Uber-Self Driving Car in Tempe Crash Wasn’t Programmed to Handle Jaywalkers
6 Nov 2019, 17:40 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / NTSB report notes that the car saw the pedestrian but didn’t know how to act. The report will be finalized on November 19, includes recommendations for Uber
Journos Pit Uber Copter Against Subway, Subway Wins
9 Oct 2019, 15:46 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The journey by Uber Copter from Manhattan to JFK does take 6-minutes, but everything else drags on. In this case, traveling by subway was more time-efficient
Uber Promises Its Self-Driving Cars Will Be Cheaper, Safer, Better
9 Oct 2019, 13:19 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Uber holds town hall meeting in Dallas to prepare for the expansion of its self-driving program in November, says self-driving cars are set for 2021-2022
Uber Copter Now Available for All New Yorkers
4 Oct 2019, 12:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Uber Copter is now available for all New York Uber members, hoping to get people ready for the launch of its air taxi service in 2023
Uber Testing Feature Allowing Riders to Record Driver They’re Uncomfortable With
1 Oct 2019, 12:07 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A new audio recording tool is being tested, which would guarantee passengers in danger get immediate help and could boot unruly drivers from the platform
Uber Investigators Trained Not to Report Driver Misconduct for Company’s Sake
27 Sep 2019, 16:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Report claims that the Special Investigation Unit, set up in 2017, works by the 3-strike rule but always with the company's interests in mind, not the victims'
Uber Denied Permanent License in London for the Second Time
26 Sep 2019, 16:43 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Ride-share company has been granted a 2-month extension on the temporary license issued last year, will have to meet even more conditions
Uber CEO Insists Business Model Is “Sustainable” After $5 Billion Loss
25 Sep 2019, 22:33 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says moving from the phase of investment to that of profit takes time, but Uber will be getting there eventually
Uber Brings Its Self-Driving Cars to Dallas but With Drivers
18 Sep 2019, 13:48 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Uber will begin tests in Texas, which will inform the next steps in the expansion. After the Tempe deadly crash, Uber is proceeding with maximum caution
Not a Good Plan: Shooting Suspects Hail Uber to Get Away, Don’t Make It Far
21 Aug 2019, 15:59 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Des Moines police were able to arrest 4 juvenile suspects believed to have been involved in a shooting because they used an Uber as a getaway car
NEC Is Working on a Flying Car, and Here It Is Taking Off in a Cage
6 Aug 2019, 14:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japan is the first country in the world to have an organized plan in place for the creation of a fleet of flying urban cars
Uber Stuck in Traffic in Miami Gets Doused in Wet Concrete
6 Aug 2019, 14:06 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Uber had 2 female passengers when a malfunction at an active building site saw wet concrete fall 13 floors on it. No one was hurt
Most Millennial Crime: Woman Steals Vape Pen, Tries to Flee by Lyft, Then Uber
2 Aug 2019, 20:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Kate Lamothe from California went to a gas station and said she wanted to buy a vape pen. She tried to run away with it by Lyft, then hailed an Uber
Totally Cool Uber Driver Is Totally Cool While Woman Gives Birth in the Backseat
30 Jul 2019, 13:17 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Rideshare driver picks up couple in NYC, ends the drive to the hospital with 3 passengers after “natural birth in a car”
Uber Vehicle’s Steering Wheel Falls Off Mid-Ride
28 Jul 2019, 15:34 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Female Uber driver gets no tip and no stars from shocked rider, who filmed her calmly trying to put the steering wheel back into place in now-viral video
Newbie Uber Driver Unknowingly Serves as Getaway Driver in Robbery
10 Jul 2019, 15:11 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Terry Owens from Albuquerque, New Mexico, was just getting started as an Uber driver when he served as the getaway driver in an armed robbery
Fake Restaurant Manages to Sell Burgers Cooked in Home Garden on Uber Eats
28 Jun 2019, 13:58 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / BBC report reveals the risks of ordering on the food delivery platform, as they fail to make identity or food safety checks
“Uber Moron” Parks Toyota Prius Inside London Train Station
26 Jun 2019, 14:06 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / London cabbie shares photo of Uber parked right on the concourse of Barking train station in east London, police say driver was threatened
Alabama Man Charged for Posing as an Uber Driver, Abducting Students
25 Jun 2019, 12:17 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tommy Wayne Beard was first arrested in March, when deputies found an unconscious woman in the backseat of his car. Two additional victims have been identified
Uber Eats Driver Busted Pleasuring Himself After Food Delivery
21 Jun 2019, 13:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One New Jersey driver will no longer be offering his services for Uber Eats, after he was caught by a customer pleasuring himself inside his car