A Georgia mom is filing a Gwinnett County lawsuit against Uber and a driver, claiming that the rideshare company was negligent and that the driver took a 14-year-old girl without parental consent to an alleged sex trafficker's home.
When I entered the Waymo-Uber party Monday evening, I stopped and reflected on what a wild moment this was. The scene, which included a performance by singer Megan Moroney, Terry Black’s BBQ, and a Waymo robotaxi parked on a platform above a pool,
It’s becoming clear that the convenience of app-based rides isn’t enough to keep Australians loyal to Uber. If reliability continues to nosedive, traditional taxis-once seen as relics of the past-could make a resurgence. They may not be perfect, but at least when you book one, it shows up.
As of now, Waymo only operates within a 37-square-mile area in Austin, which includes Hyde Park, Downtown, Montopolis, and other “popular destinations.” The trip will need to originate and end within that service area in order to qualify for Waymo,
For the first quarter of 2025, Uber expects its bookings to rise 17%-21% year over year on a constant currency basis as its adjusted EBITDA grows 30%-37%. For the full year, analysts expect its revenue and adjusted EBITDA to grow 14% and 32%, respectively.
Uber has just been sued by a Butts County mother who says its driver picked up her 14-year-old daughter alone from a deserted gas station at 1:40 a.m. and drove her more than 30 miles to the Jonesboro home of a man who drugged and repeatedly raped her over four days.
A woman was left in stitches when taking an Uber ride home recently, after she spotted something unusual on the driver's phone. While sitting in the back of the car, Claire Chatten, from England, glanced through to the front and noticed the lock screen.
Winston Cornell Burt, a 32-year-old California resident also known as “Dice Capone,” chased after the woman when she jumped out of the Airbnb’s third-story window to escape him on Nov. 5, 2022, according to prosecutors.
What she said is troubling about this attack is that it could have been prevented. While Uber allows passengers to see their driver's photo before pickup, drivers cannot see their riders' photos, which leads Melissa to believe that they targeted her because she was an older woman.