The ride-hailing service is accused of transferring personal details of European drivers to the United States without adequate protection.
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Google’s robotic spinoff launches ride-hailing service
Waymo is introducing the technology on a small scale in the Phoenix area.
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Maine to get $613,000 in settlement with Uber over data breach
Each affected Uber driver in Maine will receive a $100 payment because the California-based company took a year to inform them that their personal information had been compromised.
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Martha Stewart calls an Uber, and it doesn’t go well
She airs her grievances on Instagram.
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Need a hand? Uber testing on-demand staffing service
Uber Works would provide events and corporate functions with temporary workers.
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Uber drivers lose key legal fight over better pay and benefits
The company’s business model classifies drivers as contractors instead of employees.
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Startup launches insurance for Uber, Lyft passengers
Startup Sure Inc. partners with underwriter Chubb to launch a new service called RideSafe.
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Honolulu leaders approve ride-hailing price cap
If the measure becomes law, it would be the first restriction of its kind in the U.S.
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Uber, Lyft drivers in Los Angeles struggle to prosper
Research finds that more than half of Uber and Lyft drivers in the city drive full time.
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Uber Eats food delivery coming to Portland this month
The service teams up with local restaurants to bring food to diners’ doors.