Uber completes its $2.65 billion purchase of Postmates

Posted on 01/12/2020 by Engadget

Uber has completed its $2.65 billion purchase of food-and-grocery delivery service Postmates, the company has announced. The deal sees the two companies creating the second largest delivery platform in the US by size, dwarfed only by Doordash. In a s...

India’s new ride hailing rules cap driver hours and limit surge pricing

Posted on 29/11/2020 by Engadget

India is bringing app-based ride hailing services under dedicated regulation for the first time, and it might just set an example for other countries. TechCrunch reports the country has instituted guidelines that set expectations for both drivers and...

SEC proposal could turn gig workers into stockholders

Posted on 25/11/2020 by Engadget

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a set of rule changes that would give internet platforms like Uber the option to give gig workers equity as part of their compensation. As Axios noted, companies like Uber and Airbnb have been askin...

Tesla, Uber and 26 others launch a lobbying group for electric vehicles

Posted on 17/11/2020 by Engadget

The Zero Emission Transportation Association wants every vehicle sold in the United States to be electric, and it wants this to happen within the next 10 years. The new lobbying group’s main goal is to create the economic, social and political enviro...

Uber’s expanded rewards program offers Apple Music and HBO Max perks

Posted on 17/11/2020 by Engadget

Uber’s rewards program is becoming much more flexible than it was back in 2018. The ride- and food-ordering company has overhauled the program to not only let you redeem more often, but choose from a larger pool of options. To start, you no longer ha...

Uber is reportedly in talks to sell its self-driving unit

Posted on 14/11/2020 by Engadget

After years of development and some shocking incidents, the next step for Uber’s self-driving unit could be a sale. As first reported by TechCrunch and later Reuters, anonymous sources say Uber is in talks with self-driving tech startup Aurora about...

Uber Reserve guarantees you a ride up to 30 days in advance

Posted on 10/11/2020 by Engadget

Uber will soon start rolling out new ride experience in over 20 US cities that you can use to schedule trips up to 30 days in advance. The ride—hailing service has existing products that give you a way to schedule trips for way before you need one, b...

Uber’s delivery business was a saving grace in a tough quarter

Posted on 05/11/2020 by Engadget

It’s fair to say that Uber’s business was challenged in a huge way by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. The company reported its Q3 2020 earnings details today, and while the business is still reeling from COVID-19, there are a few spots that show that...

California votes to strip employee protections from Uber and Lyft drivers

Posted on 04/11/2020 by Engadget

Uber and other ride-hailing and delivery companies in California have prevailed in a $220 million dollar gambit to keep workers as independent contractors. Proposition 22, a side ballot to overturn a California law that made drivers full employees, p...

Appeals court backs ruling that Uber, Lyft should treat drivers as employees

Posted on 23/10/2020 by Engadget

Uber and Lyft lost in court in Thursday, as the First Appellate District court in San Francisco affirmed a preliminary injunction placed against the companies last month. That ruling said there’s “overwhelming likelihood” the two companies are miscla...

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