US sues Uber, alleges disability discrimination, impermissible surchargesThe United States government has filed a lawsuit against Uber Technologies. The suit alleges that the ride-sharing company discriminates ag...
11 Sep, 2025, 11.20 PM IST
Uber looks to foster equal opportunity for students with disabilitiesThe programme was launched in 2019 to provide early-in-career opportunities for women to intern with the firm's engineering teams, network ...
30 Mar, 2023, 12.47 PM IST
Uber to pay more than $2 million to settle US disability lawsuitAs part of a two-year agreement, Uber will waive wait time fees for certified disabled riders and pay $1,738,500 to more than 1,000 riders ...
18 Jul, 2022, 10.27 PM IST
Uber, US DOJ settle lawsuit on overcharging people with disabilitiesAs part of the agreement, Uber said it was committed to waive wait-time fees for riders who certified they needed more time to get to the c...
18 Jul, 2022, 10.08 PM IST
Voters with disability, elderly to get free transportation to Patna polling boothsAdditional Chief Electoral Officer Sanjay Kumar Singh said the facility will be available to only such elderly and disabled voters who coul...
01 Nov, 2020, 09.38 PM IST
Uber announces launch of rider insurance at no extra cost to ridersThe insurance will provide covers for physical injury as a result of accidents while on trip with Uber, from the point the rider enters the...
25 Sep, 2019, 05.44 PM IST
Transport dept riled as Ola, Uber yet to disable child lockIssues notice to cab aggregators asking why their licences should not be revoked
21 Jan, 2019, 11.38 AM IST
UberEats ties up with Tata AIG to offer insurance to delivery fleetThe policy also provides a cover of Rs 2 lakh against hospitalisation expenses and an outpatient cover of Rs 50,000 per delivery agent.
17 Sep, 2018, 09.24 AM IST
Uber disabled Volvo SUV's safety system before fatality“We don’t want people to be confused or think it was a failure of the technology that we supply for Volvo, because that’s not the case,” sa...
27 Mar, 2018, 10.41 AM IST
Uber, Mphasis launch services to assist disabled passengersTrained and certified by DEOC, all driver-partners are equipped with required skills to assist passengers with accessibility needs as well ...
31 Oct, 2017, 03.13 PM IST
Uber tightens screening process for its 4,50,000 driver networkThis is in addition to the verification that is carried out through face-recognition technology, where the driver takes a selfie before set...
31 Aug, 2017, 08.37 PM IST
Uber ties with ICICI Lombard to provide accidental cover to its 4,50,000 driversPradeep Parameswaran, Head of Central Operations, India, Uber said that the company is thrilled to announce something that driver partners ...
30 Aug, 2017, 11.22 AM IST
Petition to Parrikar to allow Ola, Uber in Goa goes viral on social mediaThe petition on change.org, started by Mahesh Sardesai, a Goan presently residing in Canada, has requested Parrikar to allow Ola and Uber t...
27 Apr, 2017, 03.57 PM IST
Women can directly approach WCD ministry, Maneka Gandhi on cab safetyManeka urged cab aggregator Uber to enforce strict guidelines to ensure safety of women following allegations of harassment by the woman ri...
17 Mar, 2017, 10.56 PM IST
No surge pricing today in Mumbai as city’s auto drivers go on strike, says UberTaxi hailing app Uber will disable the surge pricing option on its cab network in Mumbai for a 24-hour period on June 17.
17 Jun, 2015, 03.50 AM IST
Here's how the government can enforce ban on Uber and other taxi appsDebate is on whether it was right to ban Uber & other taxi apps. But in case officials do enforce the ban, how do they actually do it.
11 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
American city sues Uber for illegal operationThe lawsuit asked the Court to order Uber to stop operating in Portland until it is in compliance with the City's safety & consumer protect...
09 Dec, 2014, 04.26 PM IST