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Uber Finally Starts Rolling Out Android Auto Support for Drivers
Uber Finally Starts Rolling Out Android Auto Support for Drivers

7 Mar 2024, 18:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Better late than never: the feature announced last year is now rolling out to drivers; users in Canada are the first to receive it

 
Kia Sneaks Up on Uber With Crazy Modular Vehicles, Ride-Hailing Service Says Bring Them On
Kia Sneaks Up on Uber With Crazy Modular Vehicles, Ride-Hailing Service Says Bring Them On

11 Jan 2024, 12:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / South Korean carmaker Kia and ride-hailing giant Uber announced a partnership for the development and deployment of Platform Beyond Vehicles in the Uber fleet

 
Apple Found a Clever Way to Use an iPhone to Recognize Your Uber
Apple Found a Clever Way to Use an iPhone to Recognize Your Uber

21 Nov 2023, 16:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A new patent describes a way to use the mobile phone's camera to identify the car you're waiting for on a ride-hailing service

 
Good News for Android Auto Users As Another Big App Joins the Fun
Good News for Android Auto Users As Another Big App Joins the Fun

19 Nov 2023, 16:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Uber is finally bringing the Uber Driver app to Android Auto, allowing drivers to accept trips without interacting with their mobile devices

 
New Google Invention Could Completely Change How You Use Uber
New Google Invention Could Completely Change How You Use Uber

31 Oct 2023, 16:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The company has filed a patent that makes the integration of ride-hailing services in Google Maps deeper with access to Street View

 
Humanoid Robot Signs Up for Uber With Its Cybetruck, but It's All CGI
Humanoid Robot Signs Up for Uber With Its Cybetruck, but It's All CGI

18 Sep 2023, 06:57 UTC · By: Elena Luchian / Robots are taking over the world, they say. Well, before that happens, we've got ths cute humanoid Uber-driving the Tesla Cybetruck

 
Uber Will Spam Users With Ads On Every Single Occasion
Uber Will Spam Users With Ads On Every Single Occasion

16 Jun 2023, 10:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The company is bringing video ads to all of its apps; users in the United States will be the first to see them, with more markets to follow later this year

 
Uber Can Now Access Drivers' Tesla Accounts and Give Rides Based on the Car's Real Range
Uber Can Now Access Drivers' Tesla Accounts and Give Rides Based on the Car's Real Range

27 May 2023, 16:47 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Uber can now tap into the riders' Tesla accounts to see the battery's state of charge and recommend rides based on the cars' available range

 
Ford Wants to Turn Ridesharing Into a Game to Help You Stay Fit
Ford Wants to Turn Ridesharing Into a Game to Help You Stay Fit

15 Apr 2023, 08:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The company has patented a “shared ride-hail service platform gaming experience” to improve ridesharing and your physical shape

 
Ford Says Augmented Reality Could Help Drivers Locate Their Cars
Ford Says Augmented Reality Could Help Drivers Locate Their Cars

11 Apr 2023, 16:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The American carmaker has patented technology that would help someone locate either the car they own or a ride-sharing vehicle

 
Here's Proof That Riding for the First Time in One of Waymo's AVs Feels Like Magic
Here's Proof That Riding for the First Time in One of Waymo's AVs Feels Like Magic

6 Mar 2023, 13:19 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Autonomous vehicles (AVs) might be a threat to traditional taxis or ridesharing operators, but for the average customer they are works of art

 
Uber Drivers Will Be Able to Rent EVs From Hertz in Europe, 25,000 of Them Available
Uber Drivers Will Be Able to Rent EVs From Hertz in Europe, 25,000 of Them Available

17 Jan 2023, 17:25 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Hertz will acquire 25,000 electric vehicles that it will make available to European Uber drivers for rent. The fleet will include Polestar and Tesla cars

 
Uber Wants to Phase Out Internal Combustion Engine Fleet by 2030, Will Go Full-Electric
Uber Wants to Phase Out Internal Combustion Engine Fleet by 2030, Will Go Full-Electric

20 Sep 2022, 08:02 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Uber has already introduced an option that allows users to select battery electric vehicles when hailing a ride, available in 25 North American cities

 
18-Year-Old Claiming to Have Leaked the GTA 6 Videos Was Apparently Also the Uber Hacker
18-Year-Old Claiming to Have Leaked the GTA 6 Videos Was Apparently Also the Uber Hacker

18 Sep 2022, 14:51 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / In just one week, an 18-year-old claiming to have leaked the GTA 6 videos online, also said he was the one that hacked Uber

 
Food Delivery Robot Forces Its Way Across a Cordoned-Off Police Crime Scene in LA
Food Delivery Robot Forces Its Way Across a Cordoned-Off Police Crime Scene in LA

14 Sep 2022, 16:11 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Uber up-ed their game with food deliveries, and with AI (Artificial Intelligence) kicking in, they've introduced self-driving food delivery robots

 
Uber Partnered With the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture to Help Rescue National Treasures
Uber Partnered With the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture to Help Rescue National Treasures

9 Sep 2022, 08:25 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / Uber is one of the companies that have provided aid in the ongoing war. One of its initiatives is Uber Restore, a service meant to preserve Ukraine's culture

 
No More Tips: Uber Eats Gets Self-Driving EVs to Deliver Orders in Texas and California
No More Tips: Uber Eats Gets Self-Driving EVs to Deliver Orders in Texas and California

8 Sep 2022, 20:50 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The goods and goodies deliverer teams up with Nuro, a robotics company and autonomous car industry leader, to implement the non-human delivery experience

 
An Uber Driver Won a Brand-New BMW M3 Touring and Some Spare Cash, His Son Was Ecstatic
An Uber Driver Won a Brand-New BMW M3 Touring and Some Spare Cash, His Son Was Ecstatic

2 Aug 2022, 21:32 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Now, this is a feel-good story! This man got extremely lucky. Not only did he win a coveted high-performance vehicle, but he also got a lot of cash

 
Mobilize's Limo Has Its First Client, Signs Fleet Deal With Ride-Hailing Unicorn
Mobilize's Limo Has Its First Client, Signs Fleet Deal With Ride-Hailing Unicorn

31 May 2022, 11:24 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Mobilize, the alternative mobility company started by the Renault Group, has signed its first deal with a customer. The first fleet will go to Spain

 
Uber Expands Business in Italy, Seals Partnership Deal With Largest Taxi Service
Uber Expands Business in Italy, Seals Partnership Deal With Largest Taxi Service

24 May 2022, 14:42 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Uber, like other hailing apps, is grappling with an immense shortage of drivers that is affecting prices and leading to longer waiting times