Uber says board approves governance changes, SoftBank investment

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc on Tuesday said the board of directors had voted to move forward on governance proposals and an investment by Japan's SoftBank Group Corp<9984.T>, which it called a vote of confidence in the ride services company.

Uber in a statement said that the governance changes would "strengthen its independence and ensure equality among all shareholders." It did not give further detail.

(Reporting By Peter Henderson; Editing by Phil Berlowitz)