Uber’s grocery delivery service expands to more than 400 cities and towns
Uber has announced it’s more than doubled the reach of its grocery delivery service, which now reaches more than 400 cities and towns across the U.S.
Lyft and Uber step up with free rides to all vaccine appointments
To help the Biden administration hit its goal of 70 percent of Americans getting at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by July 4, Uber and Lyft are dropping…
Uber and Lyft throw cash at drivers as they ditch the apps for food delivery
Throughout most of 2020, Uber and Lyft drivers didn’t have much work due to a pandemic that kept most people at home. But as countries ramp up vaccination efforts and…
Lyft and Uber join forces to create a registry of abusive drivers
More than a year after Uber released its first safety report, the ride-hailing company and its competitor Lyft have created the Industry Sharing Safety Program. It might be a bland…
Uber asked its drivers about working for the app. They didn’t hold back.
Uber just found out what drivers really think about driving for the ride-hailing and food delivery app. The company conducted a survey in October last year (notably before the controversial…
Uber loses its final appeal in UK Supreme Court in landmark ruling
Uber has lost its appeal at the UK Supreme Court, which ruled that Uber drivers should be classed as workers and not as self-employed. The ruling could have significant implications…
In 2020, Lyft and Uber picked up more essential workers who can’t work remotely
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the typical Uber and Lyft rider was a younger, urban-dwelling, high-income worker who would use the ride-hailing apps to go to the office, or to the…
Uber riders might be able to hail self-driving Toyota minivans with help of Aurora
At the end of last year, it looked like Uber’s self-driving cars were done for good when autonomous vehicle tech startup Aurora took over its robocars unit as part of…
Uber tacks on new fee for Prop. 22 gig worker benefits
California voters were told that voting for Prop. 22 last month would keep ride-hailing and delivery prices from increasing on apps like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and Instacart, because all gig…
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.