Uber to invest over $100 million in autonomous vehicle charging
- 18-Feb-2026
Uber Technologies said on Wednesday it would invest more than $100 million to develop autonomous vehicle charging hubs, underscoring the ride-hailing company’s latest push to scale up self-driving operations. The move includes building DC fast charging stations at its autonomous depots where Uber runs day-to-day fleet operations, and at pit stops throughout priority cities. Uber […]
New Zealand’s top court rules that Uber drivers are employees
- 17-Nov-2025
The highest court of New Zealand sided on Monday with a lower court’s ruling that drivers of Uber who brought a case against the rideshare company should be treated as employees, a decision that could pave the way for collective bargaining. The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed Uber’s appeal of a 2022 ruling by the Employment […]
Uber denies implementing phone model-based pricing
- 23-Jan-2025
Uber said it does not set ride prices based on a user’s phone model, shortly after an Indian government body alleged that the ride-hailing giant and its domestic rival Ola use differential pricing for Android and Apple phones. India’s consumer affairs minister Pralhad Joshi said on X on Thursday that the Central Consumer Protection Agency […]
Uber to pay $178 million in taxi class action settlement
- 18-Mar-2024
Uber has agreed to pay A$271.8 million ($178 million) to settle a lawsuit brought by Australian taxi operators and drivers, who say they lost income when the ride-hailing company moved into the country, a law firm said on Monday. The settlement is Australia’s fifth-largest, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers said in a statement. The class action suit […]
Uber to partner with London cabbies after decade of dispute
- 29-Nov-2023
Uber will open up its platform to London’s black cabs early next year, the ride-hailing firm said on Wednesday, signalling a dramatic turnaround in its relationship with drivers of the British capital’s iconic taxis. In recent years, London’s black cab drivers – who have to pass a test called “The Knowledge” requiring them to memorise […]
Yango brings ride-hailing service to Karachi after Punjab
- 06-Nov-2023
Yango, the renowned international tech company is proud to announce the entry of its ride-hailing service into the bustling city of Karachi. Following its successful foray into the Punjab region, Yango is all set to serve the populace of the ‘city of lights’ with its safe, dependable, and cost-effective ride-hailing services. View this post […]
Uber rolls out electric bike fleet
- 31-Aug-2023
Ride-hailing firm Uber on Thursday launched an electric motorbike service in Kenya, its first in Africa, as the company seeks to make its global platform emissions free by 2040. The rollout in Kenya will be followed later this year in Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania and South Africa, said Kagiso Khaole, Uber’s general manager […]
Former Uber security chief convicted for covering up data breach in 2016
- 06-Oct-2022
Former Uber Security Chief Joo Sullivan has been convicted of covering up a cyberattack, compromising data of over 57 million people, in 2016, The Verge reported. According to The Verge, a hacker downloaded the personal information of more than 57 million people, including their names, email addresses, and phone numbers for more than 50 million […]
Young hacker tricks way into ride-hailing company’s system: reports
- 17-Sep-2022
Uber said Friday it was investigating a “cybersecurity incident,” declining to comment on reports a young hacker had gained access to the ride-hailing company’s computer network. Uber put out word of the breach late Thursday in a tweet, and a hacker claiming to be 18 years old then posted screenshots taken from inside Uber computers. […]
Ride-sharing giant pays $100 mn in driver status dispute
- 14-Sep-2022
Uber paid the US state of New Jersey $100 million in back taxes and fines for labeling nearly 300,000 of its drivers as self-employed and withholding required benefits, officials said Tuesday. The ride-sharing giant, however, insisted that its drivers were indeed independent contractors and said it only paid a fraction of the $1 billion initially […]