How to avoid Uber surge pricing when searching for a ride on Halloween
You’ve got your costume picked out, you’re made plans with your friends and you’re ready for a fun evening of Halloween mischief — but there’s one …
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Here are the cities where Uber charges you the most to ensure a ‘safe ride’
If you’ve ever looked at your receipt for an UberX ride, you might notice that the company charges you something called a “safe rides fee.” …
Uber to send AMBER Alerts to drivers in vicinity of missing children
Uber tends to get a lot of flack but here’s a story that even the most ardent Uber detractor can get on board with. The …
Amazon Flex: Become an ‘Uber’ driver for Prime Now deliveries
Amazon has kicked off a new pilot program meant to help deliver Prime Now packages even faster than before. Rather than relying on shipping companies …
How to find out what your Uber passenger rating is
One of the smart things about Uber (and Lyft, for that matter) is that the ratings system goes both ways. Not only can passengers rate …
‘Cracked’ video succinctly explains why Uber is ‘a terrible company run by maniacs’
Most reasonable people would agree that the taxi industry for years has been in serious need of more competition. Where people disagree is whether Uber …
Uber hires the security duo behind the crazy Jeep hack
Security researchers Charlie Miller and Chris Vlasek made headlines last month when they hacked a Jeep while it was driving down the highway at 70 MPH. …
How to never get slammed with Uber surge pricing again
Uber is a true game-changer that reimagines the way we travel on a daily basis. The service truly could not be any easier to use, and …
Why your Uber app is lying to you about available cars
When you fire up Uber and see a bevy of cars seemingly hovering around your location, many of the cars depicted on your screen may …
An Uber driver threatened to cut a woman’s neck after she canceled a ride
Uber is an incredibly convenient, and often affordable way to get around a big city, but without an adequate vetting process, there’s always the risk …
How Tesla Might Make Boatloads of Cash From Uber
After Uber poached 40 researchers and scientists from Carnegie Mellon’s National Robotics Center earlier this year, there was little doubt left that the somewhat infamous …
Chaos in Paris: Incredible Photos Show Anti-Uber Rioters Setting Fires and Destroying Cars
When it comes to Uber, “game-changing” isn’t just a buzzword. The company is revolutionizing transportation and customers are loving every minutes of it. Well, almost …
Uber drivers will soon be able to track your location… with your permission, thankfully
Have you ever requested an Uber, only to realize seconds later that it’d be much easier to get picked up a few streets over? If …
This is Uber’s self-driving car prototype
It’s no secret that Uber is interested in cutting costs by replacing current cars with smart self-driving cars in the future. And it looks like the …
Reporter turned undercover UberX driver reveals what it’s really like to drive for Uber
To make $90,000 a year, an UberX driver would have to work “27 hours a day, 365 a year.” That’s what one reporter learned after going undercover …
NYT: Uber willing to pay $3B for Nokia’s Here maps business
It’s no secret that Nokia’s Here mapping service is for sale, with the Finnish company having received various bids from third-parties interested in the maps …
Warning: Uber may have been hacked – change your password immediately
After a Motherboard report in March said that details for at least some Uber accounts had been accessed by hackers who were selling them online for …
After getting crushed by Uber, NYC taxi mogul demands a government bailout
Uber definitely has its issues but we should nonetheless be happy that it’s opened up some more competition for personal transportation services. Many taxi moguls, …
Video: Watch a racist cop abuse his power on camera
Congratulations, former NYPD officer Patrick Cherry, your expletive-laden tirade and shameful abuse of power just cost you your job on the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. …
Uber Rush just changed my life
On Tuesday, I made a significant breakthrough in my quest to never have to leave my home again. Things like Amazon Prime, Trunk Club and …
Warning: Your Uber account might be up for sale on the black market
Hackers may have hit Uber and stolen user account details including log-in credentials, full names, the last four digits of credit card numbers and telephone …
Meet the brilliant app that neither Uber nor cab companies want you to know about
Want to find the cheapest way to travel? Uber would love for you to think it almost always offers the lowest prices, although there are …
Forget Uber, this newer on-demand car service will save you a fortune
Technology blogs toss around the word “disruption” so frequently that in most cases, it has lost all meaning. Where Uber is concerned, however, the company’s …
Finally: A happy story about an Uber driver
It seems like every time we see headlines about Uber drivers, it’s about them allegedly ripping off customers, committing sexual assault or crashing into cop …
It’s surprisingly easy to find out your secret Uber passenger rating – here’s how
As anyone who has used Uber before knows, the service’s Android and iPhone apps give customers the opportunity to rate their driver at the end of …
Google might become the next Uber for… Ubers
A running joke in the tech community is to poke fun at all of the new startups that claim to be “an Uber for X,” …
Uber driver crashes into cop car, then gets caught with weed in the glove compartment
For the past several months, Uber has been beset by significant controversy thanks to the alleged criminal behavior by some of its drivers, including multiple …
You have no reason to whine about Uber’s New Year’s surge pricing
I have my own criticisms of Uber and how it’s run but one of them is certainly not how it uses surge pricing during busy …
Uber offers tips for not getting sexually assaulted by its drivers
Uber has been taking some heat lately for alleged bad behavior by some of its drivers, including two arrests for sexual assault in the last …
How to use Uber on New Year’s Eve without paying a fortune
We’ve seen from recent history that late nights, high alcohol consumption and Uber rides can be a deadly cocktail for your wallet. This is because intoxicated …
