Uber sells its flying-taxi business to another flying-taxi business
Uber is abandoning its plan to build a so-called “flying car” as it puts renewed effort into making its ridesharing and meal delivery businesses profitable.
Uber gives up on developing its own self-driving car
Uber has announced it’s selling its self-driving car unit to Aurora, a Silicon Valley-based startup founded in 2017 by experts in autonomous-vehicle technology.
Aurora acquires Uber’s self-driving cars
Uber is offloading as much as it can as the pandemic continues to decimate demand for ride-hailing. On Monday, self-driving technology company Aurora announced it was acquiring Uber’s Advanced Technologies…
Lyft CEO says controversial Prop. 22 is a ‘model for other states’
Well, you can’t say they didn’t warn us. In a third quarter earnings call Tuesday afternoon, Lyft CEO Logan Green told listening investors and reporters that California’s controversial Prop. 22,…
Uber wins appeal, can continue operating in London
Uber’s London headquarters can breathe a sigh of relief. According to BBC News, Uber has won an appeal against Transport for London (TfL), which denied Uber the right to operate…
Lyft, Uber to offer discounted rides to the polls on election day
Lyft and Uber will both offer cheaper rides to polling places on November 3, while Uber also has a pizza plan for those waiting in line to vote.
Uber Green comes to U.S. to encourage more electric, hybrid rides
Uber wants to go all electric, and soon. On Tuesday, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced four actions Uber is taking “to become a zero-emissions mobility platform.” Uber, of course, doesn’t…
Uber to require mask selfies for riders who haven’t been covering up
Uber drivers have long had to take a selfie to show they’re wearing a mask before accepting rides. Now the same scanning software will be used on passengers. By the…
An ex-Uber exec might actually go to jail (but not for screwing over drivers)
For ex-Uber exec Joe Sullivan, the cover-up wasn’t worse than the crime. It was the crime. Or, at least so alleges the U.S. government in the United States District Court…
Lyft will shut down operations in California tonight
The app will be shutting down just before midnight