All the headlines from our Uber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 22 2016 // Taxis aren’t the only ones that may be stressing out about Uber Technologies Inc. Transactions from the ride-hailing startup have surpassed rental cars among American professionals, according to Certify, the...
Apr 20 2016 // The mayor of Newark, New Jersey, has released details on a tentative agreement he’s reached with ride-hailing company Uber to operate in the state’s largest city.The deal calls for Uber to pay Newark $1 million...
Apr 18 2016 // Rhode Island could become the latest state to set rules for ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft, but first lawmakers must come to agreement on dueling bills — one favored by Uber and the other by traditional...
Apr 18 2016 // Hawaii lawmakers are considering a bill to close the gap in car insurance coverage for transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft.Supporters of the bill say that, right now, Uber and Lyft drivers might not be...
Apr 14 2016 // More than a dozen taxi and limousine companies in Connecticut have dropped their federal lawsuit accusing ride-hailing company Uber of failing to follow state laws and regulations on taxi services, their lawyer said...
Apr 11 2016 // Germany’s BMW has launched a car-sharing service in Seattle, Wash. where it will offer customers the use of 370 BMW and Mini vehicles, before expanding to other cities in the United States.Established carmakers...
Apr 8 2016 // Uber and Lyft are gearing up for a campaign to expand their ride-hailing operations into upstate New York to include Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany.New Yorkers for Ridesharing, a coalition of more than 50 groups...
Apr 8 2016 // Uber Technologies Inc. agreed to settle claims by California prosecutors that its background checks on drivers weren’t as thorough as advertised.The company is required to pay a civil penalty of $10 million within...
Apr 8 2016 // Uber Technologies Inc. drivers suing to be treated like employees are trying to add $1 billion in penalties under California’s unique “bounty hunter” statute as they prepare for trial in June.About...
Apr 6 2016 // The Missouri House has advanced legislation that would impose statewide regulations on app-based ride-hailing services, a move companies Uber and Lyft support.House members voted 113-38 to give initial approval to a bill...
Apr 6 2016 // Police are looking for a suspect who knifed and robbed of an Uber driver in downtown Las Vegas.Authorities say the attack happened Friday around 2:15 a.m. near the Golden Nugget hotel. According to police, the driver...
Mar 31 2016 // Uber Technologies Inc. will use Progressive Insurance to provide coverage for drivers in Texas beginning on Friday, in a pilot that could lead the ride-hailing market leader to diversify its U.S. insurance purchasing from...
Mar 29 2016 // A battle over background checks for Uber drivers at the world’s busiest airport comes as cities like Los Angeles and Austin, Texas, consider more thorough screenings to prevent criminals from getting behind the...
Mar 28 2016 // The ride-hailing service Uber is now operating in Montpelier, Vermont.The San Francisco-based company says riders requesting a car in Montpelier can be dropped off at points outside the city, including in Barre, Hyde Park,...
Mar 24 2016 // Ridesharing services, like Uber and Lyft, will soon be allowed to pick up riders at Washington’s Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.Seattlepi.com reported the Port of Seattle announced this week it would allow the...
Mar 21 2016 // Ride-hailing service Uber has sounded out car companies about placing a large order for self-driving cars, an auto industry source said on Friday.“They wanted autonomous cars,” the source, who declined to be...
Mar 21 2016 // The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is suing the city of Seattle over an ordinance that allows drivers of ridesharing apps Uber and Lyft to unionize, saying it violates federal antitrust laws.Seattle last year became the first...
Mar 18 2016 // Missouri lawmakers in both chambers say passing statewide regulations for app-based car services will lead to thousands of new jobs. Uber’s general manager for Missouri Sagar Shah said that regulations making their...
Mar 18 2016 // An Uber executive lost a bid to throw out a breach of contract lawsuit filed against him by his former employer, Lyft, in advance of a trial scheduled for next month, according to a tentative ruling by a California state...
Mar 15 2016 // The New Hampshire House is giving initial approval to a bill that would regulate drivers of Uber and other ridesharing services in the state.Some taxi companies complain the service is not subject to the same strict...