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Oct 17
Uber driver charged with kidnapping, wire fraud
An Uber driver has been charged after allegedly kidnapping a woman, groping her after she fell asleep and then charging more than $1,000 for the ride after abandoning her on the side of a highway.
Oct 17
Oct 16
Report: Uber IPO could put company value at $120 billion
Uber may have an IPO early next year that values the company at as much as $120B, according to a report
Oct 16
Sep 10
Uber CEO talks safety, company culture, future IPO and flying Ubers
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi reflects on his first year at the company in a wide-ranging interview with ABC News'Rebecca Jarvis.
Sep 10
Sep 7
Uber CEO talks safety, company culture, future IPO and flying Ubers
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi reflects on his first year at the company in a wide-ranging interview with ABC News' Rebecca Jarvis.
Sep 7
Sep 7
Uber CEO says his app will someday tell you to take the subway
Dara Khosrowshahi tells ABC News' Rebecca Jarvis that the company is developing technology to alert drivers when taking the subway might be more efficient.
Sep 7
Sep 7
Here's when Uber will become a public company, according to the CEO
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi tells ABC News' Rebecca Jarvis that the company will likely become a public company by fall 2019.
Sep 7
Sep 7
Uber CEO weighs in on whether companies should be forced to put women on boards
Dara Khosrowshahi tells ABC News' Rebecca Jarvis he doesn't agree with a California bill SB-826 that would require public companies to have at least one woman on their board.
Sep 7
Sep 7
Uber CEO talks major safety and security changes for the app
Dara Khosrowshahi goes through new features to protect drivers and passengers with ABC News' Rebecca Jarvis.
Sep 7
Sep 7
Uber CEO says flying Ubers will be possible in '5 to 10 years'
Dara Khosrowshahi talks the future of e-scooters, flying cars and autonomous vehicles with ABC News' Rebecca Jarvis.
Sep 7
Sep 7
Uber CEO on company culture: 'We have further to go'
Dara Khosrowshahi talks with ABC News' Rebecca Jarvis about changes he's made to the company's culture since taking over a year ago.
Sep 7
Sep 7
Uber CEO says Facebook, Twitter, Google should do more to protect users and data
Dara Khosrowshahi talks corporate responsibility and what regulators should demand with ABC News' Rebecca Jarvis.
Sep 7
Sep 1
Uber driver cleared by police in man's killing says he feel badly
Authorities in Florida said he was driving a passenger home when a man tailed him and threatened to shoot him.
Sep 1
Aug 30
Fla. sheriff: Uber driver's fatal shooting of man 'justifiable homicide'
Police said the man allegedly threatened the Uber driver, whom he thought was transporting his girlfriend home.
Aug 30
Aug 28
Uber partners with Toyota to build self-driving cars
Toyota will team up with Uber in a $500 million deal to develop self-driving vehicles.
Aug 28
Aug 8
NYC moves to rein in Uber with cap on ride-hail vehicles
New York City is reining in the growth of Uber and other app-based ride services with a temporary cap on new cars picking up fares.
Aug 8
Jul 24
Ride-share driver under fire for live-streaming his passengers
The filming may be legal in Missouri and the driver said he had a small sign alerting riders of recording equipment.
Jul 24
Jul 23
Uber, Lyft driver livestreamed video of hundreds of passengers, but was it illegal?
Hundreds of Uber passengers were reportedly livestreamed without their consent.
Jul 23
Jul 23
Uber and Lyft passengers live streamed without their knowledge
Jason Gargac, a driver in St. Louis, live streamed his passengers' behavior and conversations, occasionally even showing their homes to an unseen audience.
Jul 23
Jul 12
Uber lays off backup drivers for self-driving cars
Plus, the first ever Fortnite tournament is about to start.
Jul 12
Jun 26
Uber ban reversed in London, allowing the ride-sharing app to operate
London is one of Uber's largest markets in Europe.
Jun 26
Jun 25
Uber fights for London license renewal in UK court appeal
Placing limits on drivers' hours, which Saltzman said was a first in the UK private hire industry New driver advisory groups to formalize how the company listens to and responds to feedback in every city where Uber operate in Changes to cross-border driving so that drivers can only use the app in the region where they are licensed 24/7 telephone support for passengers and drivers Proactive reporting of serious incidents to the Metropolitan Police Changes to the Uber app in London to confirm to riders that their Uber London driver has been licensed by TfL The appointment of three independent non-executive directors to the company's UK boards.
Jun 25
Jun 23
Bodycam video reveals new details of deadly Uber self-driving car accident
Police in Arizona are calling for criminal charges in a deadly crash caught on camera involving a self-driving Uber car.
Jun 23
Jun 22
Uber driver was watching tv show prior to fatal crash, police say
Uber has since shut down their self-driving operations in Arizona.
Jun 22
Jun 22
Uber driver left for dead recovering but says, 'I still don’t know what happened'
A Uber driver who was beaten and left for dead in Boston said that his recovery is progressing but he has no memory of the attack.
Jun 22
Jun 22
Uber driver attacked, left for dead in Boston neighborhood
The 75-year-old driver said his heart stopped and doctors had to bring him back to life, according to ABC affiliate WCVB.
Jun 22
Jun 19
Uber testing ways to reduce fares
Plus, World Health Organization says compulsive video game playing is a mental health risk.
Jun 19
Jun 12
Uber driver kicked out same-sex couple for kissing, women say
A same-sex couple has accused an NYC Uber driver of discriminating against them after he allegedly kicked them out of the car for kissing in the backseat.
Jun 12
Jun 12
Uber driver allegedly kicks lesbian couple out of his car after they kissed
Alex Iovine and her girlfriend Emma Pichl recorded the incident in New York.
Jun 12
Jun 12
Uber submits patent to detect drunken app users
Uber submits a patent to for a feature to determine whether users are drunk.
Jun 12
Jun 12
Uber developing technology to detect drunken passengers
The company has filed a patent application for software that could detect whether a passenger is in an "abnormal state."
Jun 12
Jun 11
Uber shuts down self-driving operations in Arizona, restarting in Pittsburgh
The company suspended the program nationwide in the wake of a fatal accident.
Jun 11
Jun 11
Uber: Class-action suits exempt from new policy
The policy shift was detailed in a letter titled "Turning the lights on" published on the company's site.
Jun 11
Jun 11
Uber unveils plans for 'flying cars' with UberAir
The company says it plans to roll out the flying concept in Dallas-Fort Worth and Los Angeles in 2023.
Jun 11
Jun 11
Uber wants to test flying taxis
Uber will hold talks with federal transportation officials on Tuesday to discuss the safety of flying taxis.
Jun 11
Jun 11
Could flying taxis soon be hitting the skies?
Uber is meeting with transportation officials in Los Angeles to convince them to let testing start on flying cars within two years.
Jun 11
May 30
Uber launches panic button to help riders
The feature will dial 911 directly from the in-app safety center.
May 30
May 30
Uber rolls out panic button
"If ever faced with an emergency situation, we want to help you get the help you need," CEO Dana Khosrowshahi wrote in a blog post at the time.
May 30
May 24
Uber shuts down self-driving operations in Arizona, restarting in Pittsburgh
The company suspended the program nationwide in the wake of a fatal accident.
May 24
May 22
Uber's new rules on arbitration for sex-related claims face 1st test
A former employee has filed a lawsuit against the company.
May 22
May 8
Flying cars is the future of travel, Uber says
Uber claims it’s moving forward with a plan straight out of the Jetsons.
May 8
May 2
Women accusing Uber drivers of sexual assault demand their stories be heard in court, not arbitration
Fourteen women who have accused Uber drivers of sexual assault penned an open letter today demanding the company let them pursue their claims in court.
May 2
Apr 12
Uber launches car-renting service that allows strangers to rent each other's vehicles
Uber has announced a new service similar to AirBnB, but for vehicles, where outsiders can rent your car by the hour, or a full day.
Apr 12
Apr 12
Uber expands into rental cars
The ride-sharing service announced it will initiate a car-sharing service on the app for users to allow others to borrow their vehicles.
Apr 12
Apr 12
Uber expanding transportation offerings
The company is launching "Uber Rent" in San Francisco, which will allow users to rent someone else's car for as little as an hour.
Apr 12
Mar 28
Arizona suspends Uber self-driving cars after crash
The state suspended Uber's autonomous vehicles from its roads after a fatal crash, while Uber, on its own, is ending testing in California.
Mar 28
Mar 27
Arizona suspends Uber's driverless car testing after deadly accident
One of the company's cars hit and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona last week.
Mar 27
Mar 27
Arizona suspends Uber's driverless car testing after deadly accident
One of the company's cars hit and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona last week.
Mar 27
Mar 27
Arizona governor temporarily suspends all Uber driverless car testing
After a deadly accident, there will not be any autonomous vehicle testing until investigation of the crash is complete.
Mar 27
Mar 23
New video shows moments before fatal self-driving Uber crash
Police released videos from two different views that show the moments before Elaine Herzberg, 49, was struck by the autonomous car in Tempe, Arizona.
Mar 23
Mar 22
Woman killed by self-driving Uber car identified, as company suspends testing
A self-driving Uber car hit and killed a pedestrian Sunday night in Tempe, Arizona, police said, in what appears to be the first case of its kind.
Mar 22