While Uber has had a rough few months, none of the company’s bad press seems to be deterring its millennial customer base from using the ridesharing service, according to eMarketer. A March 2017 survey conducted by LendEDU, a provider of student loan debt consolidation and...
Due to new taxi laws in the country, Uber announced that it is shutting down its operation in Denmark next month. According to The Guardian, this is just the latest setback in Europe for the ridesharing company, which has faced legal challenges since it launched there in...
As of Saturday (March 26), Uber confirmed that it will be suspending testing of its self-driving vehicle program. The announcement came after a autonomous vehicle was involved in an Arizona crash. Though there was a human behind the wheel, the car was in self-drive mode...
Lyft just rolled out a new way for riders to easily donate to charities. In the app settings, riders can select “Round Up and Donate.” After that, the cost of every ride will round up to the nearest dollar, with the additional change going to...
On Tuesday (March 21), the ridesharing startup held a press conference with reporters to help address much of the negative press the company has experienced. Uber’s public image has been taking major hits as of late, from a growing number of executives jumping ship to...
Seattle residents have a new way to get to and from work now that Scoop has officially launched its carpooling service in the city. According to GeekWire, Scoop is a mobile app that uses an algorithm to match co-workers or neighbors so they can carpool to...
Another Uber executive has made a swift exit from the company. The latest person to resign is Brian McClendon, the former VP of Uber’s maps and business platform. According to Recode, McClendon is expected to leave Uber after close to two years with the company...
Though considered a rare figure, Bill Gurley, who heads a venture capital firm that has a 20 percent stake in Uber, may be just what the company needs as it faces a mounting number of difficulties and a tarnished image. From sexual harassment and discrimination...
While Uber has made some progress in developing its self-driving cars, there is still significant work to be done, according to a company report obtained by Recode. The report, which details the progress of Uber’s robot cars in Pennsylvania, Arizona and California, did find that...
