Uber is taking ride-sharing in an entirely new direction: sideways. The company has just launched Uber Drift, a limited-time ...

Uber has announced it is enacting stricter background checks and restrictions for drivers. Here's a look at the changes ...

Riders booking an Uber or Lyft may now be matched with a taxi in Boston, as part of a pilot program the mayor says is aimed ...

The changes come after The New York Times revealed that the ride-hailing giant approved drivers with many types of criminal ...

An organization of California Uber and Lyft drivers has reached a major milestone in its effort to form a union, but it could ...

An Uber driver who was assaulted during a ride said he begged Chicago police officers not once but twice for help, but was ...

A new pilot program will allow cab drivers to accept ride requests through ride-hailing apps for the first time.

Taxi drivers are seeing the new option as a major boost. But rideshare drivers are more mixed — some optimistic, some concerned.

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Gig worker unionization could be coming to an Uber ride near you. On June 1, the Illinois legislature passed a bill allowing rideshare drivers in the Land of Lincoln to unionize. The legislation, ...

More of your Uber fare is going to the company than the driver, according to a new study. Uber's "take rate," or the percentage of each fare that the company hangs on to, has risen above 50% this year ...

Devins Baker, an Uber driver, was driving a passenger to the San Francisco airport in late 2024 when, out of the corner of his eye, he saw another car driving across the highway lanes. He hit his ...