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NHS staff can get two free Uber rides if they’re working over Christmas – here’s how The SunDEDICATED NHS staff working over Christmas to look after our sick will at least be able to travel home in style thanks to Uber. All 1.7million people employed by ... View the full article

Channel NewsAsia Uber hires former US safety official for self-driving effort Channel NewsAsia WASHINGTON: Uber Technologies Inc on Monday confirmed it hired a senior U.S. auto safety official involved in the federal government's handling of self-driving cars for its autonomous vehicle efforts. Nat Beuse, a long-time official at the National ... and more » View the full article

NHS staff to get free rides with Uber over Christmas Evening StandardNHS England staff can get free Uber rides to and from work between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day. The ride-sharing company is offering two vouchers worth ... View the full article

Evening Standard NHS staff to get free rides with Uber over Christmas Evening Standard Jamie Heywood, Uber's general manager for Northern and Eastern Europe told the Mirror.co.uk: “NHS staff will have enough to worry about this Christmas, so we'd like to at least try to take care of their travel. "During a time when it isn't always easy ... and more » View the full article

The Drinks Business Amazon axes London restaurant delivery service The Drinks Business Amazon has failed to find a footing in the growing restaurant delivery market, which is dominated by established app services Deliveroo and Uber Eats, on off shoot of the on-demand taxi service. A spokesman for Amazon said: “We are closing Amazon ... View the full article

Amazon to close London restaurant delivery service Tuesday Restaurant DiveAmazon is closing its London-based food delivery *service* tomorrow just two years after launch, according to an Evening Standard report confirmed by a ... View the full article

Telegraph.co.uk Uber weighs multi-billion move into electric scooter market Telegraph.co.uk It participated in a $335m fundraiser alongside Google's parent company Alphabet earlier this year and made Lime scooters available to hire in the US through Uber's app. Meanwhile, rival Bird was launched by former Uber executive Travis VanderZanden ... and more » View the full article

Taxi company takes on Uber with surprise supercar rides Motoring ResearchA new ride-hailing app called Miwhip is looking to unsettle the marketplace, with opportunities to ride in supercars and bigger earnings for drivers. View the full article

Marketing Week Uber on its ambition to move from a 'viral app to a viral brand' Marketing Week Uber has shifted its marketing focus from customer acquisition to brand reputation after the company experienced its first decline in rides last year as trust issues and bad press plagued the business. Speaking at Madfest London on Wednesday (28 ... View the full article

Uber on its ambition to move from a 'viral app to a viral brand' Marketing WeekThe ride-sharing company is shifting its focus from customer acquisition to brand reputation as it looks to build its brand story following a turbulent 2017. View the full article

The Japan Times Hitachi and Uber take part in huge London trial aiming to crack ... The Japan Times Uber Technologies Inc. and Hitachi Ltd. are among the companies that will flood London with 3000 electric vehicles as part of a study aimed at overcoming. Centrica, Uber launch electric vehicle trial to monitor impact on UK ...Telegraph.co.uk Thousands of Electric Vehicles Are Heading to LondonBloombergQuint Centrica share price: British Gas owner and Uber to launch electric ...iNVEZZ Current News (press release) (blog) all 14 news articles » View the full article

Hitachi and Uber take part in huge London trial aiming to crack electric-car charger shortfall The Japan TimesUber Technologies Inc. and Hitachi Ltd. are among the companies that will flood London with 3000 electric vehicles as part of a study aimed at overcoming. View the full article

World's biggest commercial EV project set to launch in London edie.netSeveral big-name businesses, including Uber and UK Power Networks, have teamed up to launch a three-year project aimed at determining how the UK's ... View the full article

edie.net World's biggest commercial EV project set to launch in London edie.net Called Optimise Prime and led by data technology solutions provider Hitachi Vantara, the project will see Uber and Centrica collectively roll out 3,000 EVs within the Greater London area by the end of 2021, making it the largest corporate-led scheme of ... View the full article

Thousands of Electric Vehicles Are Heading to London BloombergUber Technologies Inc. and Hitachi Ltd. are among companies that will flood London with 3000 electric vehicles as part of a study aimed at overcoming a ... View the full article

autoevolution Uber Driver Who Rammed Into Pedestrians in London Had no License, Insurance autoevolution The trial has also uncovered a series of illegalities Juma Omar had committed to become an Uber driver, as well as the negative impact the company's previously lax policies and security checks had on the general public. Specifically, Court News UK ... View the full article

Uber Driver Who Rammed Into Pedestrians in London Had no License, Insurance autoevolutionA 48-year-old Uber driver was found guilty of dangerous driving and sentenced to 15 months in jail after driving his car into a crowd in London in October 2017. View the full article

Daily Mail Uber driver who sparked a major terrorist alert when he ploughed into a crowd of tourists had been driving around ... Daily Mail An Uber driver who sparked a major terror alert when he ploughed into a crowd of tourists had been driving around London uninsured and without a licence for two years. Tanzanian Juma Omar, 48, floored the throttle of his Toyota Prius outside the ... View the full article

Apple, Facebook, Uber and Goldman Sachs trust this exec's company with their data. Now, he's turning his attention to the music industry. Music Business WorldwideThe executive behind a data management tool relied upon by global giants like Apple, Facebook, Uber and Goldman Sachs believes he's created the solution to ... View the full article

Motoring Research Taxi company takes on Uber with surprise supercar rides Motoring Research A new ride-hailing app called Miwhip is taking on Uber in London. And customers could end up travelling in a gold supercar. The supercar surprise applies once every 100 rides. That means that for every 99 people who call a cab, the 100th will have a ... View the full article

Taxi company takes on Uber with surprise supercar rides Motoring ResearchA new ride-hailing app called Miwhip is taking on Uber in London. And customers could end up travelling in a gold supercar. The supercar surprise applies once ... View the full article

Financial Times Just Eat Up As FT Says Uber And Deliveroo "Miles Apart" On Valuation Morningstar LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares in online takeaway platform Just Eat PLC rose after the Financial Times reported on Wednesday that a potential tie-up between its biggest rivals has stalled. Just Eat shares were up 2.3% at 591.00 pence, among the best ... Uber and Deliveroo talks 'miles apart' on valuationFinancial Times Uber's plan to buy UK delivery giant Deliveroo has stalled, with the 2 sides said to be 'miles apart' on valuationBusiness Insider all 30 news articles » View the full article

Forget Uber, an e-bike revolution is about to upend urban transport Wired.co.ukMicro vehicles will change the way we undertake short journeys and reduce our reliance on cars. View the full article

Uber driver who sparked a major terrorist alert was driving uninsured Daily MailJuma Omar, 48, floored the throttle of his Toyota Prius outside the Natural History Museum in London and careered over the pavement, sending pedestrians ... View the full article

Uber fined by UK and Dutch authorities for data breach JURISTThe UK Information Commissioners Office (ICO) and the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Dutch DPA) on Tuesday fined Uber £385,000 and €600,000, ... View the full article