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Taxi driver found dead in taxi while in airport queue, no one noticed for 3 days!
OMG! This is insane. Taxi drivers at Heathrow airport are waiting in their cabs for DAYS to pick up just …
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Where Did All the Yellow Cabs Go?
They're never coming back...
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Schools are trying to use Uber as buses for student transportation
This Uber driver claimes that this Phoenix school called his Uber and tried to put 8 little kids in his …
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My Post-Driving Life [Dmitry Samarov]
I didn't learn to drive until I was 22. A year later I was behind the wheel of a cab. …
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13 year old admits to murdering Uber Eats driver - jeesh
Here's the link to the story - how terrible.
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A day in the life of an Uber, Lyft and Juno driver who makes about $6,000 a month in NYC [CNBC]
This is pre-covid, but gosh, this is sort of article that sets the wrong expectation for new drivers and the …
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Have you notice the Uber/Lyft Driver shortage in your area?
Major driver shortage right now, Uber and Lyft have even offered bonuses to get drivers to return to the platform. …
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Uber Disabled Volvo SUV's Safety System Before Fatality [Bloomberg]
Are they getting desperate? It's a total deflection tactic. Trying to shift the blame away from their technology but the …
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Uber Eats is not a profitable business. Here's the math. ...and how Uber has the cake and eats it too. (Forbes)
I am glad someone is doing the math. It's too bad it isn't the drivers. I assume this applies to …
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Uber to require a 6-hour break for every 12 hours of driving in the U.S.
This is good, right? Combatting sleepy and overworked drivers. "Uber has added a feature that will force a six-hour offline …
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Amazon Drivers Are Hanging Smartphones in Trees to Get More Work
Awesome. What time to be alive. Cell phones hanging from trees.Someone places several devices in a tree located close …
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NYC Ride Volume - Uber "officially" destroys Taxis going into 2018
Is it official? More Uber trips being taken more than taxis now. Number of medallions control the # of cars …
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Heartwarming: Former Uber driver earns bachelor's degree after a passenger paid off her debt
We could all use a feel good story right about now. I would love a pax to pay off my …
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Lyft employee: “Hell yes. I definitely looked at my friends’ rider history and looked at what drivers said about them. I never got in trouble.”
Lyft employees have been spying on riders. Looks like Uber's evilness is catching on. https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/25/lyft-god-view/
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Gun put to my head, with Uberpool passengers - Oakland
I just had an incident Monday night driving for Uber, and despite an initial quick response, they have not responded …
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First Pedestrain death at the "hands" of a self driving Uber Vehicle
Self-Driving Uber Car Kills Arizona Pedestrian via the NYTimes. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/technology/uber-driverless-fatality.html
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Uber self-driving car that killed pedestrian "decided" not to stop for her
Great, now we have cars deciding whether pedestrians are expendible or not... https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/7/17327682/uber-self-driving-car-decision-kill-swerve
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Priceline is investing $500 million in Didi Chuxing, China's largest ride-hailing company. [TechCrunch]
This seems like a pretty significant news on how the travel websites are starting to invest in rideshare companies... and …
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Why do 70% of drivers quit driving for Uber & Lyft in less than 8 months?
If Uber & Lyft lose 70% of their drivers in less than 8 months, how can they sustain a business …
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Should it be legal to own your own self-driving car?
ZipCar, Uber, and other rideshare companies want to make it illegal to own your own self-driving car in the city. …