant for the public's eyes, reveal the company lost a staggering $987.2 Million in the first six months of 2015. That figure is nearly 50% larger than Uber's entire annual losses for 2014. But just as the ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Los Angeles Times Uber partners with Airbus for Sundance helicopter rides Los Angeles Times Uber spokeswoman Taylor Patterson told The Times that the chopper rides will operate between Salt Lake City Airport and a helicopter landing pad in Park City, a journey that will take approximately 15 minutes. During Sundance, the service will be ... Airbus and Uber will preview on-demand helicopter rides at Sundance Film FestivalGeekWire Airbus Working With Uber to Provide On-Demand Helicopter FlightsGizmodo Uber Partners With Airbus for On-Demand Helicopter RidesNBCNews.com My Fox Boston -The Denver Post -Tech Times all 128 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Reuters Taxi drivers in Hungary demand Uber to be shut down Reuters BUDAPEST Taxi drivers in Hungary's capital demonstrated on Monday against ride-hailing service Uber, whose growing popularity they find unpalatable amid new regulations setting a fixed tariff for traditional taxi firms that is higher than Uber's. Taxis ... Taxis in Budapest block traffic, demand ban on UberU.S. News & World Report Taxi Drivers Shut Down The City Demanding Uber To Be Banned In BudapestJalopnik all 138 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch London's Black Cabs Turn To Crowdfunding To Fight Uber TechCrunch The battle between London's black cabs and upstart incomer Uber has been a relatively subdued affair thus far — aside from the odd scuffle and some roadblocking demonstrations last year. Not for Brits the violent displays of anger seen over the ... Cabbies look to raise £600000 to contest Uber's London licenceEngadget London cabbies are crowdfunding a £600k fight against Uber but it won't be enoughThe Next Web Group rattles tin in bid to snatch TfL licence from Uber's pawThe Register Metro -Evening Standard all 15 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber passenger says driver sexually assaulted him LA Daily News LOS ANGELES — Uber is being sued by a passenger who alleges he was sexually assaulted by a male driver. Damian Becerra filed the lawsuit Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging sexual assault and battery, false imprisonment, intentional ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CBS News California man sues Uber driver he punched CBS News The incident was infamously captured on video, where former Taco Bell executive Benjamin Golden can be seen attacking an Uber driver. Golden has sued the driver for $5 million, claiming the video was recorded without his consent, a newspaper reported ... Former Taco Bell executive sues Uber driver he attacked for $5MWTVD-TV Fired Taco Bellman Benjamin Allen Golden Sues Uber Driver Edward CabanOC Weekly Drunk Taco Bell Exec Who Attacked an Uber Driver is Now Suing Him For $5 MillionNextShark PerezHilton.com all 25 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

WSPA.com Uber driver off the job, charged for 'fake puke' WSPA.com TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – An Uber driver is off the job after multiple customers complained about fraudulent cleanup fees. 8 On Your Side reported about one case Wednesday night. A second customer stepped forward to 8 On Your Side, saying he too was ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

WSPA.com Uber driver off the job after he charged for 'fake puke' WSPA.com Uber driver Karim Amrani sits in his car parked near the San Francisco International Airport parking area in San Francisco, Wednesday, July 15, 2015. In the three months ended in June, Uber overtook taxis as the most expensed form of ground ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Daily News Bill takes us for a ride on Uber New York Daily News After suppressing the document for two months, City Hall on Friday released Mayor de Blasio's study of Uber's impact on traffic congestion. Call it a $2 million botched hit job. In July, de Blasio called for limiting growth of the smartphone-powered ... Gridlock Guy: Are Uber, Lyft decreasing metro traffic?Atlanta Journal Constitution Uber notches win over New York CItyCNBC Uber Won't Face Limits on Surge Pricing Under NYC Council LegislationWall Street Journal Christian Science Monitor -The Verge -Quartz all 75 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

StreetWise Journal Uber China Raises $1 Billion+ StreetWise Journal This brings the total value of Uber China to well over $8 Billion. This confirms positive things are in store for the long-term prospects of Uber in China, despite the current economic slowdown creating turmoil in the markets. Uber did confirm, however ... Uber's India learning: 'You can bend reality but you can't break it'Times of India Here's what Uber CEO Travis Kalanick thinks about Indian start-up ecosystemDaily News & Analysis Uber's Kalanick: India's payment system prompted a change in operationsReuters YourStory.com -Moneycontrol.com all 85 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNYcentral.com 'Uber for trucks' making its start in Syracuse CNYcentral.com SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Buying anything from lumber to a new grill can bring extra stress if you only own a sedan or smaller SUV. How do you get your purchase home? A Camillus man feels he has finally found the answer via an App called "Trexx" Think of it as ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

SFGate Lyft lowers ride prices to compete with Uber SFGate The war for your ride-sharing dollars continues as Lyft said it would lower prices for riders. The move came a week after Uber announced its own price cuts and cited the "winter slump" in rides as the reason behind slashing prices in cities including ... Regulators Should Favor Lyft And Uber, Not Taxis For Safety ReasonsTechCrunch To Protect Its Turf, Lyft Follows Uber in Cutting PricesRe/code Silicon Valley's largest taxi company just became the first high-profile ...Business Insider VentureBeat -BuzzFeed News -The Next Web all 31 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber