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WWAY NewsChannel 3 Uber reports 5 million rides in NC WWAY NewsChannel 3 WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Uber says it has completed more than five million rides in North Carolina since launching here two years ago. The company, which uses a mobile app to pair riders and drivers, says it has created more than 23,000 job ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Island Packet The wackiest 'Ubers': A rundown of new 'Uber'-style on-demand services for ... Island Packet Depending on your preferred source, either H.L. Mencken or P.T. Barnum said, "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people." If either gentleman were around today and observed the knockoffs of Uber offering convenient ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Westword Uber Driver Luis Galeano-Bedon Accused of Sex Assault on Sleepy Rider Westword So far this year, however, we've only reported about a couple of Uber-related crimes. One involved a driver as an alleged criminal; Gerald Montgomery was arrested on suspicion of burglarizing a client's home. But in the other, an Uber driver was the ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Android Headlines - Android News Tablelist Wants to be the Uber of Night Clubs Android Headlines - Android News Our smartphones have changed a lot about our daily lives, and it's given birth to some big services like Uber that wouldn't have been possible before, of course we have learned that Google did try something similar before the rise of the mobile web ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Wall Street Journal (blog) The Uber Impact: Taxis Stall, Then Accelerate in San Francisco Wall Street Journal (blog) For San Francisco taxis, Uber Technologies Inc. has been more of a speed bump than a dead-end street. When Uber revved up in its home town of San Francisco three years ago, taxis hit the brakes. The number of people applying for taxi driver licenses ... Opinion: The Uber revolution is liberating — and disturbingMarketWatch Taxi Drivers Are Making A Resurgence In San Francisco Despite Uber's SuccessTech Times Uber deregulation doesn't mean much for traditional Sarasota taxisSarasota Herald-Tribune MTL Blog (blog) -The City Paper Bogota all 9 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Wired.co.uk Uber wants to deliver everything, not just people Wired.co.uk Uber is not a taxi company, it's a delivery company. And whether its cars are moving human beings or, as they are already in the US, physical products (and no, it's not just cats and ice cream), what it's really delivering is information about how to ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

DNAinfo Nearly 160000 Cars Cleared to Drive for Companies Like Uber in Chicago DNAinfo CHICAGO — There are almost 12 times as many cars cleared to be used for companies like Uber and Lyft than there are active taxi licenses in the city of Chicago. Through Oct. 22, the city had on record 156,661 tax emblems, which correspond to a ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

MarketWatch Opinion: The Uber revolution is liberating — and disturbing MarketWatch Uber is a mess of contradictions: the ride-sharing giant is an underdog with a $50 billion valuation; a crusader against oppressive regulation that strong-arms local government officials; a liberating force for the consumer that sometimes endangers its ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Uber's disregard for the law should bring a stiff penalty Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Uber has a corporate plan and mentality to eschew existing laws and rules regarding the provision of demand transportation services throughout the country. It acts first and asks questions later. Uber's mantra is that public need for service allegedly ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CBS Local Uber Driver Arrested On Suspicion Of Sexual Battery Of USC Student CBS Local LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — An Uber driver was arrested Saturday night after a female USC student said the driver groped her as she got out of the car. The incident happened around 9 p.m. The student said that as she exited the car near campus, on ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

13newsnow.com Uber no longer providing service at Norfolk International Airport 13newsnow.com Airport officials want to impose high fees that would make the cost of using Uber at ORF very expensive for riders. These fees would be bad for riders and drivers alike, and would decrease business for our partners at the airport. Despite our effort to ... Uber officially suspends service to Norfolk International AirportWAVY-TV all 2 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

WAVY-TV Uber officially suspends service to Norfolk International Airport WAVY-TV NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Uber has officially notified drivers Sunday that they are suspending services to Norfolk International Airport. This means that pick-ups and drop-offs at the airport are no longer allowed. The company made the decision because ORF ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Chicago Sun-Times Laura Washington: Uber taps into city's South, West sides Chicago Sun-Times “Barack Obama was a black man that lived on the South Side of Chicago, who had his share of troubles catching cabs,” First Lady Michelle Obama said last December in a People magazine interview. Obama doesn't have to worry about that anymore. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Guardian Uber to be legalised in NSW, with compensation for taxi drivers – reports The Guardian Under the changes, Uber drivers would be required to pay a licence fee, while taxi drivers would receive compensation for losing exclusivity, as the value of their plates drops. Taxis would retain the sole rights to use cab ranks, and to be hailed in ... NSW government to legalise Uber in 'inevitable' cab industry reformsDaily Mail Ride-sharing service Uber set to be legalised in NSW9news.com.au Uber wins the taxi war in NSWdailytelegraph.com.au St. Augustine Record -NEWS.com.au all 8 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Will GM Or Ford Launch A Direct Uber Competitor? Seeking Alpha GM, and perhaps Ford, could have the capacity to show an internal Uber competitor within months, and launch service by the end of 2017. New younger management at GM and Ford see the high valuations of next-gen taxi companies (such as Uber), and ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Re/code Capital Gains: Airbnb and India's Uber Each Raise Nine-Figure Funding Rounds Re/code Ola, India's equivalent of Uber, raised $500 million in Series F money from SoftBank Capital, Tiger Global, Chinese Uber competitor Didi Kuaidi and others (BuzzFeed News). Airbnb just closed a $100 million funding round at the same $25.5 billion ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Daily Mail NSW government to legalise Uber in 'inevitable' cab industry reforms Daily Mail The NSW government will legalise ride-sharing service Uber next month in a major reshaping of the taxi industry. Uber drivers will be forced to pay licence fees and undergo stricter background checks, while taxi owners will be compensated for losing ... Ride-sharing service Uber set to be legalised in NSW9news.com.au Uber wins the taxi war in NSWdailytelegraph.com.au Letter: City needs to stop the bullyin of Uber MafiaSt. Augustine Record The Guardian all 7 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Charleston Post Courier Charleston airport board postpones new regulations for Uber, taxis Charleston Post Courier It's back to the drawing board for a Charleston airport panel trying to come up with a fair way to regulate traditional taxi drivers and newcomer Uber. The Charleston County Aviation Authority's board voted unanimously Thursday to postpone action on a ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Guardian Uber is certainly slick, but it's not 'disruptive' The Guardian Disruption, says the Shorter Oxford Dictionary, is “a disrupted condition, disorder; a disrupted part; a rent; a tear” or “the action or an act of disrupting something”. In other words, bad news. Islamic State, for example, specialises in the ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

EDITORIAL: Clark County targets Uber, Lyft drivers with unfair burdens Las Vegas Review-Journal The Nevada Legislature did everything necessary to allow ride-sharing transportation network companies to operate in the state. Now the Clark County Commission is doing all it can to discourage people from working for Uber and Lyft. Drivers for the ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Bellingham Herald Uber ride-sharing service rolls into Bellingham The Bellingham Herald Uber has arrived, and it's already drawn plenty of interest from people who want to be drivers. The ride-hailing company officially launched with a party on Nov. 12 and has more than 70 drivers offering pickups throughout Bellingham and the outlying ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

The Denver Channel Is Uber safe? Background checks examined post-arrest of Denver driver The Denver Channel DENVER - Following the arrest of another Uber driver in Colorado, regulators are investigating whether private background checks are effective. Under state law, ridesharing operations, such as Uber and Lyft, are not required to undergo the same CBI and ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Las Vegas Review-Journal Clark County may backtrack on licenses for Uber, Lyft drivers Las Vegas Review-Journal Clark County is back to square one in its effort to require business licenses for contracted drivers for ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft. County Commission Chairman Steve Sisolak has requested that a license ordinance unanimously approved Tuesday ... Uber banned from ORFWAVY-TV In plan legalizing Uber, Miami-Dade mayor wants taxi apps, tooMiami Herald The Uber Airport Rules for 11 Major Cities in the USLifehacker New York Business Journal -KTNV Las Vegas -Los Angeles Times all 109 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Huffington Post Uber Driver Charged With Sexually Assaulting Unconscious Woman Huffington Post WASHINGTON -- The Denver district attorney charged an Uber driver on Wednesday with two counts of sexual assault, accusing him of violating an unconscious 24-year-old woman and following her and a friend to their hotel room. The driver was classified ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

GeekWire Uber sued by former worker seeking at least $44M on behalf of all Washington ... GeekWire The class action lawsuit, which originated last month in Washington state District Court but was transferred to federal court this week, seeks at least $44.5 million in damages on behalf of the more than 15,000 people who have driven for Uber in ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber