It was like that “back then”, and not that long ago: It has gotten late in the local pub. The last bus is long gone, tipsy driving is not an option. So off to the taxi, whose driver brings you home with a cozy chat. The pubs are closed, so you don’t have to go … Read more
This is the fifth mobilization of delivery people in the space of six weeks. Worsening working conditions, wages at half mast, indifference from platforms and employers … To protest against all this, a call to strike was launched for delivery people for Saturday, December 19. A new mobilization launched by CGT UberEats / Deliveroo in … Read more
– Uber The driving service broker also saves on another division. – (Photo: Reuters) – – – – San Francisco Uber just one day after his robot cars also sold his air taxi project. The Uber Elevate division will be taken over by the flight technology developer Joby, as the companies announced on Wednesday night. … Read more
The company behind taxi app Uber is not allowed to fire 225 employees at the international headquarters in Amsterdam. The UWV has decided that, the FNV union confirms after reporting by NRC. For the majority of the employees, the verdict comes too late: they would have already left under pressure. The American company was dismissed … Read more
From Monday, November 9, Uber cars will also be driving around Ghent. The transport world fears the death knell of the classic taxi sector, and the Ghent ships of Mobility Filip Watteeuw (Groen) also fear a real taxi war. “We don’t have many weapons to protect the regular taxis.” – From Monday, the residents of … Read more
Joe Biden wasn’t the only winner Tuesday, November 3, in California. For Uber, Lyft and others of the gig economy (economy to the task), it was also the day of electoral victory in this state, cradle of Silicon Valley. At 58%, Californians approved by referendum “Proposition 22” formulated by these digital giants to keep their … Read more
Theme image Foto: NurPhoto via Getty Images – Leuven – As of 9 November, technology company Uber is expanding its services to Leuven, among other places, but the city is not happy with the company’s arrival. “Our local taxi companies were already in bad shape due to the corona crisis. The arrival of Uber on … Read more
The trial of Rafaela Vasquez, who was still distracted in the autonomous Uber that mortally hit Elaine Herzberg in 2018, is scheduled for February 2021. Authorities concluded that the accident involved human error. The safety driver of the Uber autonomous car who, in March 2018, mortally ran over a 49-year-old American woman is accused of … Read more
Uber launches in Concepción and its surroundings the new Uber Promo modality, that allows users of the platform to request trips at a lower price at times of less movement. It is an alternative to move around the city at a lower price, but with the same safety and quality standards of UberX rides. Uber … Read more
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Taxi app company Lyft will stop offering taxi rides in the US state of California at midnight on Thursday. It reports that company Thursday. Lyft does not want to hire drivers, as a California judge ordered the company and rival Uber last week. According to Lyft, it was not possible to change the business model … Read more