[ad_1] According to the NTSB’s findings, the Uber vehicle detected Herzberg 5.6 seconds before the crash, but did not identify them as a pedestrian. “Had the operator been attentive,” it added, they would “likely have had enough time to detect and react to” the events, potentially avoiding disaster. Compounding the issue was that Uber’s self-driving […]
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Uber has to pay New Jersey nearly $650 million in employment taxes
[ad_1] New Jersey gave Uber a $54 million bill back in 2015, but it’s not certain if the company ever paid that. Not surprisingly, Uber is contesting the bill. It told Engadget it was “challenging this preliminary but incorrect determination,” insisting that drivers are “independent contractors.” The company believes the bill overestimate its business in […]
Senator urges Uber and Lyft to run fingerprint background checks
[ad_1] “They have a real responsibility for taking every possible step to do background checks that are reliable and comprehensive,” he told the Washington Post. He said both companies had “ambiguous” responses to questions he sent them about ridesharing safety measures. He sought more details following reports about Uber’s investigations team allegedly being told to […]
Uber faces lawsuit for allegedly underpaying New York drivers
[ad_1] The lawsuit also claims that Uber’s upfront pricing (implemented in 2016) violated contracts by presenting customers and drivers with two different fares. Passengers would sometimes pay higher fares than what drivers saw, and Uber reportedly “pocket[ed] the difference.” On top of this, the lawsuit represents a challenge to Uber agreements forcing drivers to take […]
Uber expands ride donation program to 12 cities in North America
[ad_1] Sarah Freed, Community Impact Initiative program manager, said in a statement: “Too often, even in cities that have invested heavily in public transportation, there are mobility gaps when it comes to serving at-need communities. We can use our technology to help fill those gaps. In many cases, a simple, convenient ride to an important […]
New York Supreme Court dismisses Uber’s challenge to vehicle caps
[ad_1] Uber told Engadget it was “disappointed” with the outcome, claiming that it “punishes” drivers who are obligated to rent cars. In the past, it has argued that the caps would hurt outer boroughs (with less access to mass transit) and wouldn’t fix NYC’s problems with traffic congestion. It’s not shocking that the Supreme Court […]
Uber and LinkedIn attackers plead guilty to hacking and extortion
[ad_1] The duo has admitted to Judge Lucy Koh that they used Amazon Web Services logins belonging to Uber and Lynda.com employees to access their servers. They also admitted to stealing private customer information and then contacting the companies to extort them for hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of bitcoin. When Mereacre and Glover […]
Lyft’s stricter safety policy could make it harder to ban bad drivers
[ad_1] Under the new system, Lyft also requires its Trust and Safety team to follow a strict set of guidelines that is displayed on their computer as they work through a case (the company also made the role an hourly position instead of a salaried one). Under Lyft’s previous system, Trust and Safety team members […]
Uber Eats’ delivery drone is a VTOL speedster
[ad_1] The drone won’t be landing on your yard with your food in tow. After a restaurant loads the machine with your order, it’ll fly to a drop-off point where an Uber driver will be taking over the delivery process. Uber’s Elevate Cloud Systems, its airspace management system, will be tracking the drone and notifying […]
Uber Eats test offers cooking classes and dining experiences
[ad_1] A company spokesperson didn’t elaborate on the test feature when asked, only telling Forbes that Uber is “always thinking about new ways to enhance the Eats experience.” While Moments is still just an extremely limited experimental feature, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi did say that the company “want[s] to be the operating system of your […]