Uber gets thousands of sexual assault complaints per year

This Sucks!

Over the last two years, almost 6,000 Uber passengers reported sexual assault. While the company has taken steps to stop it, it also downplays the problem.

Uber Gets Thousands of Sexual Assault Complaints per Year

The ride-sharing company has a miserable year in review.

At least one office had separate bathrooms for drivers and Uber employees.

Uber admits it didn’t let drivers use employee bathrooms

Really, Uber?

An Uber office in Rhode Island had separate bathrooms for the company's drivers and its employees, a move Uber says it "regrets."

Uber Admits It Didn’t Let Drivers Use Employee Bathrooms

"This was a mistake and we regret it."

The city's transportation bureau says over 14,000 passengers were put at risk by unauthorized drivers.

Uber just got kicked out of London

Double Tap

Once again, London is trying to get rid of Uber over passenger safety concerns. And once again, Uber is confident that it's not going anywhere,

Uber Just Got Kicked Out of London

City officials blame a "pattern of failures" by Uber.

But is the move to increase safety or cover Uber's own ass?

Uber is going to start recording audio during rides

Listening In

Uber is trialing a new feature giving drivers and passengers the option of recording audio of their rides in a purported attempt to increase safety.

Uber Is Going to Start Recording Audio During Rides

It wants users to feel like "the lights are on" when they're in an Uber.

The effect was greatest in cities without public transportation.

Ride-hailing apps linked to an increase in binge drinking

Advanced Transport

According to a recent study, ride-hailing apps like Uber might have had something to do with an increase in binge drinking as people are able to drink more and get a ride home after

Ride-Hailing Apps Linked to an Increase in Binge Drinking

When Uber becomes your designated driver.

He sent out a "clarification" almost immediately.

Uber CEO compares self-driving car crash to murdering journalists

Oopsy-Woopsy

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi compared his company's self-driving car killing someone to Saudi Arabia murdering a journalist, calling both simple mistakes.

Uber CEO Compares Self-Driving Car Crash to Murdering Journalists

"I think that people make mistakes."

Because Elaine Herzberg wasn't in a crosswalk, the Uber didn't think she was a person.

Self-driving Uber that killed woman didn't know jaywalkers exist

Blind Spot

The self-driving Uber that struck and killed an Arizona woman in March 2018 wasn't programmed to know that people could jaywalk.

Self-Driving Uber That Killed Woman Didn’t Know Jaywalkers Exist

It was only programmed to detect humans in crosswalks.

Uber claims it fixed the system by introducing human oversight.

A driver tricked Uber's algorithm, sexually assaulted a passenger

Necessary Upgrade

After a horrifying case where an unauthorized Uber driver raped his passenger, the company says its inroducing human oversight to its driver-verifying tech.

A Driver Tricked Uber’s Algorithm, Sexually Assaulted a Passenger

Will hiring humans to verify Uber's drivers be enough to protect riders?

The bill does make some exceptions for freelance writers, lawyers and real-estate agents.

New California law makes Uber and Lyft drivers employees

Uber Labor

A new bill, just passed by California's state senate, makes Uber and Lyft contractors actual employees and eligible for benefits.

New California Law Makes Uber and Lyft Drivers Employees

The bill makes drivers eligible for minimum wage, sick leave, and other benefits.

The two companies are worse for traffic than they previously claimed.

Ride-hailing apps make traffic worse — and now they're admitting it

Rush Hour

Uber and Lyft funded a traffic study that showed that ride-hailing apps are responsible for a big chunk of traffic in major cities.

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