Uber is facing backlash from transport groups in several countries but the company is continuously becoming popular. In fact, Uber announced that that they have booked 1 billion rides since the service started in 2010.
Uber is gearing up to be more than just about booking a ride across town. Soon, the company will be helping people venture farther out with plans of a travel agency arm dubbed Uber Travel.
In light of the recently reported government proposal in Sao Paolo Brazil for the famed public transportation service Uber and an opening of a public consultation, including the regulation of the app-based car service, cab drivers in the city rallied and blocked the roads for hours.
This week was a busy one for Facebook. It launched a new collaboration with Uber through Messenger, announced changes to its controversial "real name" policy, launched its fast-loading Instant Articles for Android, and finally, Facebook was named the most popular smartphone app of 2015 by a Nielsen report. Meanwhile, Twitter hit an all-time low on Wall Street.
Google's self-driving car will be hitting the road soon, as a full-blown for-profit independent company under Google's new umbrella company, Alphabet. The evolution of Google's self-driving car will take a step up in 2016, as Alphabet seeks to compete with Uber through its own self-driving version of a ride-sharing service.
Taxis aren't gone and they may still be around for a long time if the use of the new app for taxis will soon be implemented. A new app will eventually allow a regular taxi to catch up on what Uber can offer and it's called TaxiOS.
Uber drivers across the country are protesting the on-demand transportation company until it agrees to increase Uber ride fares and implement a tipping option to benefit drivers.
If you thought Uber already won the battle for supremacy in taxi apps, think again. Spanish rival Cabify just finished a funding round that packed $12 million more in its war chest, which it seeks to use in order to expand into more Latin American cities.
Thousands of taxi drivers in Brazil held a protest rally against Uber, arguing that the smartphone-based car service has unfair advantages that hurt their businesses.
A man posed as an Uber driver Sunday morning in an attempt to pick up college students. A man posed as an Uber driver Sunday morning in an attempt to pick up college students.
The war between Uber and a coalition of taxi drivers and elected officials in New York City continued this week after the private transportation company launched a media campaign blasting cabbies and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Mexico City has just proposed that all Uber drivers need to have permits. Outside of the United States it appears that Uber, the San Francisco-based transport service, is not having an easy ride.
In Mexico, hundreds of taxi drivers calling for a ban on the online ride service voiced their frustration while marching through the streets of Mexico City chanting "Uber Out!"
Uber and three automakers are trying to buy Nokia's Here maps service. The purchase would distance these companies from Google's map services and could mean that they are testing out a self-driving car.
Select items will be available for lunch from popular restaurants New York and Chicago residents will now be able to use Uber to order food instead of ordering a ride.
Here's how Uber is using unconventional strategies to address the interesting peculiarities the company is finding in new markets across the world, starting with Colombia.
The New York Police Department's Civilian Complaint Review Board is currently investigating a video that appears to show a NYPD detective berating an Uber driver in an xenophobic rant.
Uber is determined to maintain its presence in Spain by launching a prepared meal delivery service. A court in December banned Uber Technologies from providing ride share services in Spain, so the company has reemerged as a service to deliver prepared meals, reports the Wall Street Journal.
In December 2014, Uber, the ride-booking company that has dealt with constant opposition from taxi companies and policy makers worldwide, stopped operating in Spain. Now, the app-based transportation network has sidestepped their strictures and are back on Spanish streets, delivering prepared meals to people, rather than getting them around.
Shuddle will pair kids with trained drivers Parents are busier than ever these days, and their kids are too. Instead of having to make sacrifices and miss appointments, parents in San Francisco can now use Shuddle and have someone else drive their kids around.
