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Covid-19 impact on Ola, Uber lower during second wave; Ola fares better

The mobility sector is amongst the worst hit due to Covid-19 and both Ola and Uber have lost revenue

Uber's B'luru engineering team leads tech for third-party cab booking in UK

Uber's Bengaluru-based mobility engineering team is leading the technological development of a complex integration with a third-party cab aggregator in the UK

Uber to hire about 250 engineers in India to expand tech, product teams

Uber's expansion plans are in line with its vision to make mobility and delivery more accessible

2nd Covid wave expected to impact the business of mobility players in India

Industry executives say the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic may severely impact the business of mobility companies

UK's Arrival, Uber to develop electric ride-hailing 'Arrival Car' by 2023

Arrival and Uber will also explore a strategic relationship in key markets, including the United Kingdom, European Union and United States

Uber to spend Rs 18.5 cr, get 150,000 drivers vaccinated over next 6 months

Will compensate car, auto and moto drivers on its platform for time spent getting jabs. Drivers showing valid digital vaccination certificates to get Rs 400 for each of their two shots

Second Covid-19 wave: India Inc steps in as govt falters on health care

Amid a massive surge in Covid patients, companies are coming forward with several innovative initiatives to help people

Uber to give UK drivers workers' rights after court groundbreaking defeat

In a major victory for unions, Uber's 70,000 over British drivers will be paid minimum wage while picking up and driving passengers as part of the company's agreement to grant workers' rights after

Uber under pressure on UK minimum wage in test of gig economy

Uber reclassified its more than 70,000 drivers in Britain as workers, meaning they are guaranteed entitlements such as holiday pay

Uber, Lyft to create database to expose abusive drivers ousted from service

The new safeguard, dubbed the "sharing safety program," will be overseen by HireRight, a specialist in background checks

Uber, Lyft agree to share information on banned drivers in safety push

Uber and Lyft oppose the disclosures, arguing they would violate victims' rights to privacy.

Uber to extend gender sensitisation drill to 100,000 driver partners

After the coronavirus lockdowns came into effect last year, Uber continued the sessions with drivers virtually and has so far managed to train 63,000 of them

Uber pledges Rs 10 cr free rides to aid vaccination of vulnerable citizens

Beginning March 8, Uber will roll out these free rides in a staggered manner across 35 Indian cities

Uber's business shows strong recovery signs post lockdown in India

As Indians start travelling in the new normal, strong recovery in smaller towns underscores success for ride-hailing giant's 'India to Bharat' strategy, which offers new products in regional markets

Uber, Amazon Pay partner to install safety screens in 40,000 autos

Initiative will cover seven cities

Uber loses UK Supreme Court fight, must classify drivers as workers

Taxi ride-hailing giant Uber must classify its drivers as workers with minimum wage, holiday and sick pay rights, rather than be categorised as self-employed, the UK Supreme Court ruled on Friday.

UK's supreme court rejects Uber appeal, says drivers are workers

The decision that threatens its business model and holds broader implications for the so-called gig economy

Covid-19: Uber tells employees to work from home till mid-September

In August, Uber told employees they should expect to work from home through June 2021

Uber reduces losses on food delivery, modest uptick in ride bookings

Uber mentioned prospects in cities' outer boroughs and suburbs had returned to its rides platform in the course of the quarter

Toyota, Denso team with Aurora on self-driving cars for Uber, others

Aurora's new agreement with Toyota and Denso expands on the earlier collaboration between the two Japanese companies and Uber ATG