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Uber plans to add train, bus and flight bookings to its UK app
Uber is planning to add travel booking via flights, trains and more in the UK this year to expand its ride-hailing business.
Uber will soon offer taxi rides in San Francisco
The ride-hailing giant has inked a deal with Yellow Cab SF and Flywheel.
Washington is first state to guarantee pay and benefits for Uber and Lyft drivers
Washington State's governor has signed a pay guarantee for Uber and Lyft drivers into law.
Uber secures 30-month London taxi license
Following a years-long dispute with the city’s transit regulator, Uber has earned a 30-month license to continue operating in London.
Uber will soon offer NYC yellow cabs via the app
Passengers will pay around the same as they would for an Uber X ride.
Toyota and Aurora test robotaxis in Texas
Toyota and Aurora are testing robotaxis in Dallas, Texas.
Uber is ditching the 'split fare' feature in April
But it's not gone forever.
Delivery apps are stepping in to help drivers hit by high gas prices
High fuel prices brought on by Russia's war have gig workers feeling the financial strain. Now delivery and ridesharing apps are stepping up to help ease the pinch at the pumps.
Uber adds fuel surcharge due to spike in gas prices
The fees will go directly to drivers.
Uber Eats now lets you split the bill
Uber Eats now lets you split the bill, and you can set a deadline for group orders to get everyone's choices in time.
Uber's Explore tab aims to create new excuses to go out
You can make dinner reservations, get concert tickets and find places to visit.
Uber looks to speed up sale of its stake in Russian ride-hailing app Yandex
The company currently owns a 29% stake in Russia's largest ride-hailing platform.
Gig worker bill backed by Uber and Lyft passes in Washington State House
It gives drivers access to benefits while still classifying them as gig workers.
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Uber will let you see how many one- and five-star ratings you get
New York City has the lowest average rider rating among big US cities.
NYC to raise minimum pay for Uber and Lyft drivers
Mayor Eric Adams announced that the city would increase its minimum driver pay rate. Both ride hail apps will have to pay their NYC drivers a minimum of $1.161 per mile and $0.529 per minute, which amounts to roughly a 5.3 percent raise.
Uber CEO says you'll eventually be able to pay with cryptocurrency
Uber users will eventually be able to pay for rides using Bitcoin, said CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.
The first 'Super Pumped' trailer is here to dramatize Uber's reckless ascendance
Based on the book of the same title by New York Times reporter Mike Isaac, Super Pumped puts Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the shoes of Travis Kalanick, chronicling the taxi-hailing app along its relentless trajectory.
Lyft is spending millions to stop Massachusetts drivers from becoming employees
Two years after kneecapping efforts to classify drivers in California as employees rather than contractors, Lyft is returning to the same, expensive playbook on the East Coast.
Uber no longer supports ride hailing via the Apple Watch
If you try to use the Uber Watch app, a message now pops up asking you to switch the mobile app instead.