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Toledo Blade Uber, Lyft thriving but unregulated by Toledo Toledo Blade A little more than a year after the ride-sharing company Uber began operating in Toledo, city officials and owners of traditional taxicab companies have questions about whether the service is properly regulated. Uber, which generally avoids the fees, ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Boston Herald Boston co. offers cheaper fares, better pay than Uber Boston Herald A stealthy new Boston ride-hailing company has quietly launched a competitor to Uber and Lyft in the Hub, hoping to take on the billion-dollar behemoths by promising cheaper fares for riders and more money for drivers. Fasten — which began operating ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

NBCNews.com Who Needs a New Car When You Have Uber? NBCNews.com Auto sales in the U.S. for September came in at their highest monthly level since 2005 according to Autodata, displaying strength in a major consumer category. Yet according to new survey, the rise in popularity of ride-sharing app Uber is already ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNBC Auto industry's new threat is...Uber?: Survey CNBC Auto sales in the U.S. for September came in at their highest monthly level since 2005 according to Autodata, displaying strength in a major consumer category. Yet according to new survey, the rise in popularity of ride-sharing app Uber is already ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

KOMO News Seattle Lyft, Uber drivers one step closer to unionizing KOMO News According to Uber, "the proposed ordinance essentially characterizes taxicab, for-hire, and TNC drivers in Seattle as employees and then purports to set out rules to permit and govern those drivers' collective bargaining with taxicab, for-hire, and ... Bid to unionize Uber, Lyft advancesThe Seattle Times all 3 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

WBUR In Fight Against Uber, Can Apps Give Boston Taxis A Lift? WBUR BOSTON The local taxi industry is hoping an app of their own will give cabbies a new tool in their fight against Uber and Lyft, though taxi advocates say regulations still keep them from a level playing field. The first technology coming to the area is ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Los Angeles Times It's confirmed: Uber lets you drink more Los Angeles Times How often have you changed your mind about ordering a second glass -- or a second bottle -- of wine, worried about driving home? (As often as necessary, hopefully.) I was contemplating the same question recently, sipping a glass of wine at a DTLA ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Uber-cabbie battlefield moves to City Hall Crain's Chicago Business The battle for equality between the taxi industry and ride-booking firms continued today when Chicago cabbies and Uber drivers flooded City Hall for a hearing over new fees and policies. The Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection's ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Chicago Tribune Open the airports to Uber Chicago Tribune But the city can't keep Uber and the others out of the airports forever, and it shouldn't try. Consumers want the ride-share option. It's no secret that some of them have already devised clever workarounds to get an airport pickup. It's time for ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Business Insider The socialist case for Uber Business Insider Uber operates exactly the way I just described it, but instead of "PeopleCar" it has an unfortunate Nietzschean moniker which makes it sound like it is run by Nazis. It was founded by a shamelessly aggressive Ayn Rand fan named Travis Kalanick. He is ... Uber has challenged the taxi industry and it's too late to apply the brakesThe Guardian Uber says TfL cab proposals 'against public interest'BBC News Rideshare application Uber explains reasons for not picking up users from airportsDaily Mail The American Conservative -Toronto Star -Dispatch Times all 121 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

TechCrunch The Fight Against Uber Is Getting Violent In Brazil TechCrunch Rio de Janeiro's Mayor Eduardo Paes signed a bill yesterday banning Uber in the host city of the 2016 Olympics, and São Paulo is also on the verge of banning the service for operating as an unregulated transportation service. Uber has over 5,000 ... Rio de Janeiro Bans Uber's ServiceWall Street Journal Rio de Janeiro becomes first city in Brazil to ban UberThe Guardian Battle Against Uber In Brazil Gets Out of ControlGazette Review Mid Columbia Tri City Herald all 152 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Microsoft, Google make peace; Uber wins trial delay; a look at Amazon Flex Washington Post Uber won an interim victory in France after a Paris court granted a nearly five-month delay in a trial of Uber executives. “Brushing off a complaint by the Paris prosecutor that Uber's requests were simply delay tactics, Judge Cecile Louis-Loyant ruled ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Huffington Post Uber Didn't Show Up, So What's With This Bill? Huffington Post Latonya Holloway calls Uber for a pickup. But when it doesn't show up, she's charged anyway. Is there any hope for a refund? Question: I recently called Uber for a pickup. I waited for the driver but he never came. Uber charged me $55 anyway. Can you ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

San Francisco Examiner Uber misses data deadline San Francisco Examiner Finding a way to share some data, though, is key to potential partnerships between these private companies and public transit agencies, transit analysts and company officials said. Uber missed a major deadline from state regulators to hand over data ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Daily News Uber driver strikes woman, 4 kids on Bronx sidewalk, critically injuring 8 ... New York Daily News An off-duty Uber driver plowed into a woman and four children, critically injuring a girl, on a Bronx sidewalk as they waited for a school bus Wednesday, police and witnesses said. Jianerys Heredia, 34, and her son, 5, and daughter, 8, were hit by the ... Out-of-control Uber driver hits FOUR children and leaves a 34-year-old woman ...Daily Mail all 10 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNNMoney Uber just got banned in Brazil's second-biggest city CNNMoney The Rio ban deals yet another blow to Uber, the U.S.-based taxi-hailing app, which has run into plenty of problems at home and abroad. Taxi drivers in multiple countries have gone on strike, frustrated with what they say is a decrease in business ... Rio de Janeiro Bans Uber's ServiceWall Street Journal Rio Becomes First Brazilian City to Ban Use of UberVoice of America Rio de Janeiro becomes first city in Brazil to ban UberThe Guardian all 97 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Daily News TLC: Driver Who Hit Children on Bronx Sidewalk Works for Uber [Updated] Streetsblog New York (blog) The livery cab driver who sped onto a sidewalk and injured a woman and several children this morning in the Bronx was driving a vehicle affiliated with an Uber base, according to the Taxi and Limousine Commission. TLC spokesperson Allan Fromberg said ... TLC overstated cab medallion values as Uber bites into market: suitNew York Daily News It's uber wrong to say that Uber is unsafeThe Australian Financial Review all 6 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Re/code The SF Exodus Begins: Lyft Heads to Nashville and Seattle While Uber Goes to ... Re/code As Uber negotiated its purchase of the downtown Sears Building in Oakland, Lyft was planning an exodus of its own. The ride-hailing company is keeping its current San Francisco headquarters but planning additional expansion out of state, shifting 20 ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Pitch Weekly Former KC Uber driver organizing national strike against the rideshare company Pitch Weekly He says he was driving for Uber to save up money to buy another rental property. (Husein also recently appeared on an episode of American Greed; he was a victim of huckster Kevin Trudeau, who is accused of defrauding consumers across the country.) ... Politics, not safety, behind Uber backlashQuad City Times Uber drivers across country planning to strikeKHOU Former Uber driver in Kansas City, Missouri, leading planned national strike ...KSHB all 9 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

New York Times Uber Executives' Trial in Paris Is Postponed New York Times PARIS — A court on Wednesday postponed the trial of two French executives from Uber who are facing criminal charges of illegally organizing taxi services through the company's low-cost UberPop service. Judges at the court ordered that the trial be ... Uber execs on trial in France face jail time, heavy finesYahoo Finance 2 Uber Executives May Face Prison Time In FranceHuffington Post Trial of French Uber executives beginsThe Hill CBS Local all 245 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Fortune Will China be Uber's Waterloo? Fortune China has proven a humbling speed bump in Uber's quest to dominate the mobilized sharing economy worldwide. In China, a market Uber has prioritized for expansion, Uber is in the unfamiliar position of being a distant second to a deep-pocketed dominant ... and more »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Here And Now What Amazon's Uber-like delivery service means for the sharing economy Washington Post Flex, Amazon's new on-demand delivery service, promises to get your packages to you even sooner by hiring independent drivers to bring them to your house. As a lot of reports have pointed out, Flex is basically Uber for Amazon packages. But, speaking ... Amazon Takes A Page From Uber's PlaybookHere And Now all 25 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Wall Street Journal Rio de Janeiro Bans Uber's Service Wall Street Journal SÃO PAULO—Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday became the latest big city to ban Uber Technologies Inc.'s ride-hailing service, in what could be the beginning of the end for the company's operations in Brazil. Mayor Eduardo Paes signed into law legislation ... Rio de Janeiro becomes first Brazilian city to ban use of UberMinneapolis Star Tribune all 19 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

CNNMoney Uber under fire in Europe... again CNNMoney London: The city's transport authorities are considering new rules that would create a lot more red tape for Uber, such as imposing a mandatory five-minute wait before passengers can start their journeys and barring the company from displaying driver ... Uber facing more roadblocks in cities around the worldCNET London plans to regulate Uber with driver tests and pick-up delaysEngadget Uber Faces New Threat in LondonWall Street Journal TechCrunch -Reuters -Digiday all 233 news articles »https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber

Digital Trends Uber Hits Roadblock, Major Back-end System Instability Digital Trends Uber continues to grow at an astonishing rate, capping off its 2015 ride with another $1.2 billion funding round led by Baidu, valuing the startup at $50 billion. Even with all of this money funneling into the mobile taxi service, the back-end system ... https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber