by Ben Schafer | Aug 1, 2016 | News
Uber is throwing in the towel in China, agreeing to be bought out by its biggest rival in the country, Didi Chuxing, in exchange for a 20 percent share in a company reorganized under the Didi banner. The deal, reported late Sunday, ends the ride-hailing giant’s...
by Ben Schafer | Jul 29, 2016 | News
Uber has come out with an online app designed to make it easier for companies and service providers to book rides for their customers and clients. UberCENTRAL offers a dashboard interface that allows users to book multiple rides for third parties. Through the...
by Ben Schafer | Jul 28, 2016 | News
When students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology return en masse in the fall they will likely be sharing campus roads and walkways with self-driving mini-cars. Ford Motor Company is partnering with the prestigious university to test what are essentially...
by Ben Schafer | Jul 27, 2016 | News
This week, the head of the company that has supplied image-recognition chips for Tesla’s autopilot system disclosed that the two were parting ways. While neither Mobileye nor Tesla pointed any fingers, it appears likely that Tesla pulled the plug — and that the fatal...
by Ben Schafer | Jul 26, 2016 | News
A merger of two ride-hailing services in Europe could spell more trouble for Uber as it struggles to gain market share on the continent. Under the deal announced this week, UK-based Hailo will be absorbed by mytaxi, which is owned by Daimler, the German auto giant...
by Ben Schafer | Jul 20, 2016 | News
To hear the U.S. Chamber of Commerce tell it, the very future of the “on-demand economy” is on trial this week in Seattle — and the group may have a point. The Chamber is suing the city over an ordinance passed earlier this year that allows drivers for Uber and other...
by Ben Schafer | Jul 15, 2016 | News
The self-driving technology being road-tested by the likes of Google and Tesla could find its way into military vehicles sooner than later. A U.S. Defense Department official said this week that the Pentagon was very interested incorporating autonomous technology into...
by Ben Schafer | Jul 12, 2016 | News
When Uber came up with the tagline “everyone’s private driver,” they probably didn’t have “getaway driver” in mind. But it appears a growing number would-be robbers are using the ride-hailing service for that very purpose. The latest example came on Monday, when a man...
by Ben Schafer | Jul 11, 2016 | News
In April, Uber and an advocacy group for the blind reached a landmark settlement requiring the company to impress upon its drivers that they must give rides to the visually-impaired and their service dogs. Apparently a Florida man didn’t get the memo. Simon...
by Nickolaus Hines | Jul 8, 2016 | News
Uber has picked a political side for the upcoming Democratic and Republican Conventions, and it chose Democrat. Uber announced today that it will provide special service and be the official transportation provider for politicians attending the Democratic National...
