Hyundai to Make Flying Cars for Uber Air Taxis
Hyundai announced Monday it would mass produce flying cars for Uber’s aerial rideshare network set to deploy in 2023.
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Uber, Postmates Challenge California Labor Law in Federal Court
Uber, Postmates and two independent contractors asked a federal court in California Monday to block a new state law that requires certain gig economy companies to classify workers as employees, making them eligible for minimum wage, overtime and other protections.
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Uber Ends Its Ride With Founding Former CEO Kalanick
Ousted Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is stepping down from the board of directors, severing his last remaining ties with the ride-hailing startup that he co-founded a decade ago and ran until a series of scandals led to his removal in 2017.
Read moreUber Settlement
Uber agreed to a $4.4 million settlement Wednesday with workers who say they were discriminated against based on their gender. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found the company permitted a “culture of sexual harassment and retaliation against individuals who complained about such harassment.”
Read moreJudge Won’t Force Uber to Treat California Drivers as Employees
A federal judge on Monday refused to make Uber reclassify drivers as employees in California, despite claims the alleged misclassification deprives the state of tax dollars and increases its spending on public assistance for low-paid workers.
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An Uber driver who says he made more than 8,000 drives claims in federal court that the company fired him on bogus pretexts after the Chicago Tribune published a photo of him in a peaceful protest with other drivers against Uber’s pay policies.
Read moreUber Reports More Than 3,000 Sexual Assaults in a Year
Uber, as part of a long anticipated safety report, revealed that more than 3,000 sexual assaults were reported during its U.S. rides in 2018.
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Uber Loses License in London for Safety Reasons
London’s transit authority said Monday it is not renewing Uber’s license to operate in the British capital, dealing a major setback to the ride-hailing company’s major European market.
Read moreJudge Unlikely to Make Uber Treat California Drivers as Employees
Despite claims that Uber’s business model deprives California of tax dollars and makes it spend more on public assistance for low-paid workers, a federal judge signaled Thursday he will likely deny a request for an injunction that would force Uber to treat its drivers as employees.
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Uber May Contribute More Transport Pollution Than Solution
Ride-hailing pioneer Uber, rather than being part of the solution to urban transport, may be adding to related problems like pollution from diesel cars, a study showed Thursday.
Read moreUber Settlement
A federal judge on Tuesday gave final approval to a $395,000 settlement for Uber drivers, and $100,000 in attorney fees and expenses, with $40,000 of it coming from the settlement.
Read moreMiracle in LA: Traffic Moving at LAX With Ban on Ride-Shares Inside Airport Loop
Two weeks after Los Angeles airport officials moved ride-hail and taxi pickups away from terminal curbsides, the deluge of angry tweets from frustrated travelers has largely receded as overall travel times improve and the much-debated project comes into focus.
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Uber Shares Hover Near Low as Investors Sue Post-IPO
Shareholders claim in a class action that in the lead-up to its initial public offering, Uber Technologies Inc. failed to warn investors about “rapidly increasing subsidies for customer rides and meals in a bid for market share” while “at the same time, cutting (or planning to cut) costs in key areas that undermined Uber’s central growth opportunities.”
Read moreStudy: Most Independent Contractors Will Benefit From New California Law
In a study of a landmark California labor law detested by business groups and gig economy titans, researchers concluded Tuesday that the union-backed bill will cover a majority of independent contractors and affect more than just Uber and Lyft drivers.
Read moreUber CEO Comment on Khashoggi Murder Sparks Revulsion
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is being criticized for calling the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi “a mistake” and comparing it to the death of a pedestrian struck by one of his company’s autonomous vehicles.
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Report on Uber Crash Questions Testing of Self-Driving Cars
Documents released this week by a federal agency raise questions about whether a self-driving Uber SUV that ran down a pedestrian last year should have been allowed on public roads for test purposes.
Read moreUber Class Action
A federal class action accuses Uber of improperly deducting sales tax and state surcharges from more than 96,000 Uber drivers in New York City.
Read moreSan Francisco Mayor’s Agenda Hinges on Races Too Close to Call
San Francisco Mayor London Breed easily skated to re-election Tuesday, but her ability to tackle the city’s most vexing problems like homelessness and drug addiction on her own terms hangs in the balance as two key races remained too close to call Wednesday morning.
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Gig-Economy Giants Want California Voters to Shield Them From New Law
A coalition of tech companies led by Uber, Lyft and DoorDash announced a proposed ballot measure Tuesday intended to upend a new California law that will require them to classify their drivers as employees.
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A shareholder class action claims that Uber misrepresented its financial state during its IPO, causing the share price to drop from the $45 on May 10 to $39.05 on Aug. 9, knocking $1.1 billion off the market cap; they also sued the underwriters, in federal court.
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