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Uber's updated app makes it easier for drivers to pick you up
They'll also be able to choose alternate routes to help complete trips faster.
Uber and Lyft rides are pricier due to a lack of drivers (and the waits are longer, too)
Uber and Lyft rides have been almost twice as expensive, because the ride-hailing companies have been having difficulties meeting demand.
Uber Showtime series will star Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Travis Kalanick
Joseph Gordon-Levitt will star as Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick in the first season of Showtime's new anthology.
California regulator requires most ride-hailing cars to be EVs by 2030
The California Air Resources Board has approved a mandate requiring most trips on ride-hailing platforms to be in electric vehicles by 2030.
The White House, Uber and Lyft team up for free rides to COVID-19 vaccine sites
The program will start soon and run until July 4th.
Uber users in the UK can reserve a premium ride a month in advance
Uber Reserve is initially available in London, Manchester, Bristol and Bath.
Uber teams up with Arrival to make custom EV taxis
Uber has teamed with UK-based auto manufacturer Arrival to create an electric vehicle specifically for ride-hailing purposes.
You can now book a COVID-19 vaccine through Uber
You'll also be able to reserve a rental car and have a valet drop it off.
Uber says March was its biggest month ever
According to The Wall Street Journal, Uber had a record March, with gross bookings hitting their highest-ever level in the company's history. Uber also said that demand has recovered faster than driver availability — something that means you might be paying a surge price or waiting a little bit for a car when you need one.
Uber, PayPal and Walgreens set up a Vaccine Access Fund
Anyone can donate and help to cover the cost of rides to COVID-19 vaccination sites.
Uber adds all-electric vehicles to its list of ride options in London
Uber users in central London can request an all-electric vehicle instead of a regular ICE or hybrid car.
Uber will reclassify drivers in the UK as workers
Starting on March 17th, Uber will classify all of its UK-based drivers as workers.
Uber and Lyft create a shared database of drivers banned for assault
Uber and Lyft will work together to share information on US drivers and delivery people accused of sexual assault to ensure those individuals are banned on both platforms.
Uber spins out Postmates' robot delivery division into a separate company
Uber is spinning off Postmates' autonomous delivery division into a separate startup called Serve Robotics.
UK Supreme Court rules that Uber should treat drivers as workers
Uber has lost its appeal to the UK's Supreme Court to deny its drivers basic employee protections.
Hitting the Books: Why Travis Kalanick got Uber into the self-driving car game
Autonomous vehicle developers have faced myriad similar challenged over the past three decades but nothing, it seems, turns the wheels of innovation quite like a bit of good, old-fashioned competition — one which DARPA was only more than happy to provide. In Driven: The Race to Create the Autonomous Car, Insider senior editor and former Wired Transportation editor, Alex Davies takes the reader on an immersive tour of DARPA’s “Grand Challenges” — the agency’s autonomous vehicle trials which drew top talents from across academia and the private sector in effort to spur on the state of autonomous vehicle technology — as well as profiles many of the elite engineers that took place in the competitions. In the excerpt below however Davies recalls how, back in 2014, then-CEO Travis Kalanick steered Uber into the murky waters of autonomous vehicle technology, setting off a flurry of acquihires, buyouts, furious R&D efforts, and one fatal accident — only to end up selling off the division this past December.
Lyft's new features make it easier to order and pay for rides for others
Lyft is introducing two new features to help people get to vaccine appointments and other essential destinations.
Toyota is developing autonomous taxis with help from Aurora
A mere two months after acquiring Uber’s self-driving car unit, autonomous vehicle startup Aurora is partnering with the world’s largest automaker.
Uber and Walgreens team up for free rides to COVID vaccine appointments
Pilot programs are set to get underway in socially vulnerable communities.
Uber is buying alcohol delivery service Drizly for $1.1 billion
Uber is buying the alcohol delivery service Drizly for $1.1 billion to expand Eats' reach.