Dallas will become the second major Texas city with Waymo’s robotaxis, following the company’s move into Austin earlier this year as part of a partnership with Uber.
July 29, 2025BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous
Uber May Fund Kalanick’s Bid to Buy Pony AI’s US Arm
Kalanick would run Pony if the deal is completed while continuing to lead his current company, CloudKitchens, the report cited the people as saying. Financial details were not known.
June 26, 2025GovernmentBusinessTechnology
NYC Sets Smaller Driver Pay Raise After Uber, Lyft Resistance
New York City on June 20 announced new minimum-pay rules for rideshare drivers, settling on a smaller-than-proposed 5% increase following pushback from Uber Technologies and Lyft.
June 20, 2025BusinessTechnologyLogisticsAutonomous
Uber Promotes Company Veteran to Chief Operating Officer
Uber Technologies named longtime executive Andrew Macdonald its first chief operating officer since 2019, part of an executive shake-up that includes the departure of the company’s top delivery leader.
June 2, 2025BusinessTechnology
Uber Proposes 6% Pay Cut for NYC Drivers
The company wants the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission, which sets minimum driver pay, to reduce the per-mile rate in its driver pay formula by 6.1% to $1.277 from the current $1.360.
November 4, 2024GovernmentBusiness
Uber, Lyft Get Positive Ruling in California Labor Case
App-based ride-hailing and delivery companies like Uber and Lyft can continue to treat their California drivers as independent contractors, a state appeals court ruled March 13.
March 14, 2023BusinessLogistics
Uber Considering Spinning Off Freight Logistics Division
Uber Technologies Inc. is exploring whether to spin off its Uber Freight logistics arm in a sale or as a separate publicly traded company to streamline its focus on ride hailing and food delivery, according to people familiar with the matter.
March 9, 2023BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous
Uber Revives Self-Driving Taxi Dreams, Plans to Start This Year
Uber Technologies Inc. inked a deal with Motional Inc. to offer driverless deliveries and rides, rekindling its vision of a self-driving taxi fleet nearly two years after it sold its autonomous vehicle division.
October 6, 2022BusinessTechnologyAutonomous
Uber Soars After Beating Estimates as Ridership Defies Inflation
Uber Technologies Inc. reported revenue that beat analysts’ estimates, boosted by resilient demand from customers who continued to hail rides and order takeout food despite rising inflation. Shares jumped about 14% in early trading.
August 2, 2022Business
Uber Sidesteps Lyft’s Debacle With Optimism Over Riders, Profit
Uber Technologies Inc. delivered a positive outlook for earnings in the current period, signaling the company plans to capitalize on robust ride demand without compromising profits by focusing on product changes, rather than incentives, to address the driver shortage.
May 4, 2022