Tag: Uber

Now sync your air travel with Uber via email integration in India

Ride-hailing major Uber on Thursday introduced a new feature where riders in India can opt to sync their air travel plans with the platform via email integration.

March 23, 2023

Ban comes as a jolt to commuters relying on bike taxi in Delhi

Now that Uber, Ola and Rapido bike taxi services have now been completely banned in Delhi the development might have come as a jolt to those who rely on the two-wheeler transport.

February 21, 2023

Uber launches its advertising division, will show video ads during rides

The company introduced 'Uber Journey Ads', an entertaining method for businesses to engage customers. The company has already teamed up with over 40 prominent businesses to run Journey Ads.

October 20, 2022

LinkedIn lays off its entire global team of events marketing: Report

As indicated by posts on Microsoft-owned LinkedIn, the new cutback of staffs have additionally affected contracted recruiters across several location.

August 12, 2022

Uber & Moove to provide Hybrid/EV vehicle at lower finance charges in India

Soon Uber will introduce Moove in India to help people buy new vehicles using a percentage of their weekly revenue,

July 25, 2022

Uber’s rival company Lyft fires 60 employees

The layoffs covered less than 2 percent of Lyft staff and mostly affected workers in operations, according to the Wall Street Journal.

July 22, 2022

15K Uber drivers riding rented Tesla cars in US

It was reported Hertz would pay $4.2 billion for 100,000 Model 3s over the next 14 months, which amounts to about a fifth of its fleet.

June 28, 2022

Ticket to ride

App-based ride-hailing service Uber has been in the news recently as it has been trying to balance the interests of taxi drivers it aggregates with those of customers.

June 2, 2022

Notices issued to Ola and Uber for violating consumer rights & unfair trade practices

Last week, the Department in a meeting with ride-hailing companies Ola, Uber, Rapido, Meru Cabs and Jugnoo directed them to become convergence partners in the National Consumer Helpline, to enable better grievance redressal for consumers and also comply with Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and E-commerce Rules.

May 20, 2022

Uber admits it misled users about ride cancellation fees

Most of the time, the drivers ask the riders to reveal what fare the Uber app is showing, and then decide if they want to take the ride or not depending on the amount and if it is in cash, forcing the riders to cancel the ride.

April 26, 2022

Trip cancellation by Uber Drivers puts riders in a fix

When contacted, an Uber spokesperson told that drivers cancelling trips goes against the company's promise to bring a magical experience to riders each time they book an Uber

April 19, 2022

Uber Eats brings new bill splitting feature

The company said that with a new suite of Uber Eats Group Ordering features, everyone can get what they want straight to your doorstep, effortlessly.

March 10, 2022

Uber, Ola among most data hungry ride-hailing apps: Report

The index researched data collection practices of the 30 most known ride-hailing apps from the Apple Store.

January 26, 2022

Uber aims for 50,000 Teslas on its platform by 2023

Uber has long offered discounts on car rentals to drivers who don't own their own vehicle, with Uber and Hertz working together.

October 27, 2021

Uber to hire about 250 engineers in India to expand tech, product teams

By the end of the year, the cumulative headcount at these centres is expected to touch 1,000 people.

June 9, 2021

Uber pledges free rides worth 1.5 crores to Delhi Government for supporting vaccination of all eligible citizens

The free rides can be utilised by everyone eligible for vaccination, to travel to and from the nearest authorised vaccination centre.

April 8, 2021

Uber pledges free rides worth Rs 10 crores to support Government and NGOs for vaccinating vulnerable citizens

The free rides can be utilised to travel to and from the nearest authorised vaccination centre by citizens above 60 and 45+ age group with co-morbidities, the target group identified for the second phase of India’s vaccination drive.

March 8, 2021