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For both drivers and customers, safety tends to be a top concern with ridesharing. In late 2019, Uber reported that nearly 6,000 incidents of sexual assault had been reported by both drivers and ...
In April 2021, an arbitrator ruled against Uber in a case involving Lisa Irving, a blind American customer with a guide dog who was denied rides on 14 separate occasions. Uber was ordered to pay US$ 1.1 million, reflecting $324,000 in damages and more than $800,000 in attorney fees and court costs.
The reporting mentioned Uber personalizing content based on user data and maintain the balance between increasing ad revenue and annoying and turning away customers. It noted that Uber was showing customers one ad per trip and how it tried to implement push alerts before moving away from them given the response from customers. [154]
In 2019, 8,000 taxi drivers, represented by law firm Maurice Blackburn, filed a class action lawsuit against Uber in Australia alleging illegal taxi operations, loss of income and loss of value of taxi and/or hire car licences. Uber agreed to settle the case by paying AU$271.8 million. [31]
Cabbies say Uber illegally obtained a license in 2012, undercutting a skill that takes four years to learn. Uber faces a 9-figure lawsuit that could net London taxi drivers $31,000 each Skip to ...
Although Lyft and Uber operators are required to meet driving requirements, provide documentation and pass screenings and reviews, most cars themselves are eligible to use for ride-booking ...
In 2019, Uber Eats said it would deliver food to customers by drones from the Northern Hemisphere in the summer of 2019, [22] and partnered with Apple on the release of the Apple Card. [23] In July, Uber Eats began offering a dine-in option in certain cities that allowed customers to order food ahead of time and then eat in the restaurant. [24]
Citing record-high prices for gasoline, Uber is charging customers a new fuel fee to help offset costs for ride-hail and delivery drivers. As Russia’s war in Ukraine has intensified, U.S. gas ...