This Bud’s for Uber’s Self-Driving Truck Road Test October 25, 2016 By Eric Newcomer and Alex Webb A tractor trailer full of beer drove itself down Colorado’s I-25 last week with nobody behind the wheel. Uber Technologies...
Zenefits ‘Overly Optimistic’ in Revenue Projections October 20, 2016 By Eric Newcomer A lot has happened since Zenefits told investors last year that its already lofty projection for annual recurring revenue would...
Uber to Start Guild for 35K Drivers in New York City May 11, 2016 By Eric Newcomer and Jing Cao Uber Technologies Inc. agreed to start a guild for 35,000 drivers in New York that will help them negotiate with...
California Uber and Lyft Car Rental Decision Delayed April 25, 2016 By Alison Vekshin and Eric Newcomer The first major product of General Motors Co.’s $500 million investment in Lyft Inc. was a short-term car-rental program. Last...
California Prosecutors, Uber Settle Over Background Checks April 8, 2016 By Eric Newcomer and Joel Rosenblatt Uber Technologies Inc. agreed to settle claims by California prosecutors that its background checks on drivers weren’t as thorough as...
Startup Zenefits Shows How Hard Hitting Revenue Targets Can Be February 22, 2016 By Eric Newcomer Zenefits probably couldn’t have predicted it would spend the first two weeks of February dealing with the resignation of its...
California Department of Insurance Investigating Zenefits February 12, 2016 By Eric Newcomer Zenefits has been under investigation by the California Department of Insurance since last year, the state agency disclosed, saying the...
Uber Driver Case Tests ‘Sharing Economy’ Business Model August 4, 2015 By Eric Newcomer and Joel Rosenblatt The most serious challenge to Uber Technologies Inc.’s “Be your own Boss” business model might also present an early test...
Uber Discloses Expanded Customer Data Tracking May 28, 2015 By Eric Newcomer Uber Technologies Inc.’s new privacy policy released Thursday is shorter, easier to read and more expansive than before. The car...