GeekWire

JUNE 27, 2023

One of the alleged counterfeit rideshare signs, as pictured in the lawsuit filed by Amazon, Uber, and Lyft. Updated with additional details and statements from Amazon, Uber and Lyft. The companies sued Gary Hutton of Torrance, Calif., and his company, Huttronics LLC, in U.S. “It was crazy,” he said.

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TechSpot

MARCH 14, 2024

Ars Technica reports that the company's two founders, Clark Haynes and Micol Marchetti-Bowick, have impressive resumes: both are PhDs with backgrounds in robotics, movement prediction, and Uber's autonomous vehicle work. Copilot, not to be confused with Microsoft's AI chatbot of the same name, is the work of Velo AI.

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Big players in autonomous driving like Uber, Tesla, and Waymo had a disappointing 2018, but several startups with a “minimum viable product” made good progress. Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving car company, was testing fully driverless cars and preparing for a commercial launch in the Phoenix area.

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Forrester IT

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

A recent bill signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom pressures ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft to label drivers as employees rather than independent contractors, with the intention of raising wages and giving access to workplace benefits.

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TechSpot

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Ride-sharing giant Uber reached a significant milestone this week. The company reported a full-year profit of $1.8 billion for 2023, marking the first year Uber has posted in the black since going public in 2019. Read Entire Article

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GeekWire

MARCH 4, 2024

(Uber Photo) Seattle-area gig workers are making higher hourly wages while they’re delivering food for platforms such as Uber Eats and DoorDash following the implementation of a new minimum wage law. Uber published a blog post last month with new data showing a 30% decrease in order volume over a six week period in Seattle.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Sam Hallock , who led corporate communications at Convoy, recently announced a new role as director of external communications at one-time Convoy rival Uber Freight. “As She tells GeekWire that she’ll remain in Seattle, and that she’s excited about the opportunity with Uber Freight. ” Uber Freight reported revenue of $1.75

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GeekWire

APRIL 28, 2024

Most popular stories on GeekWire After lobbying by Uber and DoorDash, new proposal would overhaul Seattle’s minimum wage law After a controversial minimum wage law for food delivery drivers in Seattle went into effect in January, tech giants including Uber and DoorDash made it clear they weren’t happy. … Read More

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

A new agreement between Uber and the state of Washington creates a formal appeals process for drivers who were suspended or removed from the ride-hailing platform. Uber is the first company to sign an agreement. Drivers that lose access for three or more days can file an appeal.

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Vox

APRIL 2, 2024

Immediately, additional “regulatory” fees were charged to customers, and restaurants and delivery workers complained that orders dropped, with Uber claiming in a blog post that they had dipped by 30 percent. Uber Eats charges an unspecified service fee that depends on basket size. Then add the taxes and tip.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 6, 2023

Uber has suffered yet another data breach after a third-party law firm's servers were attacked. The law firm, Genova Burns, which provides legal counsel to Uber, has notified an unknown number of its drivers that sensitive data has been exposed and stolen due to a cyberattack.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 9, 2020

(Uber Image). Even if you’re not hopping in an Uber to visit friends or family during the holidays, the ride-hailing company is rolling out a way to at least send a package to someone nearby. Uber Image). Uber Connect, or UberSanta as CEO Dara Khosrowshahi called it in a tweet, is available in U.S.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 24, 2023

DevZero Photo) DevZero , a year-old Seattle software development startup led by former Uber engineers, announced $26 million in funding and general availability of its platform that aims to make it easier for developers to write code in the cloud. DevZero founders Debo Ray (left) and Rob Fletcher.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The cost of an Uber trip in Seattle will jump about 24% starting Friday as the ride-hailing company is raising its prices in response to a new law requiring drivers to be paid the city’s minimum wage. The transportation network companies are now required to pay drivers at least $0.56 (BigStock Photo).

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The Verge

AUGUST 10, 2020

A California judge ruled that Uber and Lyft must classify their drivers as employees in a stunning preliminary injunction issued Monday afternoon. The injunction is stayed for 10 days, however, giving Uber and Lyft an opportunity to appeal the decision. Uber said it planned to file an immediate emergency appeal.

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The Verge

AUGUST 13, 2020

Uber and Lyft are still obligated to classify drivers as employees after a California superior court judge denied the companies’ attempt to delay a preliminary injunction from going into effect. Earlier this week, Uber and Lyft were ordered by California Superior Court Judge Ethan Schulman to classify their drivers as employees.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

22, which would exempt companies such as Uber and Lyft from having to classify their workers as employees, according to The Associated Press. The ballot measure mandates that drivers for Uber, Lyft and DoorDash will receive new benefits, such as minimum hourly earnings. Uber's email to drivers tonight. (As

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Uber is bringing back shared rides with a new name: UberX Share. Uber suspended its Uber Pool carpooling feature in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the company promised earlier this month that it planned to bring shared rides back. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The US government awarded a big transportation contract to Uber and Lyft this week, authorizing the ride-hailing companies to provide transportation to up to 4 million federal employees and their families. The contract is worth up to $810 million, though it’s unclear how much each company will receive.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Uber is selling its autonomous vehicle business to Aurora Innovations, a San Francisco-based startup founded by the former head engineer of Google’s self-driving car project, the two companies announced Monday. As part of the deal, Aurora’s self-driving cars will eventually operate on Uber’s ride-hailing platform.

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Gizmodo

AUGUST 12, 2021

Joby Aviation made its debut Wednesday as a publicly trade company on the New York Stock Exchange surging over 25% after opening at a price of $10.62. Joby is currently promising air taxi service for the public by 2024, an ambitious plan for its electric vertical-take-off and landing vehicles, known as eVTOL. Read more.

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The Verge

JANUARY 24, 2021

Uber has laid off about 185 Postmates workers, and plans to further integrate Postmates’ infrastructure within its Uber Eats segment, The New York Times reported. Uber acquired Postmates in July for $2.65 Uber did not immediately reply to a request for comment on Sunday. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Seattle became the second big city in the nation to establish a minimum wage standard for Uber and Lyft drivers on Tuesday. The Seattle City Council unanimously voted to adopt new regulations designed to ensure Uber and Lyft drivers earn the city’s $16.39 per hour minimum wage. A few months earlier, the U.S.

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GeekWire

MARCH 28, 2023

Uber Eats and other food-delivery drivers will receive paid sick leave under rules approved by the Seattle City Council. Photo via Uber) The Seattle City Council today unanimously approved rules providing paid sick leave for food-delivery and other on-demand, app-based gig economy workers. . Seattle appears to be the first U.S.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

A new minimum wage law for gig workers in Seattle — and the subsequent response from tech companies — is changing the dynamics of food delivery in the city. As the law went into effect last month, companies such as Uber, DoorDash, and Instacart responded by adding new fees for customers in Seattle and adjusting tip mechanisms.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Last week, Uber announced it was responding to a cybersecurity incident , which led to the ride-sharing giant taking internal communications and engineering systems offline. The motivation for breaching Uber, the hacker said, is because the company had weak security systems in place and that drivers should receive higher pay.

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Vox

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The car rental giant is making a huge bet on electric vehicles — and bringing Uber along for the ride. Tesla became a trillion-dollar company this week after the announcement of a massive deal with Hertz. But the other companies involved are making riskier bets. All the company has to do is produce its biggest order ever.

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GeekWire

MAY 17, 2023

Washington state’s HB 1570 comes a year after HB 2076 established other rights and protections for the state’s 30,000 Uber and Lyft drivers. Jay Inslee signed a bill this week that makes Washington state the first in the nation to ensure that Uber and Lyft rideshare drivers receive paid family and medical leave.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 30, 2021

Gig economy companies such as Uber, Instacart, goPuff and others have given workers a new way to earn money on their own schedule. Solo is so sure of its data that the company offers a guarantee, making up the difference for workers if they end up earning less. Solo Photos). The new Seattle startup, which just announced a $5.5

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 2, 2020

(Uber Freight Photo). Uber Freight, the trucking logistics arm of Uber, today announced a $500 million investment led by Greenbriar that values the unit at $3.3 Uber Freight helps match carriers with shipper’s loads, using technology to expedite and automate a traditionally manual process that involves email and phone calls.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Seattle officials are slated to vote on a minimum wage standard for Uber and Lyft drivers on Tuesday that will change the course of ride-hailing in the city. The vote will cap months of fighting between the companies and the Seattle City Council, academic researchers, and dueling driver groups. Teamsters 117 Photo).

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The Verge

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Uber Connect , the ride-hail company’s same-day courier service, is expanding to more cities. Uber Connect is now available in 6,000 cities and towns in the US, including major markets like New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Uber released rankings of the best and worst cities for the ride-hailing company’s drivers to pick up passengers and Seattle was second worst in the U.S., Just how those drivers view us, and rate us, is now data that is viewable in the Uber app in a new Privacy Center, which the company discussed in a blog post this week.

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TechSpot

JULY 12, 2022

A significant leak dubbed the "Uber files" has generated a flurry of media reports around the alleged house of cards built by the company in its quest for profitability. According to The Guardian, which gained exclusive access to more than 124,000 confidential files, the person who wanted to expose the.

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GeekWire

JULY 14, 2023

Sunga will be a group project manager, helping the 2-year-old company launch new products. based self-driving company Aurora. He later joined Seattle startup Mighty AI, which was acquired by Uber in 2019. He joined Aurora after it acquired Uber’s self-driving unit before taking a year-long sabbatical.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

You can now order cannabis via the Uber Eats app, but only in Ontario and there’s no delivery option. Uber is partnering with a cannabis retailer in Canada to allow cannabis purchases via its Uber Eats food delivery platform. Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images.

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Gizmodo

APRIL 9, 2021

If you live in California, chances are you could be taking many more Uber and Lyft trips in electric vehicles in the coming years. The state’s clean air agency is poised to mandate that nearly all vehicles used by drivers working for ridesharing companies be electric by 2030. Read more.

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