Uber

Google Maps Uber Booking Integration Removed From Android, iOS Apps

Sumit Chakraborty | Tuesday June 19, 2018

Google Maps will not let users book Uber rides without leaving the app.

Ford Teams Up With Startup to Develop Software for Self-Driving Cars

Mark Bergen, Bloomberg | Saturday June 16, 2018

Started by two former Uber employees, RideOS plans to sell software that gives routes and other dispatching instructions to fleets of autonomous cars.

Uber Hires Facebook's Product Director as Its Driver Product Head

Reuters | Thursday June 14, 2018

Uber has been without a head of driver product since Aaron Schildkrout left in December.

Two US Women Kissed In An Uber. Driver Kicks Them Out, Calls It "Illegal"

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 14, 2018

An Uber driver kicked out two women from his car after he saw them kiss in the back seat and called the act "illegal".

Apple Executive Hired to Fix Uber's Image Departs After a Year

Eric Newcomer, Bloomberg | Wednesday June 13, 2018

Uber said Bozoma Saint John will be chief marketing officer at Endeavor LLC, the parent of WME.

Uber Wants a Patent to Tell if You Drink and Ride

Rachel Siegel, The Washington Post | Wednesday June 13, 2018

The idea is still in its early stages, and the company has no immediate plans to start using the technology as described in the application.

How Uber Wants to Take Its 'Lite' App From India to the World

Jagmeet Singh | Wednesday June 13, 2018

"The Uber Lite app comes with a global target," says Manik Gupta, Vice President Product, VP and Head of Product, Uber.

Uber Lite Android App Launched in India, Available in Select Cities

Tasneem Akolawala | Tuesday June 12, 2018

Uber Lite has been made available in Jaipur, Hyderabad and Delhi for now. The app will continue rolling out across India this summer, and in other countries around the globe later this year.

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Speaks To NDTV's Prannoy Roy: Full Transcript

India News | Sunday June 10, 2018

Uber considers India the innovation gateway into the developing world, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told NDTV in an exclusive interview. He said moving out of Indonesia will allow Uber to be more aggressive in India. He also told NDTV's Prannoy Roy about his love for India, the future of the company and how Uber is changing the way people move.

Uber Driver Charged With Murder in Shooting of Denver Passenger

Reuters | Friday June 8, 2018

A Denver-area driver with the ride-sharing service Uber who police say fatally shot a passenger in his vehicle was charged on Thursday with first-degree murder.

Uber Jumps Into European Bicycle-Sharing Market

Reuters | Wednesday June 6, 2018

Uber agreed to buy the startup in April in an attempt to be a truly multi-modal transport service.

Uber Driver Arrested After Passenger Shot Dead in US

Agence France-Presse | Monday June 4, 2018

Police in the US city of Denver have arrested an Uber driver for first-degree murder in the shooting death of his passenger.

Uber's 'Business Is Finished' in Turkey, Erdogan Says

Reuters | Monday June 4, 2018

About 17,400 taxis operate in Istanbul, home to about a fifth of Turkey's population of 81 million people, and since Uber entered the country in 2014 tensions have risen sharply.

'Sherlock' Star Raced To Save A Man From Attackers, Uber Driver Says

World News | Alex Horton, The Washington Post | Monday June 4, 2018

Consider this: You're in a group of muggers in London, trying to steal a delivery man's bike, and Sherlock Holmes comes barreling at you.

Police Find Uber Passenger Fatally Shot In A Crashed Car. Arrest Driver

World News | Alex Horton, The Washington | Sunday June 3, 2018

An Uber driver in Denver killed his passenger early Friday morning, telling a witness he had fired several times in self-defense, police said.