The Latest Breaking News from Uber

TechScape: An elite Silicon Valley school tests a tech fast

TechScape’s new writer; the surprising results of a $60k-a-year school’s tech-free week; and how to opt yourself out of AI training

The Guardian - US · Oct 8, 2024

Free Uber rides for a decade for Londoner who clocks up most 'green' journeys by end of November

Prize on offer to passenger who makes greatest saving on C02 emissions by choosing to travel by electric cab

Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2024

Uber bets big on electric – 5 new ways it's planning to tempt you to ride its EVs

Uber announced a raft of app updates and incentives that it hopes will tempt more of its riders and drivers to adopt electric and reduce local CO2 emissions.

TechRadar · Oct 8, 2024

Drivers for Lyft and Uber Are Building a National Movement

From Chicago to San Jose, California, rideshare drivers are working together for higher pay, safer work and better jobs.

Capital & Main · Oct 4, 2024

Teens given 'joke' prison terms for killing Uber driver

The family and friends of an Uber driver who was fatally stabbed say they are disappointed his teenage killers will likely be released in under ten years.

AAP · Oct 4, 2024

Toyota invests another $500 million in an electric air taxi company as it soars toward the future of air mobility

Toyota has injected a second round of funding into Joby Aviation, one of the leading figures in electric vertical take-off and landing craft for public transport.

TechRadar · Oct 4, 2024

Tesla Ubers With Full Self-Driving Are Basically Temu-Grade Robotaxis

Private drivers using supervised semi-autonomous features are like gray-market Robotaxis. Now, one has reportedly crashed.

InsideEVs · Oct 3, 2024

ChatGPT maker OpenAI sees value nearly double to $157 billion after new funding round

OpenAI, the company behind artificial Intelligence chatbot ChatGTP, has secured new financing to the tune of $6.6 billion from a variety of investors. The start-up is now valued at $157 billion, on par with such groups as Uber or AT&T. It will have to commit to converting to a for-profit…

France 24 · Oct 3, 2024

Read Before You Click 'Agree'! New Jersey Accident Victims Can't Sue Uber Due To UberEats Fine Print

A New Jersey couple injured in an Uber accident can't sue the company because they agreed to arbitration in Uber Eats terms of service.

International Business Times UK · Oct 3, 2024

Couple Blocked From Suing Uber for Car Crash Because Daughter Agreed to App's Terms & Conditions

A New Jersey couple has been barred from suing Uber following a car crash that left them with life-changing injuries because their daughter agreed to terms & conditions on the UberEats app.

Latin Times · Oct 2, 2024