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Uber Tests Letting Some California Drivers Set Their Own Fares

The feature is being tested across some airport routes 鈥渢o preserve flexible work鈥 for California drivers, a spokesman said.

January 22, 2020
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Uber Tweaks App in California to Comply With State Law

Uber Technologies Inc. overhauled its ride-hailing app for California users, tweaking fares and features to respond to a new state law designed to reclassify drivers as employees.

January 8, 2020
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Germany Restricts Uber Citing Anti-Competitive Practices

Uber Technologies Inc. has lost another ruling in Germany, after a regional court in Frankfurt ruled Dec. 19 that the company may not process orders for car-hire companies through its app.

December 19, 2019
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San Francisco Wants to Require Permits for Transportation Tech Testing

SAN FRANCISCO 鈥 Tired of San Francisco streets being used as a testing ground for the latest delivery technology and transportation apps, city leaders are now requiring businesses to get permits before trying out new high-tech ideas in public.

December 11, 2019
BusinessTechnology

Barclays: Uber, Lyft 鈥榃ell Positioned鈥 to Turn a Profit

A new analysis by Barclays Capital of about 2.4 billion taxi and ride-hailing trips in New York City addresses the biggest question investors have about Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. When will they turn a profit?

December 10, 2019
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Uber Loses License in London Over Safety, Vows to Appeal

LONDON 鈥 London鈥檚 transit authority Nov. 25 refused to renew Uber鈥檚 operating license over concerns about impostor drivers, with the ride-booking company vowing to appeal the decision as it struggles to secure its future in the British capital.

November 25, 2019
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NTSB Calls Uber鈥檚 Fatal Crash a Lesson for All Automated Vehicle Testing

A 2018 fatal pedestrian crash involving an Uber Technologies Inc. automated vehicle in Arizona indicates that the challenges of self-driving vehicle operations have not yet been solved, and underscores a lack of sufficient federal and state oversight of developmental automated vehicle testing, investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board said at a Nov. 19 hearing in Washington.

November 19, 2019
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NTSB Slams Uber Self-Driving Car Unit鈥檚 Safety Culture

Uber Technologies Inc.鈥檚 self-driving vehicle unit lacked an effective safety culture at the time when one of its test vehicles struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Ariz., in 2018, National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Robert Sumwalt said Nov. 19.

November 19, 2019
BusinessTechnology

Juno, Once Billed as the 鈥楢nti-Uber,鈥 Shuts Down in New York

Ride-booking startup Juno once billed itself as the 鈥渁nti-Uber鈥濃 a kinder, gentler way to get a ride. It鈥檚 now closing down its New York-based operations, and inviting customers to join Lyft Inc.

November 18, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

New Jersey Seeks $640M From Uber for Misclassifying Workers

TRENTON, N.J. 鈥 New Jersey is seeking more than $640 million from Uber in taxes and penalties, saying the ride-booking company misclassified its drivers as independent contractors.

November 14, 2019