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Uber is moving its self-driving cars from San Francisco to Arizona

by Jordan Golson

Uber is relocating its San Francisco self-driving car fleet to Arizona, where it says it has the support of Arizona Governor Doug Ducey. The fleet of cars were hauled away on flat-beds towed by Uber’s Otto self-driving big rigs, though the trucks...

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Uber launches electric fleet of Teslas in Madrid

by James Vincent

In its battles with local government, Uber is happy to burnish its green credentials when it thinks doing so will help it curry favor. In Madrid, where the taxi service was banned until March this year for its use of unlicensed drivers, Uber...

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Uber forced to remove self-driving cars from San Francisco roads

by Rich McCormick

The California Department of Motor Vehicles has today revoked the registrations for Uber's fleet of 16 self-driving cars, forcing the company to remove the vehicles from the streets of San Francisco where they were being used. The move comes after...

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Uber just added Snapchat filters and friend locators to its app

by Andrew J . Hawkins

Last month, Uber unveiled a totally redesigned and streamlined version of its app that featured a cleaner interface and way less confusion around which service to request. The company also promised to add a couple of new things: a Snapchat filter...

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Uber admits its self-driving cars have a problem with bike lanes

by Rich McCormick

Less than a week after self-driving Uber cars were spotted committing a range of traffic violations in San Francisco, the company has admitted that its autonomous vehicles also have a "problem" with the way they handle bike lanes. An Uber...

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Uber is stubbornly refusing to apply for a $150 permit for its self-driving cars

by Andrew J . Hawkins

Uber is sticking to its guns in refusing to apply for a $150 permit that the California Department of Motor Vehicles says it needs to operate self-driving cars on the streets of San Francisco. In a conference call with reporters convened late...

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Meet Beacon, Uber’s colorful new gadget to help prevent those awkward car mixups

by Andrew J . Hawkins

We’ve all been there: you land at an airport, book an Uber to your hotel, only to find 20 identical black Honda CR-Vs waiting when you get outside. Which one is yours? Or it’s late, you’re leaving the club with a buzz, and inadvertently leap into...

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California: Uber must cease its self-driving car service until it gets permit

by Jordan Golson

California regulators have told Uber that it must stop its self-driving car service in San Francisco until it gets a state permit, according to a report from the Associated Press. The service, which launched earlier today, is an expansion of a s...

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Uber says it’s reviewing incident of self-driving car running a red light

by Andrew J . Hawkins

Well, that didn’t take long. Just a couple hours after Uber’s fleet of self-driving cars began to pick up passengers in San Francisco for the first time, one of the vehicles was caught running a red light. The footage, posted on YouTube by a user...

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Your self-driving car won't be built by Uber or Google

by Tamara Warren

But they might develop it

You can hail a self-driving Uber in San Francisco starting today

by Andrew J . Hawkins

Is Silicon Valley ready for autonomous ride-sharing? Duh

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Uber appears ready to launch self-driving pilot in San Francisco

by Jordan Golson

Uber appears to be preparing to launch a fleet of self-driving cars in San Francisco, expanding on its existing self-driving pilot in Pittsburgh. CNET discovered a fleet of Uber-branded Volvo and Ford vehicles in a warehouse in San Francisco,...

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UberPool now has a timer so you don’t have to wait for late carpool mates

by Natt Garun

On Saturday, my boyfriend and I got into an UberPool hoping for the off chance that we don’t get paired with anyone on the short ride between Brooklyn neighborhoods. As suspected, no such luck. Worse, the person we were matched with used a pickup...

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Uber employees secretly tracked politicians and celebrities, lawsuit claims

by Colin Lecher

Uber employees used the company’s lax tracking system to monitor the whereabouts of “high profile politicians, celebrities, and even personal acquaintances,” according to a declaration in a lawsuit filed against Uber by its former forensic...

Here’s a list of horrible behavior that will get you banned from Uber

by Andrew J . Hawkins

In his two years driving for Uber, Scott Winbolt has seen some fairly ridiculous behavior from riders: open containers of alcohol, dirty feet on the dashboard, people trying to sneak four people in a backseat designed for three. You name it. “I...

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Uber launches its own AI lab to make food deliveries faster and self-driving cars better

by Andrew J . Hawkins

Ride-hail giant acquires Geometric Intelligence to staff new lab

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Uber wants to track your location even when you’re not using the app

by Andrew J . Hawkins

Should Uber be able to track you even when you’re not using its app? Uber seems to think so, but some customers are worried that the ride-sharing giant is yet again overstepping its bounds. Last month, Uber...

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Uber’s identity is on trial in Europe

by Amar Toor

After years of protests, bans, and regulatory headaches, Uber is finally going to have its day in Europe’s highest court. Today, the European Court of Justice is hearing a case that could determine the ride-hailing company’s future across the EU. ...

Uber adds another way to compliment drivers without actually tipping them

by Andrew J . Hawkins

Uber is rolling out a new feature today that allows riders to send compliments to drivers beyond leaving them a 5-star rating, according to Wired. Of course, most people would reward excellent service by tipping a few extra bucks. But Uber is...

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Uber made a restaurant guide based on riders' trip data

by Natt Garun

If big data dining sounds like your cup of tea, then Uber’s new restaurant guide might be right up your alley. Instead of relying on user-submitted reviews like on Yelp or one critic’s assessment from The New York Times, Uber is hoping to use its...

Uber driver charged with raping unconscious teenage passenger

by Amar Toor

An Uber driver in California has been arrested for allegedly raping an unconscious teenage girl, the Orange County district attorney's office announced this week. The suspect, Samer Alaaeldin Mahran, was charged with four felony sexual assault...

Don't vote against mass transit just because Uber is so cheap

by Andrew J . Hawkins

It’s Election Day, and there are dozens of ballot proposals across the country that could potentially raise up to $200 billion for public transportation. But some opponents are using the rising popularity of ride-sharing services like Uber and...

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Lyft will give you a 45 percent discount for one ride on Election Day

by Chris Welch

This coming Tuesday, Lyft will offer a 45 percent discount on one ride between 7AM and 8PM in 20 markets. The promotion will make it slightly cheaper to reach your local polling place if you’ve got no other way of getting there besides hailing a...

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Uber sued by San Francisco’s oldest cab company for ‘predatory practices’

by Andrew J . Hawkins

Uber was sued in federal court Wednesday by Desoto, the oldest cab company in San Francisco that recently rebranded itself as a ride-hail company called Flywheel. In it’s complaint, Flywheel alleges that Uber used “predatory pricing tactics” to...

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Uber just streamlined the hell out of its app

by Lauren Goode and Andrew J . Hawkins

Uber is rolling out a major redesign of its app today — the most significant update since 2012. The changes, which are only for users and not drivers, are supposed to offer a much cleaner interface, less confusion around which service to request,...

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Uber is partnering with GM’s mobility arm on a car rental program for drivers

by Recode Staff

Uber is partnering with General Motors’ car-sharing service, called Maven, for a 90-day car rental pilot program, the companies announced on Tuesday. Through Maven, Uber drivers in San Francisco will be able to rent a GM vehicle that qualifies to...

Uber and Lyft can be just as bad as taxis when it comes to racial discrimination

by Andrew J . Hawkins

A new study reveals that African-American passengers who use smartphone apps to summon a ride had higher wait times or a higher rate of cancellation than non-African-American customers, according to Bloomberg. Also, female passengers were taken on...

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Uber loses right to classify drivers as freelance in the UK

by Andrew J . Hawkins

A panel of employment tribunal judges in the UK ruled that Uber drivers should not be considered freelance, but instead should be paid a living wage, according to The Guardian. The ruling is a blow to the San Francisco-based ride-hailing company,...

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Surge pricing is coming to UberEats in select cities

by Andrew J . Hawkins

UberEats, the ride-hailing giant’s standalone food delivery service, is about to get more expensive for some customers. Uber announced Thursday that it would begin applying extra charges to some food deliveries in times of high demand when...

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Of course Uber is working on a flying car project

by Andrew J . Hawkins and Ben Popper

Uber just published a massive white paper detailing its plan to launch an “on demand aviation” service called Uber Elevate. Yes, that’s right. Uber is working on a flying car project. We should have seen this coming. The ambitious project, which...

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Elon Musk makes cryptic comments about Tesla competing with Uber

by Andrew J . Hawkins

Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested Wednesday that he can create a car-sharing network that’s so good, customers will abandon Uber and other ride-sharing companies in droves to adopt it. During an earnings call Wednesday, Musk was asked to explain...

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Uber’s new self-driving Volvo SUVs have been spotted in Pittsburgh

by Andrew J . Hawkins

One of Uber’s self-driving Volvo XC90 SUVs has been spotted out in the wild. A tipster in Pittsburgh sent us this image, as well as the video below, that confirms that Uber is in the process of testing out the newest member of its self-driving...

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