Rideshare News
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Uber jumps into Europe’s rapid grocery delivery market with 15-minute service in Paris
"Uber said its new partnership with Carrefour will let users order from almost 2,000 daily essentials including fruit and vegetables, …
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San Francisco grants bike and scooter permits to only two companies - Scoot and Skip (One year Pilot)
San Francisco announced that only two scooter companies — Scoot and Skip — will get the coveted permits to participate …
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Uber Strike?
Was sent this on twitter today. Anyone else? When will drivers learn that these strikes will never work?
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Tipping guide.
I never seen anything from Uber saying how much you should tip the driver. According to this article Uber has …
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Toyota Investing $500 Million in Uber in Driverless-Car Pact [The Wall Street Journal]
Is this the first sign that Uber is listening to its investors and looking to hand off the autonomous vehicles …
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Cars with high-tech safety systems are still really bad at not running people over
I thought they had this really figured out!?!https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/4/20898773/aaa-study-automatic-emergency-braking-pedestrian-detectionBTW this video is really hilarious in a really dark way. …
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Uber lost in NYC. What city will try heavy-handed regulation next?
"Uber and Lyft took on New York City once again, and this time they lost. The New York City Council …
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Dara Goes Driving | UBER
Leaving this here.
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Why can't or won't Uber & Lyft fix the underage rider problem?
How hard is it to fix this in the app UBER & LYFT?Data from within the last 90 days …
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Scooter-sharing companies tried to barge into San Francisco and got kicked out. [Decode]
Seriously, did we learn from the mistakes we made with Uber? For allowing them to do whatever they wanted? This …
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Get this. Uber is set to disrupt another industry: the magazine business.
I thought this was fake news at first but nope, Uber is releasing a Magazing titled "Vehicle" LOL I am …
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Is help for future NYC Medallion Owners on its way?
The Council on Thursday will vote on a bill to establish a new “Office of Financial Stability” within the TLC …
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CNBC clown Jim Cramer says Uber CEO is one of the best executives ever!
The joker on CNBC says DK is a great executive. He got paid 43 million last year, probably more this …
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Use an Uber/Lyft light in your window? You could get pulled over in some states!
Just read this article that those lights are actually illegal in Kansas. I has no idea! I see plenty of …
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Remember that Uber driver who went on a shooting spree murdering 6 people? He just plead guilty.
Still no motive behind this terrible tragedy but at least he is owning up to what he did. The trials …
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Uber lost an eye-popping $5 billion in a single quarter
Wall Street isn’t happy.Uber lost more money this spring than it did in any previous quarter, revealing on Thursday …
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Looks like Turkey is going to ban Uber
Add Turkey to the list of international places Uber is struggling to gain traction. With Lyft creeping up in the …
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Eroding trust - 73% wouldn’t ride in an Autonomous Vehicles (AVs)
AAA reports the number of people who are too afraid to ride in an autonomous vehicle has risen in recent …
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Uber sues Chicago. Sounds like Lyft is paying off some politicians, Uber pissed!
https://chicago-suntimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/chicago.suntimes.com/platform/amp/2019/8/2/20752230/uber-lyft-lawsuit-chicago-bike-share?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fchicago.suntimes.com%2F2019%2F8%2F2%2F20752230%2Fuber-lyft-lawsuit-chicago-bike-share
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A 12-Year-Old Died After Taking An Uber Alone. Drivers Say They Can’t Afford To Reject Kids. [BuzzFeed]
It's difficult enough to be asking the awkward question of asking for IDs and potentially saying no (and sometimes getting …