Uber outright rejects applicants convicted of murder, sexual assault, kidnapping and terrorism. However, in 22 states, the Times found Uber can approve applicants convicted of many other offenses including child abuse, assault and stalking, if the convictions are at least seven years old. The extensive investigation also found that in 35 states, these checks are based largely on where someone has lived in those seven years, meaning convictions from other locations could be missed.
The Uber Technologies Inc. veteran overseeing its safety operations is set to depart, setting off a second round of executive changes this year at a time when the rideshare giant is being scrutinized in court over the measures it takes to protect riders. Gus Fuldner, a senior vice president for safety and core services who has been with the company for more than a decade, will leave the company in January, he said in a LinkedIn post on Thursday.
Just days after Saturday Night Live dropped a satirical skit about an "Uber Eats wrapped," Uber brought the feature to life with a year-end recap. Around this time each year, platforms from Spotify to YouTube start rolling out personalized recaps, breaking down how users spent their time over the past 12 months. The next logical step? A full accounting of every Uber trip taken and every guilt-ridden Uber Eats order placed this year.
Holiday travel is already a contact sport-and no one knows it better than Uber. Fresh off a record-breaking Thanksgiving (the company's busiest airport pickup days , Uber is rolling out new tools to make the rest of the season a little less chaotic. The top of the list? A real, physical, tap-it-with-your-actual-finger Uber kiosk, debuting at LaGuardia Airport's Terminal C.
Uber Technologies Inc. is introducing a way for some people to use the ride-hailing service without the company's signature app. The rideshare giant plans to install physical kiosks at places like airports, starting with LaGuardia in New York, it said in a statement on Tuesday. These outposts, which were designed with travelers in mind, include a large touch screen with a credit card reader and receipt printer.
"We won't back down," Mr O'Keeffe said. "The livelihood of taxi drivers depends on it. We won't allow [Uber] to run the Irish industry into the ground. "We have seen the devastating effect this had on Barcelona a number of years ago. "They come in and destabilise the market, they push out the regulated taxis until they have a control on the market, and then the prices increase."
While speaking this month at a summit hosted by the "All-In" podcast, Khosrowshahi fielded a question about how Uber would handle ownership of the self-driving cars that it plans to add to its operations in the coming years. All-In posted a video of the conversation on Wednesday. "You're going to have financial owners that own big fleets of cars that are on our network," Khosrowshahi said. "All of these cars are going to be financeable," he said.
Rideshare company Uber plans to offer seats on Blade helicopters and seaplanes directly through its app, allowing customers to book fast rides between city hubs, to airports, and more, the company shared with Travel + Leisure. Currently, space on Blade's helicopters to the airport start at $195 per person (significantly more than a typical Uber ride), while larger groups can instead charter an entire Blade helicopter accommodating up to eight passengers starting at around $2,000, according to the helicopter company.
Uber's fare pricing algorithm, introduced in July 2022, utilizes extensive data from drivers and passengers to determine fares for rides. This results in significant wage discrepancies among drivers, even for identical routes.
