Rideshare News
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Uber announced a series of changes to its app in an attempt to become the “operating system for your daily life.”
I can't read this with a straight face:The changes include giving users things to do other than call a …
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11 Taxi Drivers murdered in South Africa due to mafia life violence.
"The minibus taxi was traveling down a quiet rural road in eastern South Africa on Saturday night, when gunmen with …
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Where Did All the Yellow Cabs Go?
They're never coming back...
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AB5 was just signed into law by Governor Newsome, it'll be fun to see how U/L squirm out of this!
LET'S GOhttps://www-latimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-09-18/gavin-newsom-signs-ab5-employees0independent-contractors-california?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1&_amp=true&usqp=mq331AQEKAFwAQ%3D%3D#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fcalifornia%2Fstory%2F2019-09-18%2Fgavin-newsom-signs-ab5-employees0independent-contractors-california
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Ford executive says Full Self-Driving cars will last only 4 years on the road
Of course, this is in response to how people will stop buying cars once the autonomous vehicles are on the …
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Has Uber won over their drivers yet?
Apparently the #Uber hotline that was set up for drivers in July has already been called over 2 million times …
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Uber to open new Chicago office, add about 2,000 jobs
Anyone from Chicago here? I wonder how this will impact your city.https://www.marketwatch.com/story/uber-to-open-new-chicago-office-add-about-2000-jobs-2019-09-09
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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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Cab driver says John Elway is the best quarterback of all time, doesn't realize Elway is in the backseat!
http://www.today.com/news/cab-driver-praises-john-elway-doesn-t-realize-elway-s-t107373
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Uber hires Google's former head of search
"The hiring of Mr. Singhal, who left Google last year, is a coup for Uber, which has publicly stated its …
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Uber Slammed Over Pricing Surge After Brooklyn Subway Shooting
"Uber came under fire on Tuesday after several customers noted that prices on the ride-sharing app increased significantly following a …
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What to watch in 2017 in regards to self driving cars
Apparently a Self Driving Tesla is scheduled to drive itself from Los Angeles to New York this year. http://www.businessinsider.com/self-driving-car-milestones-coming-in-2017-2017-1
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Uber and Lyft are having a terrible effect on public transportation, new research shows
No environments are being saved. We are ridding of the most efficient way to travel, i.e. public transportation.Public transportation …
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Uber has hired a former Expedia exec to head HR [Recode]
Nikki Krishnamurthy is replacing Liane Hornsey. Uber has hired Nikki Krishnamurthy as its new head of human resources. She replaces …
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My Interview on CPR (Cincinnati Public Radio) regarding UBER & Lyft
It was interesting conversation, fun to do these things. More to come!https://www.wvxu.org/post/latest-details-dayton-and-more-top-stories-week
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Uber and Lyft suggest the days of cheap rides could be over [Wired]
Gasp! ...but not a surprise. We knew this day would come. It was just about when.THE DAYS OF cheap …
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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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Hiring Freeze in US and Canada. Uber paused its hiring of engineers.
https://amp-businessinsider-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.businessinsider.com/uber-hiring-freeze-engineering-us-canada-through-year-2019-8?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24sDara K really getting desperate! Maybe he should give back some of thay 43M+ salary he gets. He sure …
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El Monte explores minimum $30 per hr. for rideshare drivers.
https://losangeles-cbslocal-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/08/08/el-monte-30-minimum-wage-rideshare-drivers-ordinance/amp/?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Flosangeles.cbslocal.com%2F2019%2F08%2F08%2Fel-monte-30-minimum-wage-rideshare-drivers-ordinance%2F
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Cannabis is coming to Uber!
Good news fellow Canadians! Soon you will be able to order pot on Uber! Whoop! https://www.bbc.com/news/business-59342016