[ad_1] The feature could help traffic congestion at PDX, which has had trouble dealing with the surge of rideshare use at the airport. “Frequently, it is congested along the curb and can be quite challenging for riders to find their drivers,” said PDX’s Landside Operations Senior Manager Michael Huggins in a press release. Hunting for […]
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Uber is testing PIN-based pickup at the Portland airport
[ad_1] Basically, Uber’s PIN feature will work as follows. Instead of being assigned a specific car, passengers will wait in line at the Uber pickup zone and share their six-digit code with the first available Uber. Uber will then ask you to verify your driver’s details before you get in the car. In theory, this […]
Uber’s IPO went off amid outcry over labor conditions and wages
[ad_1] Yesterday, just ahead of the IPO, Uber and Lyft drivers across the country went on strike over labor conditions and poor pay. It’s unclear how the IPO might affect drivers, but Uber said in a statement drivers were “at the heart of our service” and vowed to “continue working” on improving the experience. In […]
Uber sued for ‘hundreds of millions’ in Australian class action
[ad_1] Law firm Maurice Blackburn filed the suit at the Victoria Supreme Court on behalf of drivers, operators and licence owners from Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia. It says more than 6,000 participants have already joined on a no-win, no-fee basis, and potential damages could number “in the hundreds of millions of […]
Denver Uber users can buy public transit tickets in the app
[ad_1] Just a few months ago, Uber made it possible to view Denver’s Regional Transportation District (RTA) in its app, allowing riders to search for and plan public transportation trips. This is a logical next step, and it’s something we’ll likely see Uber expand. To make this possible in Denver, Uber partnered with Masabi, a […]
Uber and Lyft stop accepting new drivers in NYC
[ad_1] In a notice on its website, Uber attributed its hiring freeze to new regulations by the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), the governing body that regulates rideshare and taxi industry in New York City. As a result of the new TLC regulations passed in December 2018, rideshare companies in NYC are now penalized for […]
Uber adds London’s public transportation info to its app
[ad_1] At the same time, Uber is planning to bring its electric JUMP bicycles to cities across Europe. As we saw in San Francisco, the bike service can cut into car rides. But Uber doesn’t seem concerned that the added transport options will deter ridesharing customers. “This is central to Uber’s efforts to reduce private […]
Uber’s self-driving unit gets its own CEO and a $1 billion investment
[ad_1] As Uber finally closes in on its IPO, its self-driving car unit is getting a big cash infusion and some independence. The company announced tonight that Toyota, Denso and Softbank are investing a total of $1 billion in its Advanced Technologies Group (Uber ATG), in a deal that values that part of the company […]
Uber files for its IPO and faces the past
[ad_1] Ten years after the company was founded, Uber is finally ready to go public. The company revealed its S-1 filing for an IPO this afternoon, and as such opened up more information to everyone about its finances and concerns going forward. Going through the document, a lot of those concerns involve the past, particularly […]
Ford CEO says the company ‘overestimated’ self-driving cars
[ad_1] Hackett’s announcement comes nearly six months after its CEO of autonomous vehicles, Sherif Markaby, detailed plans for the company’s self-driving car service in a Medium post. The company has invested over $4 billion in the technology’s development through 2023, including over $1 billion in Argo AI, an artificial intelligence company that is creating a […]