When getting a ride seems to be a straight forward thing by clicking a couple of buttons, Uber thinks that they can continue to improve on it by making it personalised according to a report by TechCru…
Ford, Uber and Lyft to share data on a new platform, SharedStreets
Ford Motor Company, Uber and Lyft today announced an unprecedented commitment to SharedStreets, a new data platform designed to make it easier for the private sector to work with cities around the wor…
Uber’s new feature lets you switch between personal and business rides
Whilst Uber isn’t operating here in Malaysia anymore, it is still handy to keep the app on your phones because you never know when you might be travelling overseas and having the Uber app handy …
Toyota invests in Uber and agree to collaborate on autonomous ride-sharing
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber) announced that they have agreed to expand their collaboration with the aim of advancing and bringing to market autonomous ride-sharing…
London also wants to cap ride hailing licenses
Following the footsteps of New York City, Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London is also considering capping ride-hailing licenses in order to reduce congestion. According to the Guardian, the Mayor is tryin…
Ola the Indian Ride-Hailing Giant is challenging Uber in the UK
Ola, one of the world’s largest ride-hailing companies, and India’s most popular transportation platform, today announces its plans to enter the UK, bringing a dynamic, responsible new service to the …
New York City has big changes for ride hailing services
In a move which was expected, the New York City Council has passed a legislation to cap the number of ride-hailing vehicles in the city. The bill which was passed would limit the number of for-hire ve…
A former Uber driver was convicted of vehicular manslaughter after striking pedestrians
Syed Muzaffar was only an Uber driver for a month before tragedy struck. Whilst driving, Muzaffar struck a family who was crossing the road back in December 2013 which led to the death of a six-year-o…
Did Uber, Lyft and Via try to bribe New York officials?
In New York, the old taxi system which works on medallions basically requires someone to pay for a medallion which is basically a license that allows you to operate a taxi or a similar type of vehicle…
Uber gets to operate back in London
Last year in September, Transport for London ruled that Uber’s services approach and conduct were not fit and proper to hold a private vehicle hire license. This meant that Uber lost its license…
Was the safety driver behind Uber’s self-driving car crash watching Hulu at the time of the crash?
When Uber’s self-driving car crashed into a pedestrian back in March, many were quick to point fingers at the technology itself. After months of investigation, Tempe Police have released a repor…
You can’t get an Uber from Google Maps anymore
Well technically in Malaysia you should be using Grab since Uber has decided to not compete for the South East Asian market. But in other places around the world, Uber is still the main defacto choice…
Uber hopes to return to UAE
Uber is looking to resume its ride-hailing business in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after stopping their services back in 2016. The tech giant ran their services from 2013 to 2016 until 50 drivers g…
Uber’s view of the future is one where no one owns a car
Imagine if the people in cities do not own cars. They would rely on public transport in order to get around. Still, last mile transportation hasn’t been completely solved so car ownership become…
Philippines regulators forces Uber to stay in operation
The Philippines’ anti-trust agency has ordered that Uber to continue operations in the country even though Uber was meant to have shut down on the 8th of April given that Grab would be buying th…
Uber to sell South East Asian stake to Grab?
According to a report by Bloomberg, Uber has agreed to sell their South East Asian stake to Grab. Rumors have been floating in the air and now with this report coming in, it looks like Grab will be do…
Police chief says that the Uber self-driving car may not “likely” be at fault
In the recent crash where a pedestrian was hit and killed by an Uber self-driving vehicle over the weekend, Tempe police chief has told the San Francisco Chronicle that the self-driving car may not be…
A pedestrian has been killed by an Uber self-driving car
It is a great tragedy, a woman in Tempe, Arizona was struck by a self-driving car on Sunday night. The self-driving car was a test car by Uber and the pedestrian passed away according to ABC15. In an …
Uber’s self-driving car crashes in Pittsburg
While crash does seem quite bad at times, it wasn’t in this case. A lady claimed that an Uber self-driving car crashed into her car whilst she was driving in Pittsburg. At the time of the crash,…
Uber’s self-driving trucks are starting to move things around
Uber launched a service called Uber Freight last year which functions similar to the ride-sharing app but instead of hauling people around, you haul stuff. What is interesting about this is that the t…