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London Loves Business Uber planning merger with Middle East rival Careem? London Loves Business According to a latest report, Uber is in preliminary talks with rival Careem to combine their Middle Eastern ride-hailing services. In discussions with Careem, Uber has said that it would need to own more than half of the combined company, if not buy ... View the full article

TaxiPoint (blog) Uber may have been issued a reprieve in London, but will it be able to keep regulators at bay in the rest of Europe TaxiPoint (blog) With Uber managing to overturn Transport for London's refusal to renew their operators licence on the grounds that they weren't a fit and proper operator, you would be forgiven for thinking that Uber operating freely in the rest of Europe would be ... View the full article

Uber saved its London business. Europe may be tougher to crack WENY-TV LONDON (CNNMoney) -- Uber has found a way to keep operating in London. But that doesn't mean it can conquer Europe. With its London license at risk, Uber convinced a judge last month that it had embarked on a corporate overhaul that will change how it ... View the full article

CNNMoney Uber saved its London business. Europe may be tougher to crack CNNMoney Criticized in the past for its pugnacious approach to business, Uber has now introduced free insurance for drivers in London and limited their operating hours. It opened a 24/7 customer helpline and promised to start reporting serious incidents to the ... and more » View the full article

The discretion to be afforded in EU proportionality cases - R (Uber London Limited) and others v Transport for London Lexology R (Uber London Limited) and others v Transport for London. Transport for London (TfL) imposed a licence condition which required private hire vehicle operators to provide a mechanism for passengers to speak with someone if they wished to make a ... View the full article

The Guardian Uber scales back self-driving car tests in wake of fatal crash The Guardian Uber laid off 100 of its self-driving car backup drivers in Pittsburgh on Wednesday as it scales back its testing in the wake of its fatal crash in March. The ride-hailing firm made 55 new mission specialist positions available to replace them ... and more » View the full article

Taxis versus Uber: Get ready for another fight The London Free PressBarely more than year after it nailed down a bitter debate with a bylaw to regulate the ride-for-hire industry, city hall is bracing for a new round that could reopen ... View the full article

Uber saved itself in London. But it still has big problems in Europe CNNUber has found a way to keep operating in London. But that doesn't mean it can conquer Europe. View the full article

The London Free Press Taxis versus Uber: Get ready for another fight The London Free Press Numbers collected by city hall show taxis lost out on 700,000 rides in the year after the vehicle-for-hire bylaw was crafted, as more than 3,000 Uber drivers began working legally in London. But it also grew ridership overall, with an extra 1.6-million ... View the full article

The Guardian Uber's head of HR resigns amid allegations of racial discrimination The Guardian Hornsey was Uber's head of human resources and one of the firm's top spokespeople on diversity and discrimination issues. Her 18 months at the company was littered by claims of widespread issues of gender discrimination and sexual harassment. Uber executive resigns after race discrimination probeBBC News Uber HR Head Resigns After Alleged Discrimination, And Months Of Subtle ChangeForbes Who is Liane Hornsey, the latest executive to leave under-fire taxi app Uber?Verdict London Loves Business -Breitbart News all 89 news articles » View the full article

The Sun Uber charged England fan £107 for £10 trip home after leaving meter running for 40 miles after he got out The Sun AN Uber customer was furious after the taxi app charged him £107 for a trip to Luton – despite being at home in London. Nick Brownridge, 32, got off the tube at Lancaster Gate after watching England beat Colombia and ordered a taxi for the five-mile ... View the full article

Uber awarded new London contract TransportXtra Ride hailing app Uber has been granted a 15-month licence to continue operating in London. Westminster Magistrates Court ordered Transport for London to issue the firm a new 15-month licence with a set of conditions that TfL will monitor and enforce. View the full article

Private hire cars face paying London congestion charge BBC NewsPrivate hire vehicles (PHVs), including Uber and minicabs, could be forced to pay the congestion charge for driving in central London. Under new Transport for ... View the full article

Private hire cars face paying London congestion charge BBC NewsPrivate hire vehicles (PHVs), including Uber and minicabs, could be forced to pay the congestion charge for driving in central London. Under new Transport for ... View the full article

Metro Do Uber drivers get penalised for cancelling on you after accepting the fare? Metro But there is no way to find out why the driver suddenly cancelled and because their details vanish with the booking, it's hard to complain about the driver to Uber. In London alone there are some 3.5 million passengers and 40,000 drivers that use the ... View the full article

Evening Standard New app dubbed the Uber for everyday tasks is expanding to East London Evening Standard By now, people have a pretty good grasp of peer-to-peer (P2P) apps. Companies like Deliveroo and Uber have made millions out of ordinary people helping out other people for extra cash. Now, London is getting a new P2P app, in the form of delivery app ... View the full article

The shame of my very low Uber rating Financial Times“Have you ever vomited in an Uber before?” asked my driver unexpectedly, on the way to Paddington railway station one morning. I told him I hadn't, and he ... View the full article

New app dubbed the Uber for everyday tasks is expanding to East London Evening StandardBy now, people have a pretty good grasp of peer-to-peer (P2P) apps. Companies like Deliveroo and Uber have made millions out of ordinary people helping out ... View the full article

Drivers and customers need rights now that Uber is back on ... Left Foot Forward The private cab app can operate in the capital once more, after a court overturned its licence suspension. But the IWGB is concerned about unresolved issues. and more » View the full article

WIRED This Week in the Future of Cars: Unconventional Wisdom WIRED Last year, London threatened to crack down hard on Uber, after the city said the ride-hailing giant was not being properly forthcoming about passenger safety. But Uber has dodged heavy consequences, at least for now. On Monday, the city granted the ... View the full article

Financial Times Reprieve in London marks Uber's success in reviving its image Financial Times It must have seemed a good idea at the time. To meet London regulations requiring taxi drivers to pass an eye test, Uber turned to a health app, which verified its London workers' vision with video calls, a length of string and home-delivered eye charts. Uber Obtains 15-Month Probationary License To Launch Its Operations In LondonSentryTribune all 3 news articles » View the full article

Reprieve in London marks Uber’s success in reviving its image Financial TimesIt must have seemed a good idea at the time. To meet London regulations requiring taxi drivers to pass an eye test, Uber turned to a health app, which verified its ... View the full article

Knowledge@Wharton Is Uber's London Win a Sign of Better Times Ahead? - Knowledge ... Knowledge@Wharton Uber faces close scrutiny by regulators worldwide as it mends its ways and cedes market space to rivals, says Wharton's John Paul MacDuffie. Uber wins court battle to keep operating in London | Salon.comSalon Monopolies can lead to terrible economic behaviors: A story of cabs ...Marketplace.org Monopolies can lead to terrible economic behaviors: A story of cabs and UberKERA News all 7 news articles » View the full article

Is Uber's London Win a Sign of Better Times Ahead? Knowledge@WhartonRide-hailing *service* Uber this week scored a big win by reclaiming the right to operate in London, but regulators will watch it closely to ensure that the ... View the full article

In London, Uber has won the battle but risks losing the war TechCrunchThe sighs of relief are palpable. Uber can keep operating in London. With 3.6 million customers, 45,000 drivers and a slew of reforms, changes and concessions ... View the full article