At the Code Conference tonight, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi spoke about the company’s relationship with drivers, autonomous driving, uberEATS having a $6 billion bookings run rate, taking over as CEO and flying taxis, obviously. Just this week, San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera sent subpoenas to Uber and Lyft seeking information on driver pay, benefits […]
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50 tech CEOs come to Paris to talk about tech for good
Ahead of VivaTech, 50 tech CEOs came to Paris to have lunch with French President Emmanuel Macron. Then, they all worked together on “tech for good”. The event was all about leveraging tech around three topics — education, labor and diversity. At the end of the day, French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe invited everyone for […]
View More 50 tech CEOs come to Paris to talk about tech for goodUber expands its accident insurance across Europe
Uber has been slowly rolling out free insurance products to its drivers and delivery persons in Europe. The company is announcing that its contractors will get better coverage in 21 European countries. Starting on June 1st, 150,000 people working with Uber services will be covered by what Uber calls “Partner Protection”. The company is working […]
View More Uber expands its accident insurance across EuropeUber ends policy of forced arbitration for individual sexual assault claims
In a major policy change, Uber has announced it’s ending mandatary arbitration for individual claims of sexual assault or sexual harassment by Uber drivers, riders or employees. It is also ending the requirement that victims sign a confidentiality provision preventing them from speaking about the sexual assault or sexual harassment they suffered — saying survivors will […]
View More Uber ends policy of forced arbitration for individual sexual assault claimsSkyport designs for Uber’s flying taxis are ambitious, but unrealistic
Even Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is hesitant about the ride-hailing company’s goals to have a flying taxi service airborne in five years.
At the second day of the Uber Elevate Summit, Khosrowshahi spoke about UberAir, the company’s electric vertical t…
Here’s Uber’s flying taxi prototype
Uber is still dealing with the fallout from a deadly accident involving one of its autonomous cars, but that’s not stopping the company from moving on to the next transportation innovation.
Ahead of its Uber Elevate conference in Los Angeles Tuesday,…
This is the first look at Uber’s air taxi concept
Uber sees a future where users can request a flying uber. And it’s what, as CEO Dara Khosrowshahi calls it, a big, bold bet. He says in an interview with CBS This Morning that big bold bets are what built Uber. “We want to create the network around those vehicles so regular people can take […]
View More This is the first look at Uber’s air taxi conceptEmpathy technologies like VR, AR, and social media can transform education
Jennifer Carolan Contributor Jennifer Carolan is a general partner and co-founder of Reach Capital. In The Better Angels of Our Nature, Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker makes the case for reading as a “technology for perspective-taking” that has the capacity to not only evoke people’s empathy but also expand it. “The power of literacy,” as he […]
View More Empathy technologies like VR, AR, and social media can transform educationUber rolls out new features for biking, car-sharing, and more
Uber is moving way beyond just ordering a car. The company announced a slew of new partnerships this week, including ones for an actual car-sharing service, biking, and now more ways to get around cities.
At an event in Washington, D.C., Uber CEO Dar…
Uber CEO outlines mobility plans
Uber is done being solely a ride-hailing company. Under the leadership of CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, the company is well on its way to becoming a multi-modal transportation platform. At a future of mobility event in Washington, D.C. today, Khosrowshahi announced Uber’s foray into car rentals, shared bikes in D.C. and public transportation. Khosrowshahi also sat on a […]
View More Uber CEO outlines mobility plansUber blocked from testing self-driving cars on Arizona roads
Uber has been barred from testing its self-driving cars on public roads in Arizona following the accident last week involving one of its testing vehicles that killed a pedestrian crossing the street in its path. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey released a letter sent to Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi in which he described the accident as […]
View More Uber blocked from testing self-driving cars on Arizona roadsUber CEO says there will be no more global exit deals
Uber has exited three global markets by selling to rivals, but enough is enough after its deal with Grab so says CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. Following today’s announcement with Grab which sees Uber leave Southeast Asia hot on the heels of exits in China (2016) and Russia (2017), Khosrowshahi told employees that there will be no more repeats […]
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