LAPD Spokesman Uses City Car to Threaten Uber Driver in Altercation
20 Jun 2019, 15:48 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Harry Michaels drives for Uber and claims he was assaulted and threatened by Sanders, who drives an official car with lights and sirens
Volvo XC90 Is Uber’s First Full Self Driving-Ready Production Car
14 Jun 2019, 13:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Volvo develops the first autonomous drive-ready base car, an XC90 tu be deployed as part of the future Volvo fleet of driverless cars
Drunk Pickup Driver Crashes Into Amish Horse Carriage, Kills 3 Children
10 Jun 2019, 13:17 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / 21-year-old driver was intoxicated at the time of the crash, rear-ended a carriage and sent all 7 passengers flying out of it
Actress Lili Reinhart Issues Warning After Getting Tricked by Fake Uber Driver
4 Jun 2019, 11:06 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / “Riverdale” star warns fans to stay safe and trust their guts after she nearly gets into the wrong car at the airport, when the driver tried to trick her
Uber Will Ban Riders Who Receive Low Ratings From Drivers
3 Jun 2019, 11:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / “Respect is a two-way street,” the ride-sharing company says, stressing the need to hold riders to the same standards as the drivers
Seattle Woman Jumps Out of Moving Uber After Driver Makes a Pass at Her
31 May 2019, 14:53 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Rider says the driver was acting suspiciously, wouldn’t stop flirting with her and eventually locked the car so she couldn’t get out. But she still did
Woman Sues Uber in London for £50,000, Claiming Driver Touched Her Breasts
30 May 2019, 12:33 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / First lawsuit of its kind in the U.K.: rider claims ride turned dangerous when the driver sexually assaulted her twice, leaving her traumatized
Assistant Professor Driving For Uber Arrested For Kidnapping 2 Female Riders
13 May 2019, 13:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Richard Lomotey refused to take the women to their destination, pulled over and told them “You’re not going anywhere” before trying to lock the doors
Uber Fires Driver Who Killed MMA Fighter Rodrigo de Lima After Altercation
25 Apr 2019, 13:47 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / De Lima was a passenger in an Uber with friends, got into a fight with the driver and was kicked out of the car and then run over
Drunk Woman Gives Uber Driver The Wrong Address, Has to Pay £275 For Ride
23 Apr 2019, 12:16 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / 25-year-old woman went out drinking with friends, forgot to change her settings in the Uber app, so the driver almost took her to the wrong address
Elon Musk Announces Gigantic Uber-Like Service with Self-Driving Cars
23 Apr 2019, 08:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Elon Musk provides details of a driverless ride-hailing service that could forever change the urban mobility sector and seriously hurt Uber and others
Uber Getting $1 Billion from Toyota, Others for Self Driving Car Technologies
19 Apr 2019, 14:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Toyota, Denso and Soft Vision Fund to invest 1 Billion in Uber's self-driving technologies, more money to follow in the coming years
Uber Driver Drops Couple Off at Airport, Returns to Burglarize Their Home
11 Apr 2019, 12:55 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / San Mateo Police arrest Jackie Gordon Wilson with help from the community, after victims share surveillance videos on social media
10-Year-Old Boy Surfs on Parents’ Car, is Run Over
8 Apr 2019, 13:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The boy is recovering at a children's hospital in Los Angeles from his injuries. One of the parents was driving the car at the time
Woman Asks Uber Driver For a Ride, Steals His Car When He Turns Her Down
4 Apr 2019, 11:04 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Woman steals Ford Fiesta from gas station, right from under driver’s nose, with a police patrol watching as she sped off
Murder of Student by Fake Uber Driver Prompts Safety Campaign: What’s My Name?
3 Apr 2019, 12:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / University of South Carolina launches new ride-sharing safety campaign to prevent more deaths, after the killing of Samantha Josephson
South Carolina Student Killed After Getting Into a Car She Thought Was an Uber
1 Apr 2019, 11:02 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Columbia Police have arrested and charged Nathaniel Rowland in the death of Samantha Josephson, after tracking down the Chevy Impala seen on security footage
British Water Company Sends Uber and Taxi Drivers to Investigate Leaks
12 Mar 2019, 14:37 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Severn Trent comes under fire from unions for not letting technicians respond to leak calls, sending taxis and Ubers instead
Uber Won’t Face Criminal Charges For Death in 2018 Self-Driving Car Crash
7 Mar 2019, 14:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Uber could still be sued in civil court for the crash, which ended its autonomous program in Arizona. The NTSB is yet to reach a conclusion in its investigation
Stuff People Forget in Ubers: Phones, Tank with Fish, Live Dog, Gold Teeth Set
7 Mar 2019, 11:02 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The ride-sharing company has released the annual list of Lost and Found, including the weirdest items and the most forgetful cities in the U.S.