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Now book Uber at Rs 189 for one-hour/10 km in 17 Indian cities
Tue, Jun 09, 2020
Ride-hailing major Uber on Monday launched Hourly Rentals, a 24x7 on-demand intracity service which allows riders to retain a car with its driver for several hours and make multiple stops on their journey at Rs 189 for a one-hour/10 km package.
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600 Indian employees sacked by Uber cabs due to COVID19 impact
Tue, May 26, 2020
The coronavirus crisis continues to make life difficult for start-ups in India with several of them forced to sack employees in huge numbers. The latest to do so is Uber India, which has let go off 600 employees in the country or about 25 per cent of its workforce.
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From difficulty starting cars to fewer passengers - Cab drivers face issues as they resume work
Tue, May 19, 2020
Cab drivers faced a number of challenges -- right from trouble starting their cars to finding fewer passengers to ferry -- as they resumed work in various cities after nearly two months of lockdown
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Uber sacks 3,000 more employees, to shut 45 offices globally
Tue, May 19, 2020
Ride-hailing app Uber has announced to lay off nearly 3,000 more employees in the second round, along with closing or consolidating some 45 offices globally. Last week, Uber fired nearly 3,700 employees via multiple Zoom calls.
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Ola, Uber resume services in cities in Green, Orange Zones
Mon, May 04, 2020
"As a protocol, all rides will be driven only across the identified safe zones and to ensure every driver-partner adheres to the safety rules, a mandatory selfie authentication mechanism has been put into place before and after every ride...All cars will be cleaned and sanitised after each ride," Ola said.
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Talking Tech during lockdown with Head of Central Operations (rides) Uber India/SA Pavan Vaish
Thu, Apr 23, 2020
In an exclusive interview with Zee Business, Head of Central Operations (rides) Uber India/SA Pavan Vaish talks about challenges for the industry, UberMedic services and the path ahead.
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Uber must pay $179mn to Google on my behalf: Engineer
Thu, Apr 02, 2020
"Levandowski claims that he repeatedly warned Uber management, including CEO Travis Kalanick, that Google was likely to sue if Uber bought Otto. But according to Levandowski, Kalanick wasn`t concerned", the report said on Wednesday.
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The Good, Bad and Ugly of CES 2020
Wed, Jan 15, 2020
The recently ended CES 2020 (Consumer Electronic Show), witnessed several exciting, bad and weird technology showcased at LAS Vegas. OnePlus unveiled its first Concept smartphone, Samsung gave the first look of S10 Lite and Note 10 Lite while Uber revealed its flying taxi. There were other technologies and devices that left us shocked. Here is a look at all of them.
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Uber, Hyundai team up to develop electric air taxis; 2023 launch expected
Tue, Jan 07, 2020
U.S. ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc and South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor have teamed up to develop electric air taxis, joining the global race to make small self-flying cars to ease urban congestion.
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Western India took most 2-5 a.m. Uber trips in 2019
Mon, Dec 23, 2019
"We`re excited about showcasing how India `Ubered` in 2019. It`s humbling to see that our vision of a multi-modal mobility solution is fitting so well in the everyday life of Indian riders, and that they are taking to our many convenient, reliable and affordable offerings," said Prabhjeet Singh (Head of Cities), India and South Asia, Uber.
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Sikh Uber driver racially abused, strangulated by passenger in US
Tue, Dec 10, 2019
The police theb arrested and booked 22-year-old Sayers on suspicion of second-degree assault and a failure-to-appear warrant for fourth-degree assault. According to police records, he was released on $13,000 bail the next day.
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