Uber introduced three new safety programs. Riders now can share ride details with contacts and can call 911 from the Uber app. Uber also says it will run criminal background and driver history checks...
Uber added a rider panic button that contacts 911 emergency services to the ridesharing app’s main menu. Also new is Trusted Contacts, which gives up to five family members and friends real-time trip location...
In March, Uber abandoned its operations in eight countries in Southeast Asia with an announcement that it was selling everything it had in the region to competitor Grab. Per a Monday report in the New...
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said Wednesday that the company would resume testing its self-driving cars “in a few months.” The ride-hailing company grounded its fleet of autonomous vehicles in the wake of a fatal...
Bernie Woodall / Reuters: Uber reaches settlement with family of autonomous vehicle accident victim killed in Tempe, Arizona — TEMPE, Ariz. (Reuters) – The family of the woman killed by an Uber Technologies Inc...
Uber has been suspended from testing autonomous vehicles in the state of Arizona following last week’s fatal crash in the city of Tempe, according to the Associated Press. The accident, which occurred at night...
Last night a woman was struck by an autonomous Uber vehicle in Tempe, Arizona. She later died of her injuries in the hospital. Read more… … Gizmodo
Former Uber CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick today announced a new investment fund he’s calling 10100, pronounced “ten-one-hundred,” that will focus on his “passions, investments, ideas, and big bets.” The theme of the fund,...
Ever taken an Uber ride after a few drinks and accidentally requested the wrong destination? This guy did and it cost him $ 1,635. Kenny Bachman meant to stay in West Virginia but took...
Most of us have done our fair share of stupid things while drunk. For one New Jersey native, a blunder while under the influence turned into a costly mistake. … TechSpot
