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SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Uber said Monday it was devastated by a deadly shooting spree by one of its drivers but had no plans to change its background check methods. In a phone briefing with reporters, Uber expressed confidence in how well it probes whether aspiring drivers have pasts that signal trouble ahead. Uber’s chief security officer Joe Sullivan said the ride-sharing company was “devastated” and has been working “around the clock” with […]
Chicago, United States (AFP)—-A man arrested on suspicion of shooting dead six people in the northern US state of Michigan was an Uber driver who may have picked up fares during the killing spree, officials and media reported. The suspect, 45-year-old Jason Brian Dalton, is set to appear in court Monday to face charges of murder, Kalamazoo County prosecutor Jeff Getting said. Uber confirmed that Dalton was a driver for the ride-sharing company, adding he […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Uber said Thursday it has agreed to pay $28.5 million to settle a pair of lawsuits challenging its promises on driver safety checks. The settlement submitted for approval in US District Court in Northern California called for the ride-share company to divvy up the cash between some 25 million customers and to “avoid using certain language in safety-related advertising as well as the term Safe Ride Fee.” “No means […]
(Reuters) — French taxi drivers started a second day of strikes on Wednesday (January 27) over the competition from private car ride firms like Uber, saying the French government isn’t doing enough to protect their livelihoods. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls told taxi driver representatives in a meeting that more efforts would be made to ensure other car ride services respected rules limiting them to pre-booked trips and returning to base after each one. This […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (January 21) – With the advent of ride-sharing apps, their safety levels are quite impressive. Two leading apps, like Uber and Grab Car, provide the full information of the driver; his photo, plate number, car model and contact number. Instinctively, the passenger would share these details to their friends and family for emergency. But what if the given unpredictability of events dug you into possibilities of rape, holdap, and kidnap by the driver […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (December 21) – Some maybe wondering or still don’t know what an UBER or a Grab Car is? UBER and Grab Car are online-based ride-sharing vehicles operated using mobile app that connects passengers with drivers using their private vehicles, which permit commuters to use their smartphones to book a ride and submit a request on their pick-up and drop-off locations. On average, it only takes the UBER and Grab Car driver a minute […]
Costa Rican taxi drivers were the latest group to join the worldwide chorus of protests against Uber, the ride-hailing service, in San Jose on Sunday (September 13). Hundreds of drivers congregated in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral to voice their concerns and anger over what they view is a job stealing business. “Uber has done a lot of damage at the national level to the humble families of taxi drivers,” said Ivan Urena, the Costa […]
MANILA, Philippines, August 18 (Eagle News) — According to the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB), three days before the deadline, Uber submitted documents for accreditation as well as paid the Php 10,000 accreditation fee. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, August 13 (Eagle News) — According to the Land Transportation and Franchising Board (LTFRB), the registration of Uber and Grab car operators is still ongoing and will continue till the deadline on August 20. After said deadline, the LTFRB will start arresting unregistered Uber and Grab car operators. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
