Uber launches new safety features for late night rides
From audio recording to location sharing, here's everything you need to know about Uber's new safety features - and how to activate them.
Beyoncé’s 'Cowboy Carter' celebrated by Uber, Lyft with discounted rides
Beyoncé’s new album, “Act ll: Cowboy Carter," was released Friday, and Uber and Lyft are both offering limited-supply discount codes.
Court filings claim Uber's lax driver background checks put women riders at risk
Court documents filed in San Francisco accuse Uber of increasing the risk of sexual assault on riders by making it too easy to become a driver on the application.
Valentine's Day: Uber, Lyft rideshare drivers strike
Thousands of drivers with Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and other rideshare services are picketing on Valentine's Day for better pay and benefits.
Uber cracking down on users who give bad ratings to get refunds
The company is implementing a new system to protect its drivers from false claims by some customers.
You might get an Uber voucher if your JetBlue flight is delayed or canceled
JetBlue travelers who experience a qualifying delay or cancelation will get an Uber voucher in their email, limiting the need for customers to use their own money and request reimbursement.
Uber is now offering to pick up and return your packages for $5
Returning packages can get lost on anyone's to-do list. Uber wants to take the chore off your hands.
Uber partners with LA Yellow Cab to expand service in Southern California
Beginning this week, Uber customers could be getting picked up in a yellow cab thanks to a new partnership expanding service in Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego counties.
New details revealed on suspect who ran red light in South LA, t-boning Uber killing 3 young women
The suspect, 31-year-old Gregory Black, is being charged with three counts of gross vehicular manslaughter, officials said. Black is a well-known local gang member from the area with an extensive criminal history.
New details revealed in South LA Uber crash that killed 3 young women
New details on the investigation into a fatal Uber crash in South Los Angeles that left three young women dead was announced Wednesday.
'No parents should have to bury their child': Family mourns deaths of sisters, best friend in Uber crash
Sisters Veronica Amezola and Kimberly Izquierdo were killed along with their childhood best friend Juvelyn Arroyo when the Uber they were in was t-boned by a car that ran a red light. The brother of two of the women called them "soul mates."
Hurricane Hilary: Uber offering evacuees rides to shelters
Uber riders can use the code "Hilary23" to a free ride to an evacuation shelter ahead of Hurricane Hilary.
Driver in deadly Tempe Uber crash pleads guilty to endangerment
The crash happened in Tempe back in March 2018. Elaine Herzberg was struck and killed as she walked a bicycle outside the lines of a crosswalk.
‘God must have put you in my car!’: Uber driver donates kidney to passenger
A New Jersey man’s Uber ride turned into a trip that would save his life.
Uber driver carjacked, shot and killed in Lynwood identified as Marine veteran
Aaron Orozco, a Marine veteran and father of two, lost his life shortly after picking up two passengers while working his Uber shift in Lynwood.
Loved ones mourn loss of Veteran shot, killed while driving Uber passengers
The Uber driver who was shot and killed by two passengers during his shift in Lynwood Friday morning was identified by family as former Marine Aaron Orozco.
Aaron Orozco death: Uber driver carjacked, shot in Lynwood
The search is on for two suspects after an Uber driver was shot and killed and then carjacked in Lynwood early Friday morning, officials said.
Carjackers murder Uber driver in Lynwood: LASD
An Uber driver was killed shortly after dropping off two passengers in Lynwood early Friday morning.
Uber, Lyft can keep treating California drivers as independent contractors court rules
Employees are covered by a broad range of labor laws that guarantee them certain benefits while independent contractors are not. Monday's ruling allows rideshare companies to keep treating drivers as independent contractors.
Uber driver pleads guilty in Santa Ana rape case involving woman passenger
Jason Rodas, 32, is sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting one of his Uber passengers in Santa Ana, in addition to a domestic violence incident in Garden Grove.