Tag: Uber

July 21, 2016

Business travelers are continuing to increasingly use their phones to hail a ride rather than their arms, according to the latest data. The migration trend of business travelers to ride-hailing apps for ground transportation continued in the second quarter of 2016 […]

June 23, 2016

New data about the earnings of Uber drivers in three U.S. cities supports what many already suspected: Drivers don’t make a lot of money. Average hourly driver earnings in Denver, Detroit, and Houston were the following, according to a combination […]

June 21, 2016

UBER has a name to live up to, and as a fellow Gulliver recently noted, it seems to be doing so. In the first quarter of this year, Uber and Lyft, combined to account for 46% of business trips taken […]

June 8, 2016

Uber must hand over documents to a New York judge probing whether private investigators hired by the ride-hailing company fraudulently sought information about its opponents in an antitrust case, according to a court ruling on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Jed […]

May 25, 2016

Toyota on Tuesday announced it is making a “strategic investment” in Uber and looking into ways to collaborate with the ride-sharing app, including offering auto leases to the company’s drivers. Read More on Time

May 19, 2016

Despite the high profile of on-demand service like Uber and Airbnb, relatively few Americans have used them. Only 15% have used ride-hailing service like Uber or Lyft, according to a survey published on Thursday by the Pew Research Center. Similarly, […]

May 10, 2016

New Yorkers looking to avoid subway delays now have a new option that’s cheaper than the average Uber or cab ride. Uber announced on May 8 that its carpool service will cost a flat rate of $5 during rush hour […]

May 2, 2016

Uber drivers in New York state have formed an association to strengthen their hand in dealing with the ride-sharing service, labor leaders said on Sunday, days after the company agreed to a $100 million settlement with drivers in two other […]

April 13, 2016

There’s UberChopper (helicopter shuttles), UberEats (food delivery), and now, in Jakarta, UberMotor — a motorbike-cab service offered by Uber to ease the woes of getting around what some say is the world’s most congested city. Read More on Time

February 23, 2016

None of the six people killed in Michigan Saturday by Uber driver Jason Dalton were his passengers, but the shooting spree has brought a fresh round of scrutiny to how the fastest-growing startup in history vets its drivers. Uber says […]

February 9, 2016

Uber just changed its logo. According to Uber, the new logo represents bits and atoms. How does this help customers understand what Uber does, what makes it unique, or why anyone should do business with Uber? After all, bits and […]

January 27, 2016

America’s job market will officially include Uber drivers and all other workers in the “gig economy” next year. U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez announced Tuesday that independent contractors, temporary employees and “workers holding multiple jobs at the same time” will […]