Uber and Lyft May End Operations in California: What You Need to Know

Uber and Lyft say they may close their California operations on Friday, August 21. If that happens, they plan not to resume transportation until at least November, when voters give their opinion on Proposition 22, their initiative to save their ...

California sues Uber and Lyft: why should it please drivers in these companies

California authorities are suing Uber and Lyft, which provide online taxi services, according to the LA Times. California Attorney General Javier Bessera and a group of state attorneys in the city have filed a lawsuit against taxi services Uber Technologies and Lyft. In the lawsuit ...

Uber driver from Atlanta graduates from college after passenger repays her tuition debt

An Atlanta Uber driver told the Bismarck Tribune she was one step closer to fulfilling her dream of becoming a lawyer thanks to a random passenger who paid off her college debt. Latonya Young, a hairdresser by day and Uber driver by night,...

6000 Violence: Uber publishes 2 Incident Report

Uber has released a security report that, among other things, reported that the company received 5 alerts of physical assault and harassment on passengers in 981 and 2017. Writes about this CNN. Among them there were 2018 reports of rape. IN…

The unmanned vehicle that killed the pedestrian did not know that people could violate traffic rules

A self-driving Uber in 2018 hit 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg in Arizona as she walked 100 meters from a pedestrian crossing because she could not recognize her as a pedestrian. This is stated in the reports of the American National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which investigated the accident. The accident took place on the evening of March 18, 2018 in the city of Tempe. ...

Search for jobs in a few hours: Uber launched a job search application

Uber Technologies Inc has launched an app called Uber Works. It will bring together temporary workers who want to work with enterprises that are looking for people to replace or earn extra money during the active season. The app is currently only available in Chicago, but the company plans to expand ...

'Opportunity to leave the comfort zone': Belarusian spoke about work at Uber and life in New York

Andrey left Belarus in 2015. Now he works in an office in New York, trying to implement his own business project, and in his spare time he moonlights as a taxi driver at Uber. It turned out that this not only brings additional income, but also provides a good opportunity to study ...

In New York, Uber launched a helicopter from Manhattan to JFK Airport

Uber will offer on-demand helicopter rides between Lower Manhattan and JFK starting July 9. Each trip will cost at least $200 per passenger. Uber Copter will operate throughout the day on weekdays. It can be...

Low-rated passengers will not be allowed to use Uber

Low-rated Uber driver profiles can be deactivated in the company app. But now the same fate may befall passengers with low ratings. This feature is already in operation in Australia, New Zealand and India and has been rolled out since May 29 ...

'Infecting people with measles': in New York, an Uber driver attacked a Jewish passenger

In New York, an Uber driver made a nasty remark about measles to a Jewish passenger. When a woman got into a taxi in the Hasidic district of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, the driver lashed out at her with accusations: "You are one of those who infect people with measles," adding a swear word to the phrase. According to ...

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