Tag: Uber

Uber to replace your car with phone via ‘public transport’

This feature enables Delhi Uber users to be able to use the public transport option that will appear on the app.

October 22, 2019

Women to be exempt from odd-even scheme: Arvind Kejriwal

However, private CNG vehicles, which were exempted from this scheme during its previous editions in 2016, will not be given exemption this time, the CM said.

October 12, 2019

The Gig Economy

With regular employment opportunities shrinking both in the Government and the private sector, the jobs on offer are of a different kind ~ drivers for Ola and Uber, delivery boys for Swiggy and Zomato and repairmen for Urban Clap. The term ‘gig‘ has been coined for such jobs, that is, for jobs for which workers are paid for each individual gig (piece of work) they do ~such as food delivery or a car journey ~instead of monthly salary/days wage/hourly wage.

October 8, 2019

Uber awards 4.6 lakh to Indian researcher for discovering Uber bug

Anand explained that the bug was an account-takeover-vulnerability on Uber that allowed attackers to take over any other user's Uber account, including those of partners and Uber Eats users.

September 16, 2019

Regulating The Robot Cartels

The advent of Big Data analytics has had a tremendous say in the operation and importantly the prices at which many services operate in the 21st-century economy.

July 4, 2019

Android creator allegedly ‘concealed’ Google payments from wife and ran ‘sex ring’

Google reportedly paid $90 million to Andy as exit package after they were accused of sexual harassment in 2014.

July 3, 2019

Former Miss India Universe chased, attacked by miscreants in Kolkata; 7 arrested

Ushoshi Sengupta who is the winner of Miss India Universe pageant in 2010, was attacked on Monday night while coming back from a five-star hotel in Kolkata in an Uber cab.

June 19, 2019

Uber, Bajaj introduce passenger quadricycle in Bengaluru

All units available as UberXS rides would be powered by the eco-friendly CNG fuel option, which provides a mileage of 43km/kg.

June 13, 2019

Melbourne to launch Uber Air pilot program

More than 3.8 million Australians use the ride-sharing service, which entered the market in 2012, Regional General Manager for Uber in Australia, New Zealand and North Asia, Susan Anderson.

June 12, 2019

Goa app-based cab service has no issues with Ola, Uber

"GoaMiles is not opposing Ola or Uber. That is the decision of the government at the end of the day. We are very comfortable with that."

June 8, 2019

Uber in tight spot as ex-UP DGP files complaint

Gomti Nagar station house officer Ram Surat Sonkar said that the case was registered under section 420 of the Indian Penal Code and further investigations.

May 28, 2019

Amazon invests in UK-based food delivery platform

"Amazon is set to be the largest investor in Deliveroo's Series G funding round and Deliveroo is raising a total of $575 million with participation from Amazon."

May 18, 2019

Uber Asia Pacific Head Amit Jain resigns

"Amit has been instrumental in growing our Rides business -- first in India from launch to category leadership, and more recently across the Asia Pacific region."

April 24, 2019

Uber’s self-driving unit wins USD 1bn investment from SoftBank and Japanese Toyota

The Japanese car firm said it would also contribute "an additional USD 300 million over the next three years to help cover the costs related to these activities."

April 19, 2019

Uber IPO: Ride-sharing major ‘may never make profits’

The company filed for its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on Thursday and would be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol "UBER"

April 12, 2019

Ola starts ride-share services in New Zealand

New Zealand is the third foreign country that Ola is expanding its services to in a span of 10 months, after it launched in Australia in February and the UK in August.

November 7, 2018

In Australia, Indian Ola expands to Brisbane, Gold Coast and Canberra

Ola has been already operating in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne since January 2018, and plans to roll out its services in Adelaide, Darwin and Hobart too in near future

May 22, 2018