Uber Apologizes to Woman Named Swastika
Uber issued an apology to an Australian woman named Swastika Chandra after banning her from using the platform due to her first name being deemed offensive. Read the rest of the article here.
Uber issued an apology to an Australian woman named Swastika Chandra after banning her from using the platform due to her first name being deemed offensive. Read the rest of the article here.
Uber has launched a rider verification pilot program in Chicago and 11 other cities to bolster security for both drivers and passengers [1]. This move aims to enhance safety within the rideshare community by implementing measures to verify the identity of riders. Read the rest of the article here.
DoorDash has allocated more than $100,000 to combat Seattle’s minimum pay ordinance, according to records from the City of Seattle. Read the rest of the article here.
Ride-sharing companies Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) and Uber (NYSE:UBER) have until the middle of the summer to keep operating in Minneapolis after the city council passed a measure on Thursday that would delay a hike in the minimum wage for ride-share drivers by two months. Read the rest of the article here.
Drivers for ride-hail services Uber and Lyft describe a gulp-and-go mentality when it comes to fetching fares across a city steeped in violence, from which they’ve been far from immune.
Carjacking reports citywide have fallen by half since this time last year. But since March 2023, at least eight ride-hail drivers have been carjacked by passengers in Orleans Parish, according to a Times-Picayune analysis of police logs. Read the rest of the article here.