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Uber: Thurrock Council requests change to Greater London 'geofence' BBC NewsA council meeting heard that Uber's app told drivers Thurrock in Essex was part of Greater London. View the full article

New York City sets minimum pay rate for Uber, Lyft drivers ThinkProgressNew York City became the first American city to implement a pay floor for Uber and Lyft drivers this week, after the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission voted to ... View the full article

Want to Learn Sign Language? Take an Uber CTechAfter it was criticized and sued by disability advocates for failing to meet accessibility standards, rideshare company Uber is working to become more inclusive, ... View the full article

Thurrock Gazette Cabbies call for Uber to be kicked out of town Thurrock Gazette At a recent council meeting it was alleged Uber has failed to apply for an operators licence from Thurrock Council and tells its drivers the borough is part of Greater London, allowing it to avoid following the same rules as competing firms. A ... View the full article

Express.co.uk Delivery drivers now using WhatsApp group chats to keep safe in violence-hit London Express.co.uk Jabed Hussain described the moment a team of delivery drivers came to his aid after he texted a WhatsApp group chat to ask for help after suffering from an acid attack. The former Uber Eats driver, 32, was the first victim of a spate of acid attacks in ... View the full article

Delivery drivers now using WhatsApp group chats to keep safe in violence-hit London ExpressJabed Hussain described the moment a team of delivery drivers came to his aid after he texted a WhatsApp group chat to ask for help after suffering from an acid ... View the full article

Watch out Uber – new app set to create market disruption in London The ChauffeurThe British, family run company miwhip has revealed its incredible plans to be the first supercar mini-cab experience of its kind in the country. The company will ... View the full article

The Chauffeur Watch out Uber – new app set to create market disruption in London The Chauffeur Amerah Ahmed, Co-owner of miwhip Ltd, commented: “London is one of the most glamorous, cosmopolitan, exciting cities in the world. This is about putting a bit of magic into London lives. We are creating EPIC rides in EPIC cars for all Londoners to enjoy. View the full article

Uber announces new minibus service in traffic-mad Egypt The London Free PressGIZA, Egypt — Uber is launching a new minibus *service* in traffic-mad Cairo, Egypt's capital and the ride-sharing U.S. giant's fastest-growing market. View the full article

Uber announces new minibus service in traffic-mad Egypt The London Free PressGIZA, Egypt — Uber is launching a new minibus *service* in traffic-mad Cairo, Egypt's capital and the ride-sharing U.S. giant's fastest-growing market. View the full article

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

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

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

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

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

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

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