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Everything you need to know about driverless cars going into 2020
Are we ready for fully autonomous cars? https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/everything-you-need-to-know-about-autonomous-vehicles-going-into-2020
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What are autonomous cars? Which companies are the leaders in the field?
Everything one needs to know about driverless cars? https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/everything-you-need-to-know-about-autonomous-vehicles-going-into-2020
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"Delivery-only" Restaurants Coming (SmartKitchen)
This reminds me of the branch-less banks that were so successful in the 2000-2010. There's been some consolidations and reversion …
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Uber founder Travis Kalanick has reportedly raised $400 million for his next act from Saudi Arabia.
He will make a few more billions by competing against his old company.https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-travis-kalanick-saudi-arabia-funding-cloud-kitchens-delivery-2019-11?utm_source=reddit.com
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I'm a driver for Uber and Lyft — here are 8 ways I can tell someone is going to be a bad passenger within 5 seconds
Where do they find guys like this? I mean come on people, he is a good mouthpiece though!https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-lyft-driver-bad-passengers-2019-11
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Too Many Fake Uber Drivers Cost Service Its License in London
Unauthorized drivers set up fake accounts and picked up passengers who thought they were legit, and this happened 14,000 times, …
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London giving Uber the Boot?
Things are not looking good for Uber in London right now. Will this be a new trend across the globe? …
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Uber Helicopter Rides to JFK Were Briefly Cheaper Than Its Cars, everyone into the helicopters
The 8-minute trip cost just $108.98 -- a third lower than the $163.11 charge for an Uber Black ride, and …
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Uber in last-ditch talks to extend London license, regulators are not as easy on Uber as US
Uber is fighting a last-ditch battle to continue operating in London, as the city’s transport agency weighs whether to renew …
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Uber wins small court victory in California rape suit; victim vows to pursue case
Uber won a court victory when a judge dismissed part of a federal lawsuit filed by a woman claiming the …
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RIP Juno - End of the Road
Buh, bye.Anything to do with the law changes in NYC? They were focusing on the corporate transports, so I …
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Remember how Travis cashed out his Uber Shares? Well Dara is doing the opposite.
Who is the smarter man? Is it time to sell those Uber shares or spend millions buying them up?https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/dara-khosrowshahi-spends-7-million-on-shares-amid-kalanick-sales-2019-11-1028709211
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Uber plans to start audio-recording rides in the U.S. for safety The ride-hailing firm is launching an audio-recording pilot in Latin America.
It is about time, the only protection a driver has against unjust deactivation is video and audio. Of course CA …
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Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick Sells $1.5 Billion of Uber in Weeks After Lockup
Why is he selling so aggressively? What does that say about the current management team?https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-22/kalanick-sells-almost-1-5-billion-of-uber-in-weeks-after-lockup
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Uber Stock Has Lost a Third of Its Value Since Its IPO. One Analyst Says It’s Time to Buy.
Is it really time to buy or is this a dead cat bounce?https://www.barrons.com/articles/uber-stock-has-lost-value-since-ipo-one-analyst-says-its-time-to-buy-51574440415
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Uber Chief Product Officer Announces Departure, what do these guys do anyway?
Product chief is needed for the Tide detergent company not Uber so they can come up with an improved version …
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Seattle begins effort to establish minimum wage for Uber, Lyft drivers. They are getting bombarded city by city
First NY city regulators, then AB5 now city by city are joining the regulatory bandwagonhttps://komonews.com/news/local/seattle-begins-effort-to-establish-minimum-wage-for-uber-lyft-drivers
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Sacking of Uber Eats driver, allegedly for a late food delivery, compared to modern slavery
I call it modern day digital slavery! Add to that tens of thousands of unjust driver deactivations!https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/18/sacking-of-uber-eats-driver-allegedly-for-a-late-food-delivery-compared-to-modern-slavery
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Juno Was Supposed to Be the Ethical Uber. Then It Sold Out and Died! They shut their operations in NY
Juno called it quits, can't compete with Uber and Lyft's billions offering subsidies to the passenger. Is their loss Uber …
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Uber Reportedly Removed Critical Auto-Braking System on Self-Driving Test Car
Typical Uber style, safety first!https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a29834180/uber-auto-braking-removed-accident/