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Uber has secured another win over the struggling taxi industry. Soon, riders in London will be able to hail an iconic black cab in the city. London cabbies can now start signing up for Uber trip referrals, but the service won’t roll out until early 2024. Uber says some drivers have already begun showing interest in being listed on the app. Uber has been steadily making deals with taxi fleet owners in a move to bring the traditional cab industry onto its app. The ride-hail giant recently signed…

Ride-hailing platform Uber is rolling out a tiered rewards programme for drivers in 12 cities.The programme, Uber Pro, will give drivers benefits such as area preference, discounted vehicle maintenance and motor insurance, as well as enhanced micro-credit offerings. Drivers will be eligible for these benefits upon reaching certain milestones.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Digital TransformationVisitMITMIT Technology Leadership and…

Kolkata: Uber To Introduce Bus Shuttle Service, Signs MoU in Bengal Global Business Summit. (Image: News18)Uber's partnership with West Bengal brings Uber Shuttle to Kolkata, transforming commutes with pre-bookable seats, live tracking, and cashless payments.Uber, India’s leading ridesharing app, has partnered with the Transport Department of the Government of West Bengal during the Bengal Global Business Summit.The strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) marks the inception of Uber Shuttle, a cutting-edge bus…

Incentivizing Uber and Lyft drivers to go green “lays the groundwork for more utilization of charging stations,” says David Do, the city’s Taxi and Limousine commissioner. Get more people into electric vehicles, and more chargers will be built to accommodate them. “It’s the chicken and the egg issue: If we don't have infrastructure, then there's never going to be additional EVs. They have to grow almost simultaneously.”Building more charging in New York is challenging, and pricey for everyone. “Real estate is really…

“Our advertising campaign simply puts certified facts about the company in the public domain,” says Uber spokesperson Nixon. “Uber supports a strong and enforceable directive that ensures platform workers maintain the independence they want and receive the protections they deserve, such as minimum wage, holiday and sick pay.”What’s at stake for Uber with the new rules is the employment classification of its Uber drivers and UberEats couriers. “Classification is the entry point into the whole range of protections,…

App-based cab services like Uber and Ola are quite popular among people in India. Many people rely on these taxi services in the metro cities to commute to the office and other places. People usually get small hatchbacks and sedans for their commute, but at times the cab gets upgraded automatically due to unavailability of other vehicles. Here we have a video where a YouTuber actually surprised an Uber rider after she drove up to them in a 1 crore BMW X7 luxury SUV. This type of video has been done by many YouTubers…

Robotaxi companies are eager to present themselves with a green halo. “Climate change is the single biggest issue we face as a global community,” Cruise declared in a blog post published on Earth Day 2022. “Each of us has an opportunity to make an impact. Cruise knows the AV industry can –– and should –– help lead the charge.” Its rival Waymo seems to agree. In a post this summer, the company stated, “Cities where we operate gain another zero-emission transportation option, which could help them meet their climate…

Uber has been experimenting with a lot of new features lately. With a focus on artificial intelligence (AI), the ride-hailing platform launched an AI chatbot for Uber Eats in August that provides users with recommendations. Uber is also reportedly set to get a new section featuring promotions, as well as allowing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients to use their waivers to buy groceries. All these features are aimed at enhancing the user experience amidst competition from rivals such as DoorDash.…

Image Source : FREEPIK Uber Uber, a rental cab service platform has come up with new features to help address the unfair drivers and it could even deactivate their accounts. In case the driver feels that the complaint is irrelevant then the couriers could request an additional review for the account to review the deactivation decisions, which will further include the…

Curated By: Shahrukh ShahLast Updated: November 08, 2023, 10:13 ISTElectroRide by Goenka Green. (Photo: ElectroRide)As per the details shared by ElectroRide, it says that the brand will allow the food chain brands to choose between long-term rental or direct purchase of products.A multi-brand EV retain chain, ElectroRide by Goenka Green, has bagged a mass order from the food chain giant Uber and Jubilant FoodWorks. The company will provide the above-mentioned brands with customized end-to-end e-EV mobility solutions,…