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Uber launches electric bikes, scooters in Paris
US ride-hailing group Uber said Wednesday that it would start deploying electric bikes and scooters for rent on Paris streets as soon as this week, joining a crowded market which city officials have vowed to rein in. Initially 500 of...
Uber Launches New App for Drivers
Uber Technologies Inc on Tuesday launched a new app for its drivers that includes real-time earnings tracker, the latest effort by the ride-hailing service to improve an often contentious relationship. The move followed Uber’s ‘180 days of change’ progr...
Uber Trains 100 Female Driver-partners, Entrepreneurs in Lagos
As part of Uber’s global vision to economically empower 1 million women across the world by 2020, Uber hosted a selection of female driver-partners, professionals and entrepreneurs to an event in Lagos called Uber For Her. The event, held in conjunction...
Uber Executives Travel Round World to Reassure Regulators after Controversies
Uber Uber executives are travelling round the globe to reassure regulators that the company is changing the way it does business, after a string of controversies hurt the ride-hailing firm’s reputation, its Asian head said on Monday. These comments came...
Uber to Buy Thousands of Volvo Cars for Self-driving Flee
Taxi agency, Uber, says it will purchase many thousands of Volvo off-road vehicles to build up fleet of self-driving cars. “The vehicles are set to be delivered between 2019 and 2021,’’ Volvo announced on Monday in Berlin. According to a...
Uber Adds New Feature for Driver-partners on App
Uber on Monday announced Paid Wait Time, another impactful feature to its App, to make the Uber experience more productive (and less stressful) for driver-partners and their riders. Uber is committed to putting driver-partners first and has promised to continu...
Uber: Lola Kassim Is New GM for West Africa
Uber has announced the appointment of Lola Kassim as its new General Manager for West Africa. Lola worked as a Management Consultant with McKinsey and Company where she led teams providing strategic business advice and implementing organizational and operation...
Uber Clocks Four Years in Africa with Seamless Ride App
This September Uber celebrates four years on the African continent, and with more than 1.8 million active riders using the app since Uber’s launch in Johannesburg in September 2013, it’s clear that Uber has achieved a lot in a short...
Uber Begins ‘Selfie’ Real-time ID Checks in Nigeria
Technology transportation network company Uber is getting creative in improving driver and passenger safety and has just launched a new facial recognition system that takes selfies to identify drivers. Real-Time ID check, as the intelligent new safety feature ...
