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22Nov/17

Uber paid hackers $100,000, concealed data stolen from 57 mln accounts

November 22, 2017SecurityBusinesspeople, Car sharing, Commuting, Company: Uber, Dara Khosrowshahi, Economy, Economy of the United States, Internet, Khosrowshahi, Law/Crime, Location-based software, Technology, Transport, Transportation network companies, Travis Kalanick, Uber, Uber protests and legal actions, Uber Technologies Inc, Uberisation, United Statessmbale

INTERNET (NOVEMBER 21, 2017) (REUTERS) – Uber Technologies Inc paid hackers $100,000 to keep secret a massive breach last year that exposed the personal information of about 57 million accounts of the ride-service provider, the company said on Tuesday (November 22). Continue reading →

13Nov/17

Uber OKs SoftBank’s bid to buy stake

November 13, 2017FinanceBenchmark, Bradley Tusk, Business, Business/Finance, Businesspeople, Car sharing, Commuting, Companies, Company: SoftBank Group, Company: Uber, Didi Chuxing, Economy of Japan, Economy of the United States, Emil Michael, Fred Katayama, Location-based software, Ryan Graves, SoftBank, SoftBank Group, Transport, Transportation network companies, Travis Kalanick, Uber, Uberisationsmbale

The peace deal struck by Uber’s board will allow Softbank to make an investment worth up to $10 billion, according to sources. Fred Katayama reports. Continue reading →

10Nov/17

Embattled Uber loses UK workers rights appeal

November 10, 2017LegalBusiness, Business models, Car sharing, Commuting, Company: Uber, Cultures, Economy, Labor, Law/Crime, Legality of transportation network companies by jurisdiction, Location-based software, London, Matthew Larotonda, Minimum wage, Taxicab, Transport, Transportation network company, Uber, Uber BV v Aslam, Uber protests and legal actions, Uberisation, United Kingdomsmbale

A British tribunal has upheld a lower body’s decision that Uber drivers are entitled to rights including minimum wage and vacation time. It’s yet another blow to the taxi service as it struggles to survive in its most important European market. Matthew Larotonda reports. Continue reading →

08Nov/17

NASA contracts Uber to build flying taxi air control software

November 8, 2017InnovationArticles, Aurora Flight Sciences, BELL HELICOPTER, Boeing, Business/Finance, Car sharing, Commuting, Company: Uber, Contents, Dallas, Didi Chuxing, E-hailing, Embraer, Emerging technologies, Fort Worth, Helicopter, Jeff Holden, LISBON, Location-based software, London, Los Angeles, Mark Moore, Oaks, Real-time ridesharing, Takeoff and landing, Taxicab, Textron, Tom Prevot, Transport, Transportation network companies, Transportation network company, Uber, Uber protests and legal actions, Uberisation, United States, Urban air mobility, VTOLsmbale

(UBER) – Uber has struck a deal with NASA to develop software for managing “flying taxi” routes in the air along the lines of ride-hailing services it has pioneered on the ground, the company said on Wednesday (November 8). Continue reading →

27Sep/17

Uber contractors demand workers’ rights in London ahead of tribunal

September 27, 2017TransportBusiness, Car sharing, City: London, Commuting, Company: TfL, Company: Uber, Cultures, E-hailing, Economic taxonomy, Employment Appeal Tribunal, Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain, Labor, Law/Crime, Legality of transportation network companies by jurisdiction, Location-based software, London, Real-time ridesharing, Temporary work, Trade union, Transport, Transport for London, Transportation network companies, Transportation network company, Uber, Uberisation, United Kingdom, United Statessmbale

LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (SEPTEMBER 27, 2017) (REUTERS) – Uber contractors, “gig-economy” workers and trade unionists marched in London on Wednesday (September 27), calling for basic rights for workers as U.S. ride-hailing firm Uber faced a British employment appeal tribunal. Continue reading →

04Sep/17

Taxify takes on Uber in crowded London market

September 4, 2017TransportBolt, Business/Finance, California, Car sharing, CEO, Commuting, Company: Uber, Geography of California, Laura Frykberg, Location-based software, London, Market, Markus Villig, Peer-to-peer ridesharing, RARES CIPRIAN NECULA, Silicon Valley, Taxicab, Taxify, Transport, Transportation network companies, Transportation network company, Uber, Uberisation, United Statessmbale

Taxify plans to go head to head with Uber in the highly competitive London taxi-hailing market this week, after the Silicon Valley giant allowed it to make inroads on the edges of Europe and in major African cities. Laura Frykberg reports. Continue reading →

15May/17

Lyft partners with Waymo

May 15, 2017TransportAlphabet Inc., Autonomous car, Business/Finance, California, Car sharing, Commuting, Companies, Company: LYFT, Company: Waymo, Emerging technologies, Google, Irvine, Location-based software, Lyft, Lyft Inc, Phoenix, Self-driving cars, Skype, Software, Sustainable transport, Technology/Internet, The New York Times, Transport, Transportation network companies, Uber, Uber Technologies Inc, United States, Waymo, Xsmbale

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (MAY 15, 2017) (REUTERS VIA SKYPE) – U.S. ride services company Lyft Inc and Alphabet Inc’s self-driving car unit Waymo have launched a self-driving vehicle partnership, bringing together two rivals to dominant ride-sharing service Uber Technologies Inc.
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22Nov/16

Uber lays out vision for flying urban transportation system

November 22, 2016TransportBusiness, Car sharing, commonplace urban air transit systems, Commuting, Company: Uber, Human activities, Location-based software, Mobile Application Software, NEXT MEDIA, Real-time ridesharing, Ridesharing company, Sustainable transport, Takeoff, Takeoff and landing, Transport, Transportation network companies, Uber, Uberisation, VTOLsmbale

Ride hailing company Uber released a white paper in October that envisions a future where commuters jetting city from to city in compact aircraft is as normal as taking the train. Continue reading →

02Nov/16

Toyota tests keyless car-sharing service

November 2, 2016TransportAutomotive industry, Business, Car sharing, Cars, Carsharing, City: San Francisco, Company: Toyota, Getaround, Motor vehicles, NEXT MEDIA, Peer-to-peer, Roost Shared Storage Inc., San Francisco, Smart, Smart key, Technology/Internet, Toyota, Transport, United Statessmbale

Toyota will test its new Smart Key Box technology in vehicles used by car-sharing service Getaround in San Francisco at the beginning of next year.
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20Aug/16

Uber to roll out driverless car service in Pittsburgh

August 20, 2016TransportAutomation, Business/Finance, Car sharing, City: Pittsburgh, Detroit, Emerging technologies, Ford Motor Company, Google, Location-based software, Motor vehicles, Pittsburgh, Robotics, Self-driving cars, Taxicabs of the United States, Technology, Technology/Internet, Tesla, Transport, Transportation network companies, Uber, Uber protests and legal actions, Uberisation, Vehicular automation, Volvo XCsmbale

Uber is launching a self-driving car service later this month in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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