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UberPASS is one such product designed to offer riders using our service for their daily commute, a seamless and consistent ride experience.

Uber to pilot 'UberPASS' in 4 Indian metros

The membership-based offering is priced at Rs 499 a month and allows benefits like no peak pricing.

19 Jun 2017 7:28 PM

Lower driver incentives lead to 25 per cent crunch in Ola, Uber cars

This trend was precipitated largely by continuously dropping incentives and driver incomes.

19 Jun 2017 12:55 PM

It also hopes that allowing drivers to take cash as well as credit card fares will also help it attract more passengers.

Taxify hopes to lure Uber drivers with larger share of the fare

Upstarts across the world, such as Lyft Inc and Ola, are trying to catch Uber in the on-demand car-ride market by securing brand loyalty.

18 Jun 2017 9:22 PM

The lawsuit has been filed against Uber, Kalanick, Uber's former Vice President for Business in Asia Eric Alexander and the company's then-Senior Vice President for Business Emil Michael. (Photo: File)

US: Woman raped by Uber driver in India sues firm for privacy breaches

The lawsuit said that Uber executives violated her a second time by unlawfully obtaining and sharing her medical records.

16 Jun 2017 9:14 AM

Uber CEO to take leave, leadership team to run company

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick told employees on Tuesday he will take time away from the company he helped to found.

14 Jun 2017 9:18 AM

Uber CEO takes leave of absence amid probe into workplace culture

Uber's CEO Travis Kalanick would take an indefinite leave of absence as it unveiled steps at restoring confidence in scandal-plagued giant.

14 Jun 2017 8:58 AM

Egypt govt wants to track Uber, Careem passengers?

Egyptian government has reportedly asked Uber to grant them access to Heaven — a tool that live-tracks user’s travel data.

12 Jun 2017 3:05 PM

The executive, Eric Alexander, read and discussed medical information about the victim in India, according to reports in the New York Times and Recode.

Uber top executive fired amid row on India rape probe

Earlier this week, Uber said it had fired 20 people following preliminary results of the investigation.

09 Jun 2017 2:52 AM

The report said Alexander was not among the group of 20 people fired by Uber as part of an internal investigation into its workplace culture after employees made allegations of sexual harassment and a toxic work environment. (Photo: YouTube Screengrab)

Top Uber employee fired for obtaining Indian rape victim’s medical report

Eric Alexander, the president of business in the Asia Pacific, was fired on Tuesday.

08 Jun 2017 11:54 AM

Alphabet's Waymo confirms development of self-driving trucks

US-based Tesla is also stepping up efforts in autonomous driving and is set to launch its first semi-truck in September.

05 Jun 2017 5:21 PM

Uber is a global taxi aggregator company.

Uber posts $708 mn loss with $3.4 bn revenue

It had $3.4 bn in revenue for period, 18 per cent higher than final three months of last year.

01 Jun 2017 11:19 AM

It elaborated that these bars and pubs will also proactively promote responsible drinking in their premise through eye-catching messages.

Ola starts ‘do not drink and drive’ initiative

General manager (Ola) Akhil Meshram said, “Our endeavour is to lead initiatives that positively impact the society.

31 May 2017 6:51 AM

Uber threatens to fire self-driving car engineer in Waymo case

Uber has threatened to fire an engineer accused by Alphabet's self-driving Waymo unit of stealing confidential documents.

22 May 2017 12:24 PM

Ola is a local player in taxi aggregator industry.

Ola, Uber rides could get cheaper under GST

At present, a service tax of 6 per cent is levied on rides booked through cab aggregators like Ola and Uber.

20 May 2017 11:11 AM

Waymo, Lyft to develop autonomous vehicles

Waymo and Lyft are joining forces against ridesharing giant Uber, which is racing to develop its own self-driving vehicles.

15 May 2017 4:30 PM

When launched, both apps had offers to tempt the common man.

Ola, Uber rides pinch pockets

Drivers of both the firms say 80 per cent bookings in the city are ‘surcharge’.

13 May 2017 2:18 AM

While the opinion of Advocate General Maciej Szpunar is non-binding, the court's judges follow it in most cases.

EU advised to rank Uber as transport, challenging business model

The non-binding opinion means the smartphone app can be regulated by European countries as a transport service

11 May 2017 7:51 PM

New York to allow self-driving vehicle testing - governor

New York is accepting applications from companies interested in testing the vehicles through a year-long pilot programme.

11 May 2017 9:40 AM

An Uber spokesman and the Justice Department declined to comment.

Uber’s ‘Greyball’ software under investigation

The company used the software to evade local transportation officials.

06 May 2017 5:38 AM

The company prohibited the use of Greyball for this purpose shortly after the New York Times revealed its existence in March, saying the program was created to check ride requests to prevent fraud and safeguard drivers.

Uber faces criminal probe over software used to evade authorities

Uber has acknowledged the software 'Greyball', helped it identify and circumvent govt officials who were trying to clamp down on Uber.

05 May 2017 1:58 PM

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