Alright, here’s the major events from the rideshare sector in 2017. January Taxi drivers strike at NY airports in response to Trump’s Muslim ban. Uber refuses to support the strike or stop surge pricing. The #DeleteUber Movement begins in response. Uber settles a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit that charged that it misled drivers about pay. […]
Uber is already the subject of four separate criminal investigations, and now we know there is a fifth investigation. Recap Of The First Four Uber Criminal Probes First, the DOJ is currently investigating Uber’s use of its Greyball software tool. This is the tool which Uber used to hide its vehicles from law enforcement officials. Second, […]
Waymo (Google) v. Uber Lawsuit Update Well, it’s been quite a week in the multi billion dollar Uber – Waymo lawsuit! On Tuesday, Judge Alsup, who’s presiding over the Waymo v. Google case, accused Uber of withholding evidence, and delayed the start of the trial. The trial was supposed to begin next week, but now […]
More than 20 employees have been fired from Uber after a sexual harassment investigation
Uber engineer Susan Fowler alleged the company failed to act on sexual harassment and gender discrimination complaints
What’s happening in the Waymo Uber lawsuit As you may know, Waymo, Google self-driving car unit is suing Uber for stealing their technology. Currently, the Waymo Uber lawsuit is in the discovery phase. Prior coverage from Rideshare Central since the case was filed: Google v. Uber: The lawsuit in a nutshell. Google v. Uber: Don’t […]
The Google Uber Lawsuit: What’s it all about? In a nutshell, Google is accusing Uber of stealing the technology at the heart of its self-driving car. See, back in 2009, Google began developing a self-driving car. Over the last seven years, Google has spent a ton of money and time developing and testing a fleet […]
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