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WLS-TV Uber tests color coded cars WLS-TV Uber tests color coded cars. You need Flash to watch this video.Sorry, your browser doesn't support Flash, needs a Flash update, or has Flash disabled. Uber tests color coded cars. Ride- sharing company Uber is testing a new color code technology to ... Uber has a colorful new way to prevent awkward car mixupsThe Verge GMB union criticises Uber for making drivers offer journey-sharingThe Guardian Uber's Bright Idea: Windshield LEDs So You Can Spot The Right CarHuffington Post Telegraph.co.uk -CBS Local -Tech Times all 186 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Quartz Uber just notched a win in Florida Quartz Two Uber drivers in Florida are independent contractors, not employees, the state's Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) said on Dec. 3. Add that to the win column for Uber, which has been canvassing the US to convince judges, regulators, and ... State Says Uber Drivers Are Independent ContractorsCBS Local Florida Uber Drivers Declared Independent Contractors, Not EmployeesNew Times Broward-Palm Beach State issues final order on employment classification for Uber driversSouth Florida Business Journal (blog) ActionNewsJax.com all 42 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC Some Dems don't get us: Ex-Obama-turned-Uber aide CNBC Uber needs to do a better job of explaining the benefits of the ride-hailing service to Democratic politicians who run many of America's cities, said David Plouffe, chief advisor and board member at Uber. Plouffe left politics last year after serving ... Uber policy advisor David Plouffe calls proposed Seattle ordinance to unionize ...GeekWire all 2 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Forbes Uber's Newest Tussle: Trying To Revive 11 Rejected Patents Forbes Uber hates it when angry taxi drivers, tradition-bound regulators — or anyone, really — tries to slow down the global spread of its wildly popular ride-sharing services. Apparently that feisty spirit extends even to the San Francisco company's ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber Pool: Why Drivers And Passengers Don't Like It LAist I'm Lexus Jones. I have a regular full-time job but on the weekends and occasional weeknights I drive for Uber. Over the last couple of years I have driven over 2,000 trips for Uber. At first I drove on the UberX platform. Now I drive a luxury car on ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Forbes At $68 Billion Valuation, Uber Will Be Bigger Than GM, Ford, And Honda Forbes As Uber plans a $2.1 billion funding round that would bring its total capital raised to almost $10 billion, the ride-hailing app is hoping to fetch a valuation as high as $68 billion. That's a significant jump from the $52 billion earlier this year ... Uber's rumored valuation bigger than most economies on EarthCNET Uber is now more valuable than Ford, GM, and a bunch of huge public companiesBusiness Insider Is Uber really worth $62.5 billion?Road Warrior Voices all 19 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber transportation bill starts rolling in House Tallahassee.com TALLAHASSEE — A revived proposal that would prevent local governments from regulating popular app-based transportation services, such as Uber and Lyft, picked up its first victory Wednesday in the Florida House. However, the proposal (HB 509) ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

South Florida Business Journal (blog) State issues final order on employment classification for Uber drivers South Florida Business Journal (blog) “The department finds that the drivers at issue here — providers of transportation services through the Uber software application — are independent contractors, not employees, and are therefore not entitled to file for unemployment insurance in Florida. Florida Uber Drivers Declared Independent Contractors, Not EmployeesNew Times Broward-Palm Beach State: Uber drivers are independent contractorsPensacola News Journal Florida: Uber Drivers Not Entitled to Jobless BenefitsWCTV Local 10 all 37 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Mashable Uber driver convicted in Australian state in latest blow to firm's expansion plans Reuters Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] spokeswoman Katie Curran said the company was disappointed by the decision and would continue to support Brenner in his appeal, as well its 6,000 UberX drivers in Melbourne and the nearby Geelong region. Court ruling could make Uber illegal in Australian stateMashable Uber Encourages Voting, Gets to Lawmakers via Patrons' Mobile PhonesGovernment Technology Uber Belfast: Taxi app giant to launch on December 11Belfast Telegraph Herald Sun -South China Morning Post (subscription) -BBC News all 43 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Seattle Times No Uber union needed, says former Obama aide David Plouffe The Seattle Times The political tactician who ran Barack Obama's first presidential campaign is in Seattle this week on a very different mission: to promote Uber, the app-based ride-dispatch company whose drivers a Seattle City council member wants to help unionize. The Morning News: Uber Exec in Town, Woman Killed After Being Hit by Metro Bus ...TheStranger.com (blog) How should Uber be regulated?Phys.Org With narrow vote, Uber and Lyft secure their place in PortlandOregonLive.com Willamette Week -kgw.com -The Consumerist all 111 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Atlanta Journal Constitution Uber driver recounts nearly 3 hours spent driving shooting suspects Atlanta Journal Constitution Uber driver Shawn McCastle knew something was strange within minutes of picking up three men at a Conyers Waffle House. “I've never had a Uber trip where the person didn't know where they were going,” McCastle told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Uber Driver Leads Police to Armed RobbersFOX 5 Atlanta Uber driver calls 911 while driving robbery suspectsWSB Atlanta all 5 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNET Uber's rumored valuation bigger than most economies on Earth CNET That's what we learned Thursday when rumors began flying that Uber is raising over $2 billion, increasing its value to more than $62.5 billion. That's with a "B." In other words, Uber and its investors at least think it's worth more than the individual ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch Uber's $2.1B Series G Could Give The Company A Post-Money Valuation Of Up To $65B TechCrunch Uber, the on-demand transportation company that has amassed around $10 billion in funding to date, is raising once more. This time, it is looking to to $2.1 billion, in a Series G round that could value the company has high as $64.6 billion if all the ... At $68 Billion Valuation, Uber Will Be Bigger Than GM, Ford, And HondaForbes Uber's rumored valuation bigger than most economies on EarthCNET Uber is now more valuable than Ford, GM, and a bunch of huge public companiesBusiness Insider all 21 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Times Uber Valuation Put at $62.5 Billion After a New Investment Round New York Times Once completed, the investment will value the company at $62.5 billion, according to three people briefed on the plans, securing Uber's place as the world's most valuable private start-up. Tiger Global Management participated in the newest round, led ... The new global anti-Uber alliance: Ola, Lyft, Didi Kuaidi and GrabTaxi agree ...Quartz Uber said to seek $2.1B in funding to raise valueSalt Lake Tribune Uber rivals in pact covering half of world's populationCNBC TechCrunch -Wall Street Journal -Forbes -Bloomberg all 343 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

USA TODAY Uber now valued at $62B after new $2B raise USA TODAY SAN FRANCISCO - Ride-hailing giant Uber has raised $2.1 billion in its latest round of funding, which brings the six-year-old company's total raise to more than $10 billion and its valuation to $62 billion, according to a Bloomberg News report citing ... Uber reportedly raising even more cash for an eye-popping $62.5 billion valuationThe Verge Uber Is Raising Another $2 Billion At New Valuation Up To $68 BillionForbes Lyft Joins With Asian Rivals to Compete With UberNew York Times Wall Street Journal -Business Insider -TIME all 54 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Bloomberg Uber Is Now Valued Higher Than 80% of the Companies in the S&P 500 Bloomberg Uber is raising more money, and the new valuation will make it larger than stalwarts of the S&P 500, including Dow Chemical, BlackRock, and Netflix. Bloomberg's Eric Newcomer earlier reported that the car-booking startup is looking to raise as much as ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Times The new global anti-Uber alliance: Ola, Lyft, Didi Kuaidi and GrabTaxi agree ... Quartz In a move that might hit Uber's business in Asia and the US, four of the ride-sharing service's biggest competitors—Lyft, Ola, Didi Kuaidi, and GrabTaxi—have entered into a partnership. Starting next year, the four companies will allow users to book ... Uber Valuation Put at $62.5 Billion After a New Investment RoundNew York Times As Uber Seeks Another $2 Billion, Its Rivals Form AllianceFast Company Uber's $2.1B Series G Could Give The Company A Post-Money Valuation Of Up To $65BTechCrunch Wall Street Journal -CNBC -Forbes -Bloomberg all 407 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber Driver "On Something" Whisks Passengers On Wild Ride Through Closed ... Gothamist Two co-workers at a Manhattan-based PR firm say their Uber driver sped them through a closed entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel early Thursday morning en route to Hoboken, narrowly missing a construction vehicle parked in his path. Port Authority officials ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Times Lyft Joins With Asian Rivals to Compete With Uber New York Times The anti-Uber global alliance of ride-hailing companies has now officially taken shape. On Thursday, Lyft, a ride-hailing start-up based in the United States, announced a coalition with GrabTaxi, Ola and Didi Kuaidi, three of the largest ride-hailing ... At $68 Billion Valuation, Uber Will Be Bigger Than GM, Ford, And HondaForbes As Uber Seeks Another $2 Billion, Its Rivals Form AllianceFast Company The new global anti-Uber alliance: Ola, Lyft, Didi Kuaidi and GrabTaxi agree ...Quartz CNBC -Entrepreneur -TechCrunch -Bloomberg all 363 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Orlando Sentinel Florida reverses ruling on Uber's labor model Local 10 As the San Francisco based-company expands the reach of its smartphone app, disoriented Uber drivers -- who can end up paying about $1,000 a month to connect with Uber app users -- continue to face hurdles in Florida. Former Uber drivers cannot collect ... Florida: Uber drivers can't get jobless benefitsOrlando Sentinel DEO rules Uber drivers are independent contractors for employment purposesFlorida Politics (blog) Florida: Uber drivers are independent contractors, not employeesWJHG-TV Tampa Bay Business Journal all 9 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The News Herald Uber transportation bill starts rolling in House The News Herald “If you can't compete,” Slosberg added, “either get your cabs to get on that Uber app, or else sell your cabs.” The proposal, which has not drawn a Senate companion bill, would set insurance requirements for transportation-service drivers while they ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Verge Angry French Uber drivers have created their own Uber The Verge For months, it seemed as if taxi unions and regulations would pose the biggest threat to Uber's expansion in France. Widespread protests crippled major cities earlier this year, and a recent court ruling forced Uber to shutter its UberPop low-cost ... Uber's API Now Lets Other Apps Add A “Ride Request Button”, But Not ...TechCrunch Uber drivers, riders trying to save lives this monthKVUE Uber launches taxi-hailing button for third-party appsReuters Refinery29 -Mobile World Live -Bloomberg -Uber Developer Blog all 136 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Zacks.com Will Uber Be The Hottest IPO of 2016? Zacks.com An upcoming IPO for Uber would be massive, as the company is currently valued at an amazing $51 billion after a total of seven rounds of funding worth $7.4 billion since its launch. And thanks to Uber's structure—a unique combination of transportation ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Phys.Org How should Uber be regulated? Phys.Org For two days in November, taxi drivers didn't pick up any weary travelers leaving Mineta San Jose Airport. Instead they drove past, honking, and hoping their strike would persuade city leaders to make ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft follow ... Uber Carpooling Service To Begin Without Airport PermissionWABE 90.1 FM Uber, Lyft will continue operating in Portlandkgw.com With narrow vote, Uber and Lyft secure their place in PortlandOregonLive.com Las Vegas Review-Journal -The Consumerist -Willamette Week all 98 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Verge Uber has a colorful new way to prevent awkward car mixups The Verge In an effort to eliminate these mixups, Uber is rolling out a new, color-coded technology called SPOT. The company is providing the devices, which appear to be long, thin LED lights, to drivers to attach to the inside of their windshield. After a rider ... Uber says pick a color to find your rideCNET Uber wants to make sure you never get in the wrong car againQuartz Uber Makes It Easier to Spot Your RideABC News TIME -Macworld -Huffington Post -Uber all 134 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber