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Uber Jury Awards $8.5 Million Damages in Sexual Assault Case
Feb 6 2026 // Uber Technologies Inc. was hit with $8.5 million in damages in a trial over a 19-year-old woman’s claim that she was raped by her driver in Arizona, raising the rideshare giant’s risk of a costly settlement to...
Dutch Court Rules Uber Drivers Can Be Treated as Self-Employed
Jan 27 2026 // A Dutch court on Tuesday overturned a 2021 ruling that had classified all Uber drivers as employees, stating that individual drivers can be treated as independent entrepreneurs. The Amsterdam court said six drivers who had...
Doordash, Uber Fail to Stop NYC Law Requiring 10% Tip Prompt
Jan 26 2026 // DoorDash Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. lost a bid to block a New York City law requiring a tipping option be presented to customers at checkout from going into effect Monday. A federal judge on Friday denied the...
Pennsylvania High Court Quashes Challenge to Uber’s ‘Clickwrap’ Arbitration Agreement
Jan 23 2026 // The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has vacated a lower appeals court ruling that had found ride-hailing firm Uber’s “clickwrap” mandatory arbitration agreement unenforceable because it would deprive a husband...
DoorDash, Uber Cost Drivers $550 Million in Tips, NYC Says
Jan 16 2026 // DoorDash Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. have deprived New York delivery workers of more than $550 million in tips after changing the interfaces on their apps, according to findings released in a report from a city...
Uber, Lyft Team Up With Baidu to Start Robotaxi Trials in UK
Dec 29 2025 // Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. are each teaming up with Baidu Inc. to trial driverless taxis in the UK, as ride-sharing companies race to deploy autonomous services around the world. Uber said Monday a pilot program...
Uber Safety Chief to Depart in Latest Executive Shakeup
Dec 22 2025 // The Uber Technologies Inc. veteran overseeing its safety operations is set to depart, setting off a second round of executive changes this year at a time when the rideshare giant is being scrutinized in court over the...
Uber Teams with Avride to Offer Robotaxi Rides in Dallas in Latest Expansion
Dec 3 2025 // Uber Technologies Inc. is launching autonomous rides with Avride Inc. in Dallas as part of a previously announced partnership, marking the latest US city where the ride-hailing giant is offering such a service. Customers...
Uber Taking on Waymo in San Francisco With Lucid, Nuro Robotaxis
Oct 29 2025 // Uber Technologies Inc. is preparing to offer driverless rides on vehicles developed by Lucid Group Inc. and Nuro Inc. in the San Francisco Bay Area for the first time next year, thrusting the company into direct...
Look Out, Uber. The Future Looks a Lot More Like Waymo.
Oct 14 2025 // There’s something fundamentally American about the freedom to get in your car and drive. Driving is self-determination. The liberty to set your own course. The power to move under your own willpower, whether for duty...
Uber Found Not Liable in First Trial Over Driver Sexual Assault Claims
Oct 2 2025 // Uber is not liable for the sexual assault of a woman who said she was attacked by her driver on a ride she ordered from the ridesharing app, a California jury said on Tuesday, according to an attorney for the plaintiff. At...
Uber Sued by DOJ Over Passenger Disability Discrimination
Sep 12 2025 // Uber Technologies Inc. was sued by the US Justice Department over claims that the ride-sharing giant discriminates against people with physical disabilities in violation of federal law. The department’s civil rights...
Uber, Lyft Drop Opposition to California Driver Union Bill
Aug 29 2025 // Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. agreed to back a state-supervised way for California drivers to unionize and collectively bargain on industry-wide pay and benefit guarantees, under a new legislative deal that provides...
Uber Says New York City Courier Rule ‘Singles Out’ Immigrant Workers
Aug 1 2025 // Uber Technologies Inc. is pushing back on a new NYC proposal requiring delivery app workers to display company-issued identification numbers on reflective vests, saying it “singles out” immigrant workers for...
Uber Alleges Inflated Injury Bills in Los Angeles Insurance Fraud Lawsuit
Jul 21 2025 // Uber Technologies Inc. is suing a group of lawyers and medical providers in Los Angeles who it says have made fraudulent insurance claims that cost the company millions in legal fees — the third such lawsuit it’s...
Waymo Applies for NYC Testing Permit, Sending Uber and Lyft Shares Lower
Jun 20 2025 // Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo has applied for a permit to test its robotaxis in New York City, underscoring its intent to operate in one of the largest ride-hailing markets in the US despite an absence of local regulations...
Uber Alleges Insurance Fraud Scheme in Florida as It Goes on Legal Offensive
Jun 11 2025 // Uber Technologies Inc. sued a group of lawyers, medical providers and rideshare drivers it claims staged car accidents, manufactured damages and received unnecessary medical procedures to take advantage of insurance...
DoorDash, Grubhub, Uber Eats Settle Wage Lawsuits Against New York City
Jun 9 2025 // DoorDash, Grubhub and Uber Eats have settled lawsuits against New York City over laws that boosted minimum wages for delivery workers and capped how much the companies could charge restaurants for delivering meals. The...
Uber Teams Up With May Mobility to Launch Robotaxis in US Cities
May 2 2025 // Uber Technologies said on Thursday it will partner with self-driving technology startup May Mobility to deploy thousands of self-driving vehicles on its ride-hailing platform across U.S. cities, starting with Arlington,...
DoorDash Asks Judge to Dismiss Uber Suit Over Web Ordering Services
Apr 25 2025 // DoorDash Inc. asked a California judge to dismiss Uber Technologies Inc.’s anticompetition lawsuit against it, arguing that Uber is using an “ill-fitting” state law to justify its claims. DoorDash, which...
