Uber Driver Got Herself a Tesla Model 3, Customers Are Tipping a Lot More Now
29 Jun 2022, 23:20 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Thinking of going on the all-electric route? Well, if you’re into sharing your car with strangers, then it might be the smart thing to do
Urban Venture Claims to Be the First-Ever Realistic Ride-Hailing Tycoon Simulator
7 Mar 2022, 14:33 UTC · By: Cosmin Vasile / Be the owner of your own Uber business in a 1:1 recreation of Barcelona, or be a simple modern-day taxicab driver who earns money and experience
Horror Experience as Uber Mistakenly Charges Drivers for Rides
1 Jul 2021, 18:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Several drivers claim they got charged for the rides they offered to passengers, and it took days for the company to reimburse them
Genius Uber Driver Tries to Avoid an Asian Rider by Hiding In the Back Seat
6 Mar 2020, 17:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Uber user reveals how one driver tried to avoid him, possibly over coronavirus concerns, and then decided to hide in the back seat hoping he wouldn’t be noticed
Uber Will Use Your Smartphone to Know If You’re Drunk or Tired
11 Jun 2018, 12:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Uber filed a patent for a technology that would allow it to know in before the driver arriving at the scene whether a passenger is tired or drunk.
Uber Driver Mistakes Sex Worker for His Fare, Hilarious Dialogue Ensues
2 May 2017, 11:37 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Don't be surprised if a lot of wives and girlfriends won't look so kindly on their men's Uber jobs after this short clip from Australia
Manhattan Uber Driver Claims to Have Caught 240 Straight Green Lights, Has Video
30 Dec 2016, 14:34 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Tell somebody you've driven through downtown New York without stopping for one red light in 27 minutes and they'll say you're crazy. Show them the video and...
Uber Customer Gets Surprise Charge of $28,000 by Mistake, Does Not Have To Pay
21 Dec 2016, 12:32 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / An Uber client from Philadelphia received a charge of $28,000 on their account. Fortunately, the bank blocked it, and Uber realized it suffered a glitch
A Monk's Uber Trip To Holy Island Ends With Tide, Moses Unreachable
4 Nov 2016, 13:33 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A Buddhist monk took an Uber to reach a Holy Island. There is only one access route on the road, and it is affected by tide. The car got stuck on a bridge
Uber Riders Get Their Tips Back After Settlement, Drivers Get Jack Squat
18 Sep 2016, 13:02 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Approximately 47,000 Uber riders were charged 20 percent of their fares as "gratuity" to the drivers. Uber took a cut of the tips, and wil refund users
Uber Gets Surprising $3.5 Billion Infusion From Saudi Arabia
2 Jun 2016, 12:29 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Uber will receive a cash investment from Saudi Arabia. The $3.5 Billion is the largest infusion from a single investor in Uber's history
Waze Tests New Carpool Feature, Could Steal Riders from Uber and Lyft
16 May 2016, 16:08 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Waze has announced it has begun beta testing a carpool feature within the app. It's destined for commuters and could disrupt Uber rides to and from work
Uber Wants to Make Users Pay If They Keep the Driver Waiting
28 Apr 2016, 13:48 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Ever wasted someone else's time? Well, you are going to have to stop doing that if you order an Uber, as they test penalties for users that keep drivers waiting
Uber Reveals It Monitors Its Drivers' Movements
26 Jan 2016, 17:58 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Uber announced that it started tracking its drivers in an attempt to point out dangerous driving. The company has not explicitly told drivers about this
Man Takes a 1,114.71 CAD (800.28 USD) Uber Ride on New Year’s Eve
5 Jan 2016, 13:04 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / When the New Year’s Eve party ended, a man from Canada took an uber-expensive Uber ride home. The company offered to cut his fare in half
UBER Celebrated Its 1 Billionth Trip
4 Jan 2016, 14:31 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / A ride on Christmas Eve in England proved to be UBER’s one billionth trip since the company was started in San Francisco five and a half years ago
Indian Woman Delivers Baby in Uber Taxi
11 Dec 2015, 11:14 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / An Indian Uber driver had the experience of his life when a woman delivered a baby in his taxi’s back seat while she was being rushed to the hospital
The Fight Between Uber and Cab Drivers Gets Physical, Again
10 Dec 2015, 14:54 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A cab driver from Toronto confronted an UberX driver for unfair practices. He used his fists on the side windows of the Uber car and got a free ride, sort of