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Reuters Uber drivers in Chicago start testing electric carsEngadget Chicago now serves as home to an Uber fleet comprised of 25 all-electric cars. They're not Tesla Model S vehicles like that Uber ride Engadget's editors hailed back in 2013, though -- they're BYD e6 EVs straight from China. Uber has teamed up with ... Exclusive: Uber in deal with China's BYD to test electric carsReuters Uber And China's BYD Strike Deal To Test Electric Cars In USBidness ETC The Road Ahead: Uber Tests Electric CarsClapway Jalopnik -Raw Story all 31 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

Florida faces the Uber conundrumSarasota Herald-Tribune SARASOTA - It's been nearly three months since the smartphone app Uber, which connects consumers with contracted drivers, debuted in Southwest Florida, and local officials are still unsure how to regulate and monitor the tech company's business model ... Letter: Scrutinize Uber's safety practicesThe Columbian Uber vs. Hoboken taxisHudson Reporter all 3 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

Uber, Mint, and Square investor Rob Hayes shares what he looks for in ...VentureBeat In particular, he's made his mark contributing to the $6 billion in capital that investors have funneled into the collaborative economy in the last 12 years — a category that includes companies like Uber, TaskRabbit, Homejoy, DogVacay, BloomThat, Blue ... https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

WBIR-TV Knoxville Uber driver plans to fight five citations in one nightWBIR-TV Wayne Pugh has been an Uber driver since the ridesharing service began in Knoxville in August. "I'm an Uber driver. My wife is a certified Uber driver," Pugh said during his Friday night shift. "I pick up some extra money through the week." He said he ... https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

Fortune Uber sued over driver data breach, adding to legal woesFortune (Reuters) – Uber has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit over a recently disclosed data breach involving the personal information of about 50,000 drivers, the latest in a series of legal woes to hit the Internet car service. The suit, filed ... and more » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&cf=all&ned=en&hl=en&q=uber

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CNBC How the 'Uber effect' is changing workCNBC Most recently, Uber and Lyft have come under fire by workers for blurring the line between contractor and employee. The companies are being sued by workers that allege they are being wrongly classified as independent contractors so that the companies ... How the 'Uber effect' is changing operateHighland Bulletin Echo all 3 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;cf=all&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ned=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;q=uber

Boston Globe (subscription) Uber, Boston taxi drivers' unlikely allyBoston Globe (subscription) Boston taxi drivers are struggling under an unfair burden. No, it isn't Uber, Lyft, or Sidecar. Last year, cab drivers protested outside the offices of Uber, the most conspicuous of the smartphone-based car-hail services. When Carriage News, the 45 ... No, driver lawsuits won't destroy the 'Uber for X' business modelWashington Post (blog) Calif. judges: Juries should hear driver vs Uber, Lyft suitsThe Seattle Times all 141 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;cf=all&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ned=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;q=uber

The Seattle Times No, driver lawsuits won't destroy the 'Uber for X' business modelWashington Post (blog) Two U.S. District Court judges in California dropped ominous rulings for Uber and Lyft this week, clearing the way to a jury trial on the question of whether their drivers are independent contractors or bona fide employees. The app-enabled car services ... Calif. judges: Juries should hear driver vs Uber, Lyft suitsThe Seattle Times all 114 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;cf=all&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ned=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;q=uber

Mashable Uber will help you get your lost Bluesmart 'smart suitcase' backThe Next Web Smart luggage startup Bluesmart has partnered with Uber to offer new features to its clients, the two companies announced today. The partnership's key service is a 'lost luggage recovery concierge' that will make it easier for Bluesmart owners to ... Bluesmart follows meteoric success on Indiegogo with Uber partnershipMashable all 3 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;cf=all&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ned=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;q=uber

Business Insider Parents are using Uber to shuttle their kids home, even though it's not allowedBusiness Insider When Uber launched in 2009, the company probably didn't envision that parents would eagerly be using its services to get their kids home from soccer practice and dance class. But a growing number of families are doing just that, the Washington Post ... and more » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;cf=all&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ned=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;q=uber

WTSP 10 News Missing Uber driver due in Penn. court FridayWTSP 10 News Tampa, Florida -- During their investigation into the disappearance of a Wesley Chapel Uber driver, detectives have learned that if Sean Golden is indeed missing of his own accord, the best chance of him showing up is at a scheduled court appearance in ... Investigation of missing Uber driver moves out of stateBay News 9 New twist in case of missing Pasco Uber driverWFLA Report: Former Carlisle resident, Uber driver goes missing in FloridaPennLive.com Patch.com all 8 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;cf=all&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ned=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;q=uber

ThinkProgress 'You Shouldn't Have To Have A Female Driver': Uber's Hiring Pledge Isn't EnoughThinkProgress They sure hope you think so. This week, the ride-hailing service that seems to be growing like the universe is expanding (constantly, at ever-increasing rates) announced a partnership with the U.N. to create “1 million jobs for women globally on the ... Ubers Women Initiative Is Nothing But PRDaily Beast Uber wants to recruit a million women drivers: Here's why that's going to be ...Fortune ​Can Uber's 1-million-jobs-for-women plan fix its image?CBS News DNAinfo -Christian Science Monitor -azcentral.com all 75 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;cf=all&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ned=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;q=uber

Business Insider Here's a video of an Uber driver flooring an alleged attacker in a fightBusiness Insider Uber fight in London Twitter. A video posted on Twitter by a taxi driver shows an Uber driver wrestling a man to the ground in London after he was allegedly attacked. The scuffle took place at around 8 p.m. Wednesday night, The Evening Standard reports. Watch moment Uber driver wrestles man to the ground in Soho street brawlEvening Standard Video shows Uber driver wrestling man to the ground in West End brawlLondon24 (press release) all 4 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;cf=all&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ned=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;q=uber

Slate Magazine (blog) Are Uber Drivers Employees? The Trial That Could Devastate the “Sharing ...Slate Magazine (blog) Uber, you might recall, is very rich. It's racked up billions of dollars in funding for a valuation somewhere in the realm of $40 billion. Lyft, its main rival, isn't doing too shabbily either. Late on Wednesday, Lyft confirmed a new $530 million ... Uber, Lyft face landmark trials that could change their businessCNET Juries To Decide Landmark Cases Against Uber and LyftForbes Court: Juries to decide if state Uber, Lyft drivers are employeesSFGate TIME -Quartz -Boston Globe (subscription) all 274 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;cf=all&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ned=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;q=uber

SFGate Court: Juries to decide if state Uber, Lyft drivers are employeesSFGate Juries must decide whether California drivers for the ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft are employees entitled to minimum wages, expenses and other workplace benefits, two San Francisco federal judges ruled Wednesday, rejecting the companies' ... Juries To Decide Landmark Cases Against Uber and LyftForbes Uber, Lyft rebuffed in bids to deem drivers independent contractorsReuters California judges ask juries to decide the future of Uber and LyftThe Verge Wall Street Journal -CNBC -TIME all 220 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;cf=all&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ned=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;q=uber

Daily Beast Ubers Women Initiative Is Nothing But PRDaily Beast Uber's attitude towards women has been repeatedly called into question since the service's inception in 2010, with a spate of recent incidents adding to its increasingly negative reputation. A lawsuit is currently underway in Delhi, where a 26-year-old ... Uber wants 1 million women driversazcentral.com ​Can Uber's 1-million-jobs-for-women plan fix its image?CBS News Uber pledges to hire one million female drivers by 2020Autoblog (blog) Fortune -Hollywood Reporter -MSNBC all 21 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;cf=all&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ned=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;q=uber

The Economist (blog) Uber uber allesThe Economist (blog) NEW DATA from Certify, a company that tracks business travel expenses, included the fascinating tidbit that the average cost of an expensed ride with Uber, a rapidly-growing car-dispatching service, is now higher than the average cost of an expensed ... Inside the dirty war that pits taxi companies against UberCrain's Chicago Business Could Uber X really thrive in Ocean City?Delmarva Daily Times Taxi owners, drivers, lawmakers debate how to compete with UberWTOP all 21 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;cf=all&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ned=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;q=uber

Forbes Juries To Decide Landmark Cases Against Uber and LyftForbes Two landmark lawsuits that claim that drivers for ride-hailing services Uber and Lyft should be considered employees rather than contractors will both go to jury trial, two U.S. judges ruled Wednesday. The decisions could have a ripple effect on the ... Uber one vote away from legal in BrowardSun Sentinel UPDATE 2-Uber, Lyft rebuffed in bids to deem drivers independent contractorsReuters A bill to require background checks for Uber, Lyft drivers in Georgia gains ...Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) azcentral.com -SFGate -Palm Beach Post (blog) all 76 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;cf=all&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ned=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;q=uber

San Antonio Express-News Uber leaving S.A., but not entire areaKENS 5 TV However, Uber said in a statement it plans to continue providing service outside the city limits. Uber said it will comply with Judge Wolff's offer to operate in Bexar County under the terms it agreed upon in Austin. Last Thursday, City Council dropped ... Uber won't leave area completelymySanAntonio.com Uber to exit city, but not the areaSan Antonio Express-News Uber Can't Buy Me LoveTriple Pundit (blog) KHOU all 6 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;cf=all&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ned=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;q=uber

Financial Post Inside the dirty war that pits taxi companies against UberCrain's Chicago Business (Bloomberg) — David Sutton is looking for the worst possible news about Uber Technologies. An accident in San Francisco, an assault in Boston: Such bad tidings for Uber are ammunition for Sutton, a 48-year-old publicist. “Uber is a creep magnet ... Quoted: Will taxis 'survive' Uber?SiliconBeat all 4 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;cf=all&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ned=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;q=uber

Bloomberg Inside Big Taxi's Dirty War With UberBloomberg David Sutton is looking for the worst possible news about Uber Technologies. An accident in San Francisco, an assault in Boston: Such bad tidings for Uber are ammunition for Sutton, a 48-year-old publicist. “Uber is a creep magnet,” Sutton says in a ... Quoted: Will taxis 'survive' Uber?SiliconBeat all 5 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;cf=all&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ned=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;q=uber

Sun Sentinel Uber one vote away from legal in BrowardSun Sentinel Broward County has decided what to do with one of its most recalcitrant, law-defying corporate citizens. On April 14, they intend to make Uber legal. Broward commissioners Tuesday set a final voting date for a new law for "transportation network ... BREAKING: Uber operating deal squeaks by 4-3 in Palm Beach Co.Palm Beach Post (blog) Uber allowed to operate in Palm Beach County with some regulationsWPTV.com State lawmaker looks to beef up rules on Uber, LyftKOMO News The News Herald -South Florida Business Journal -New Times Broward-Palm Beach (blog) all 32 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;cf=all&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ned=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;q=uber

CNNMoney Uber's lofty goal: Hire 1 million women driversCNNMoney The announcement comes in the wake of criticism that Uber isn't doing enough to ensure the safety of female passengers. Allegations of sexual harassment have surfaced across the globe -- from Chicago and Los Angeles to New Delhi. The worst was a case ... Uber gives sneak peek into growthUSA TODAY Uber pledges to enlist 1 million female drivers by 2020Reuters Why Your Next Uber Driver Could Be a WomanTIME Christian Science Monitor all 121 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;cf=all&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ned=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;q=uber

Washington Business Journal Harried parents embracing Uber to move kids around townWashington Post But while Uber is reaping profits from transporting unaccompanied children, it isn't designed to. Despite the recent launch of UberFamily, which allows parents to order cars equipped with car seats and provides tablets for entertainment, the company's ... Parents Using Uber To Chauffeur Kids To School, Even Though It's Not AllowedThe Consumerist 8 things: Organize a carpool for the kids? Nah. Just call Uber.Washington Business Journal Harried parents embrace Uber to shuttle kidsWND.com all 7 news articles » https://news.google.com/news/feeds?pz=1&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;cf=all&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ned=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;q=uber