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Uber returns to Delhi after grudgingly applying for taxi license
Uber, the tech firm that is most definitely not a taxi company, no sir, has applied for a taxi license in New…
Read MoreUber adds $2 surcharge to each yellow taxi ride it hails in NYC
On Christmas Eve, Uber announced a significant change to its Uber Taxi pricing in New York City. The fare increase is simple:…
Read MoreUber gets investment from Baidu to aid China push, report claims
The Chinese web giant Baidu will buy a stake in Uber worth up to $600 million, according to sources quoted by Bloomberg.…
Read MoreUber halts Delhi services to review driver vetting procedures
Uber has suspended its operations in New Delhi, India, so it can conduct a review of its driver vetting and rider feedback…
Read MoreUber banned in Spain & Thailand, sued in Portland, hassled in Rio
On Tuesday, both Thailand and Spain banned Uber. You know the drill by now: The company’s drivers don’t have taxi permits and/or…
Read MoreZendrive wants to help on-demand car services find better drivers
Quantified driving Zendrive doesn’t just want to grade our own behaviors behind the wheel, but also those of the taxi drivers and car-sharers that chauffeur us around our cities.…
Read MoreLeaked document suggests Uber wanted to “weaponize” taxi research
Someone leaked BuzzFeed an internal Uber document that outlines an investigative plan to "weaponize" facts. In this case, however, the target is the taxi industry and not journalists.…
Read MoreUber hit with French “deceptive practices” fine and UK tax complaint
Uber keeps getting disrupted by European laws. On top of those recent Dutch driver arrests, the U.S. quasi-taxi outfit has now been…
Read MoreUber drivers arrested in Amsterdam as service’s licensing woes continue
Four Uber drivers were arrested in Amsterdam on Sunday for flouting a ban on unlicensed taxi services. According to local reports, they…
Read MoreRussia’s Yandex unveils aggregated marketplace for household services
The search firm's new Yandex.Master platform aggregates offers from smaller service providers, be they cleaning firms or other Taskrabbit-ish platforms like YouDo.…
Read MoreUber’s Berlin ban suspended after company appeals
Uber said on Monday that it is no longer banned in Berlin – for now at least. As happened in Hamburg, the…
Read MoreUber flouts Berlin ban, despite the fact that its drivers face massive fines for non-compliance
The company says it will challenge the ban, which came into force on Wednesday evening. In the meantime, Uber's drivers are taking a heck of a chance by keeping the business running.…
Read MoreLondon cab drivers’ Uber tussle heads for the High Court
The city's transport authority says it reckons the services of companies like Uber don't qualify for regulation in the same way as traditional taxi services do, but it realizes the law is unclear on this point and wants senior judges to step in.…
Read MoreUber car attacked in Paris taxi protest
Uber has annoyed many traditional taxi drivers, but none more so than in Paris, it seems. As spotted by Rude Baguette, on…
Read MorePlanes, trains and automobiles: Waymate unveils its ambitious travel comparison app
Presenting a clear comparison of multiple local and long-distance transport options by price and duration is no mean feat. But Waymate has even greater ambitions, allowing trip booking from within its service.…
Read MoreUber launches new enterprise product to hook employees on the service
Uber rolled out a product called Uber perks on Thursday that will allow companies to give credits to employees on a month by month basis, potentially hooking employees on the service that allows them to summon cars via their smartphones.…
Read MoreUber closes down taxi service in NYC
Uber's attempt to expand its on-demand town car service in New York to the realm of taxis could have reached a roadblock, with The Verge reporting that the company is scaling back the city's taxi service and asking drivers to return their electronic devices used to operate the Uber system.…
Read MoreChicago cab companies sue ‘hip’ car service Uber for pocketing 50% of driver tips
Popular new car service Uber is in a fight with taxi lobbies in cities across the country. Cab companies hit Uber hard in Chicago this week with a lawsuit that claims it is deceiving customers.…
Read MoreDoes Hailo have Uber on the run in New York’s taxi wars?
Two of the biggest taxi service startups are preparing to go head-to-head as San Francisco's Uber and London's Hailo gear up for launch in New York. Who will win? Evidence so far suggests it's a tough game, but the British company may just have the edge.…
Read MoreUbiCabs drives headlong into London taxi battle
London's increasingly competitive taxi app space has a new player launching officially on Thursday: Ubicabs, which wants to grab a slice of the British capital's lucrative transport market. Investor Sean Phelan explains why he thinks it can succeed.…
Read MoreYour next NYC cab ride could be in a mobile office
Nissan will deliver a fleet of new taxicabs to New York City starting in 2013. The new model, dubbed the NV200 minivan, is less a traditional cab and more of a comfortable mobile office with more amenities, outlets and leg room than an office cubicle.…
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