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Uber Cleared Violent Felons to Drive. Passengers Accused Them of Rape.

Sun Sentinel 25 Dec 2025
Uber says its background checks are essential for keeping passengers safe, promising that all of its drivers have passed a screening for violent crimes ... There are also gaps in Uber’s screenings ... Woodworth has sued Uber for negligence.
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Tesla Robotaxis Are Big on Wall St. but Lagging on Roads

New York Times 25 Dec 2025
Shares of Tesla have hit new highs on optimism about the company’s self-driving taxis. But experts say Tesla is far behind Waymo, which has a big head start ... .
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Your guide to gig work, whether it's your side hustle or main source of income

Business Insider 25 Dec 2025
Delivering food or driving passengers for Uber isn't the only type of gig work anymore ... Over the past decade and a half, millions of workers have become ride-hailing drivers for Uber or delivered groceries for Instacart.
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'HORRIFIC': Florida woman sues Uber after driver with 8 felony convictions allegedly raped her

WPTV 24 Dec 2025
— A Florida woman is suing Uber, claiming the rideshare company allowed a driver with eight prior felony convictions to pick her up on her 21st birthday — leading to her rape in December 2021 ... WPTV reached out to Uber, who told us in a statement.
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Uber for food pantries Last Mile Food Rescue uses tech to combat hunger

Cincinnati.com 24 Dec 2025
Using an Uber-like app, Last Mile enlists more than 850 volunteers to pick up food that would otherwise end up in dumpster and deliver it to local nonprofits that serve families in need.Hunger is a logistics problem, not a food one ... All kinds.
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$100 for a Cab to the Airport? It May Soon Get Worse.

New York Times 24 Dec 2025
The Port Authority is preparing to increase the charge for drivers to pick up and drop off passengers at the airports ... .
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Here's where you can get a robotaxi in the US, and the cities they are ...

Business Insider 24 Dec 2025
Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesRobotaxis are hitting the road all across the US.Waymo, Tesla, and Uber are racing to roll out driverless vehicles in dozens of cities.Here's where you can hail a robotaxi, and everywhere they are coming next.
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How to beat rideshare surge pricing for your holiday travels

Wtop 24 Dec 2025
sue Uber alleging manipulative subscription service Newsom signs bill giving 800,000 Uber and Lyft drivers in California the right to unionize Empower is less expensive than Uber or Lyft ... Uber ...
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Berger Montague PC Investigates Uber Technologies, Inc.'s Board of Directors for Breach of Fiduciary Duty (NYSE: UBER)

PR Newswire 23 Dec 2025
UBER) ("Uber" or the "Company") about an investigation into Uber's Board of Directors (the "Board") for potential breaches of fiduciary duties owed to the Company and its shareholders, including ...
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Consumer Watchdog Alert Warns CA Voters Not To Sign Uber's 'License to Kill' Ballot Measure: Uber Reviving Deadly Robotaxis In Conjunction With Proposal For Loss of Legal Accountability

PR Newswire 23 Dec 2025
Video of an Uber self-driving car running over a pedestrian walking his bicycle shook the nation in 2018 and was believed to be the first death from a self-driving car ... Uber said it would partner with Lucid on its vehicles. .
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NH charges Uber with deceptive practices

Union Leader 23 Dec 2025
New Hampshire has joined a multistate lawsuit charging owners of the Uber ridesharing business with engaging in deceptive billing and cancellation practices through its Uber One subscription service ....
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