Uber News
Uber Sued Over Driver Data Breach
Uber Technologies Inc. has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit over a recently disclosed data breach involving the personal information of about 50,000 drivers, the latest in a series of ...
Uber, Lyft Fail in Bids to Deem Drivers Independent Contractors
Ride-hailing apps Uber and Lyft failed to persuade separate U.S. judges on Wednesday to rule that their drivers are independent contractors instead of employees, in cases that have wide implications ...
Ridesharing Insurance Legislation Advances in Georgia
A major property/casualty insurance trade group is lauding Georgia legislators' action on a bill mandating insurance coverage for ridesharing companies that covers an existing gap, mirroring similar ...
Uber, Carnegie Mellon, Link on Driverless Tech Research Partnership
Uber Technologies, the controversial app-based ridesharing service, is launching a partnership with a major university focused on developing new autonomous driving technology. Uber disclosed the news ...
Uber Investor Google May Be Ramping Up Its Own Ridesharing Service
Uber faces an ever-growing cast of adversaries that includes dubious regulators, litigious drivers, hostile members of the press, and some well-funded rivals. But the most significant threat to the ...
Uber Internal Review: Privacy Program Needs Improvement
Uber Technologies Inc. should expand its privacy program to improve disclosures, training and employee accountability, according to an internal review that the company commissioned after a ...
California Retracts Requirement for Uber Mandating Commercial Plates
California has retracted a notice that said private drivers for ride-sharing companies such as Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. must have a commercial license plate or risk getting a citation. ...
Car-Sharing Apps Could Pose Threat to Auto Sector
The humble smartphone could throw a spanner in the works of the car sector's post-crisis turnaround, with the big manufacturers facing a long-term threat from apps that make it easier and cheaper to ...