Otto Self-Driving Truck Ships Budweiser Beer Cans in First Autonomous Delivery
26 Oct 2016, 22:17 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The first truck delivery using autonomous highway driving on American soil is performed by Uber's Otto crew and involves a lot of Budweiser beer cans
Tesla Is Preparing a Uber Rival, Cars Could Operate Themselves
21 Oct 2016, 12:48 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Tesla has announced that the self-driving mode of its cars will not be allowed to be used for material gain. Ride sharing will be offered through a new feature
Self-Driving Car From Uber Enters One Way Street From Wrong Side
4 Oct 2016, 17:29 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Pittsburgh is the first city in the World to have self-driving Uber cars. Evidently, this brings some disadvantages, like early development issues
China's Uber "Ghost Drivers" Are Scaring the Customers Away for a Profit
25 Sep 2016, 16:40 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Chinese Uber drivers have found a very weird way of making some money without doing any work, and it's freaking their clients out
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
Pittsburgh Is the First City to Have Self-Driving Cars From Uber
14 Sep 2016, 17:33 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Uber has announced that its users in Pittsburgh will be able to hail a self-driving car for their UberX fares. This marks an important milestone in the field
Uber-Branded Car Seen In San Francisco With Cameras On Top Is Not Autonomous
7 Sep 2016, 17:14 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / This weekend, an Uber-branded car was spotted driving through San Francisco with cameras on top of its roof. It was thought to have driverless tech
Carnegie Mellon Robotics Lab Director Says Self-Driving Cars Are Not Even Close
5 Sep 2016, 16:43 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Herman Herman, the director of the Robotics Lab at Carnegie Mellon University, says that self-driving cars are "not even close" to reality, in spite of claims
Google Is Set To Publicly Release Ride-Share Service, It's Cheaper Than Uber
1 Sep 2016, 12:45 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Google will soon offer its Waze Rider carpool service to all residents of San Francisco. Uber and Lyft might see a drop in earnings in the city
Volvo And Uber Sign Partnership For Autonomous Cars For Ride-Sharing & More
18 Aug 2016, 14:29 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volvo and Uber have signed a partenership for the development of self-driving cars. Uber will have a fleet of self-driving Volvo cars in Pittsburgh
Uber to Invest $500 Million in World Mapping Project to Free Itself from Google
1 Aug 2016, 14:50 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / After welcoming the man who led the Google Maps team back in the day and putting him in charge of its own mapping project, Uber announces huge investment
Uber Driver Apparently Thinks He Works for a Dating Agency
13 Jun 2016, 12:17 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / If you thought taxi drivers were creepy, how about the modern alternative who don't just know where they dropped you off, but can access other info as well
Uber Gets A New Fine - $900,000 In France
10 Jun 2016, 08:08 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / French courts have decided to sanction Uber with $900,000 for its UberPOP service. The decision is not final, but it looks like they can't escape the fine
Uber CEO Does Not Have a Valid Driver's License, Owns a 1999 BMW M3
9 Jun 2016, 09:08 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Travis Kalanick is undoubtedly one of the richest men on the planet, and yet he sticks by his principles and doesn't own a (functioning) car
Fiat Chrysler Said to Be in Talks with Uber for Developing Self-Driving Cars
8 Jun 2016, 20:45 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Fiat Chrysler Automobiles might be in talks with another company for a joint-development of an autonomous car after the Google deal for the Chrysler Pacifica
Uber and Lyft Drivers Might Soon Be Moving Onions and Cheese around Town
3 Jun 2016, 09:43 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / From taxi drivers to delivery boys: a partnership with Walmart might see Uber and Lyft drivers fill their trunks with groceries
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
Crash Testing For Backseat Passengers Will Start In 2019, Regulators Say
25 May 2016, 17:03 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The popularity of ride-sharing apps like Uber has made the NHTSA consider the safety of adult passengers in the back seats of cars. Crash testing begins in 2019
Toyota And Uber Sign Ride-Sharing Partnership
25 May 2016, 12:52 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / On the same day as Volkswagen's new investment in new mobility solutions, Toyota has announced a partnership with Uber. It's in ride-sharing, of course
Uber's Self-Driving Car Gets Its First Official Photo, Looks Menacing
20 May 2016, 14:29 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Unlike its number one rival, Lyft, the world's largest hail-riding company chose to develop its own self-driving technology