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
It Will Probably Be Wise to Tip Your Uber Driver from Now On
25 Apr 2016, 13:40 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / One of the main reasons we all liked Uber is looking more and more uncertain, but there's still a way to make things right if we all unite
Elon Musk Hints (Again) at Creating a Possible Rival for Uber
22 Apr 2016, 15:43 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The speculations tying Elon Musk to a possible future rival for Uber have just been reignited following a trip to Norway
Uber Will Pay $10 Million Fine for "Misleading Safety Claims"
8 Apr 2016, 15:27 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Uber has agreed to pay over $10 million to settle a dispute regarding misleading safety claims. The company's background checks were not as thorough as expected
Uber Driver Literally Goes Out of His Way to Extort Money from Drunk Customer
30 Mar 2016, 16:49 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Not only that a drunk bartender from London managed to get home safe after getting wasted, but he also did it via the scenic route and, eventually, for free
Batman Uber Prank Mixes Lamborghini Hooning and Giggling Hot Girls
29 Mar 2016, 01:44 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This prank can be considered part of an endagered species, since there's no obvious staging or crossing the line involved
Zoox Is the Twelfth Company Allowed to Test Self-Driving Cars in California
24 Mar 2016, 11:04 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The small startup aims to take the fight to Uber and Lyft (and whoever else will come along until it gets on the market) once it develops a driverless vehicle
Good at Hacking? Uber Is Offering $10,000 to Whomever Cracks Its System
24 Mar 2016, 10:51 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Uber has announced a campaign to enhance its security with the aid of hackers. The latter will receive rewards of up to $10,000 for finding bugs in the app
Uber Allegedly Agrees to Buy 100,000 Autonomous Mercedes-Benz S-Class Vehicles
18 Mar 2016, 20:56 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / It's not exactly the kind of thing a ride-sharing company would do, but since we're talking about self-driving vehicles, such a move makes a lot more sense
Uber's Chinese Rival Still Dominates Local Market, Wants to Expand
25 Feb 2016, 10:23 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Ever hear of Didi Kuaidi? It's Uber's Chinese rival and it dominates the local market. They want to expand to other countries and eventually defeat Uber
Uber Is Cutting Down Shifts to 12 Hours a Day in NYC to Prevent Fatigue
13 Feb 2016, 17:41 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / After reducing the fares by 15 percent during the winter months, Uber is now facing another wave of hostility from its drivers following a 12-hour shifts plan
Uber Drivers Could Block San Francisco on Super Bowl Sunday with Protest
5 Feb 2016, 17:33 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Angry Uber drivers from San Francisco threaten to boycott the Super Bowl 50 if the company doesn't give up on promised fare cuts of up to 20% on game day
The Uber Saga Continues with More Protests
27 Jan 2016, 12:33 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / More than 1,000 taxi drivers protested in Paris against app-based taxi services including Uber and unlicensed cab firms, among other things
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
General Motors Revives Ride-Hailing Company Sidecar
20 Jan 2016, 15:46 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / The carmaker is buying the ride-hailing company Sidecar’s technology and assets, in a move to stop Uber Technologies Inc. from dominating
Uber Users Will Soon Be Able to Hail Helicopters
18 Jan 2016, 09:19 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / As part of a new Silicon Valley-based initiative, Uber just partnered up with Airbus for a new project that will allow Uber users to hail copters
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
General Motors to Invest in Lyft in Order to Create Autonomous Taxis
4 Jan 2016, 15:31 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / GM has recently announced that it will spend no less than $500 million with Lyft, to allow the ride-hailing company to continue its growth
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