A 19-year-old driver has been charged after he allegedly drove through a traffic light at an Oak Park intersection, resulting in a deadly crash.
Dutch data protection authorities have fined Uber nearly $1 billion, saying the ride-hailing company used automated software to suspend driver accounts, sometimes permanently with no human review to check for mistakes.
More than a year after Alex Habib was killed in a crash involving a teenager fleeing police, his family is honoring his memory by giving back to the community.
A 48-year-old Uber driver and a passenger were hospitalized after the driver lost consciousness and crashed into a parked car and two garages.
Ever order an Uber or a Lyft and wonder how the app landed on your price? A new Consumer Reports investigation found that someone standing right next to you, requesting the same ride at the same time, could be shown a very different price—and most riders would never know.
Uber has revealed the 50 most unique items that were left in ride share drivers’ cars this year, as well as the 10 things that people forgot most often.
A Detroit man is begging for justice after an 88,000-pound QLINE streetcar rammed into the back of the Uber he was inside in 2023, leaving him with what he says are hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills.
Drivers in Massachusetts for ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft have become the first in the nation to certify a union.
A University of Michigan student froze to death after a party at a fraternity, and now an attorney is looking into that frat and the university.
The death of University of Michigan student Lucas Mattson is under investigation, with alcohol provision to a minor being a central issue.
Uber said Wednesday that the San Francisco Bay Area will be the first market for its specially built autonomous taxi, which is expected to launch in late 2026.
Robotaxi leader Waymo's driverless vehicles will begin transporting passengers in Nashville, Tennessee, next year with Lyft instead of its recent ride-hailing partner Uber.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers have struck a deal with rideshare companies Uber and Lyft on a bill that would allow drivers to join a union and bargain collectively for better wages and benefits.
A teenage driver accused of fleeing police, running a red light, and killing an Oakland County father reached 130 mph and had a 12-year-old in the car, according to prosecutors.
Friends of the show — comedian Mike Bonner and April “AP” Lockett, host of “The AP Show” — joined “Live in the D” and shared their driving pet peeves.
Waymo’s robotaxis will begin carrying passengers through parts of Atlanta Tuesday in an expansion of a partnership with Uber’s ride-hailing service that began earlier this year in Austin.
A growing number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of corporate America endorsed following the protests that accompanied the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in 2020.
Uber is shifting into a new gear in Austin, Texas where its ride-hailing service will begin dispatching self-driving cars to pick up passengers looking for a way to get around that city.
Three people were taken to the hospital after an Uber driver speeding on the shoulder and grass along a major Macomb County road caused a three-car crash.
Waymo on Tuesday opened its robotaxi service to anyone who wants a ride around Los Angeles, marking another milestone in the evolution of self-driving car technology since the company began as a secret project at Google 15 years ago.
Four-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz overcame Taylor Fritz in the deciding match as Team Europe rallied to beat Team World 13-11 and win the Laver Cup.
American pair Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton have edged Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev in doubles to tie the Laver Cup after the first day in Berlin.
Ride-hailing leader Uber on Friday announced it will dispatch robotaxis built by driverless technology pioneer Waymo beginning next year in Austin, Texas, and Atlanta in a deal that deepens the bond between once-bitter rivals.
The Dutch data protection watchdog has slapped a 290 million euro ($324 million) fine on ride-hailing service Uber for allegedly transferring personal details of European drivers to the United States without adequate protection.
Cruise’s trouble-ridden robotaxis are on the road to joining Uber’s ride-hailing service next year as part of a multiyear partnership bringing together two companies that once appeared poised to compete for passengers.
A staff member at a Dearborn hospital found a bullet in a patient’s pocket, and that linked him to a shooting that left 17 bullet holes in an Uber driver’s car.
The ride sharing giant Uber and Chinese automaker BYD say they have agreed on a partnership to introduce 100,000 BYD model EVs on the Uber platform in Europe and Latin America.
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell says drivers for Uber and Lyft will earn a minimum pay standard of $32.50 per hour under a settlement.
Uber and Lyft announced they will keep operating in Minnesota, now that state lawmakers have passed a measure that will increase driver pay to a level the companies can accept.
The crash occurred when the driver ran a red light at Outer Drive and James Couzens Freeway on Monday, May 13, at 5:30 p.m. The driver collided with another vehicle heading westbound on Outer Drive.
The ride-hailing company Uber says it's banned an account that sent a driver to the Ohio home where an 81-year-old man allegedly shot the woman to death.
An Ohio man who authorities say fatally shot an Uber driver he thought was trying to rob him after scam phone calls deceived them both has been indicted on a murder charge.
The future of Uber and Lyft in Minneapolis has garnered concern and debate in recent weeks after the City Council voted last month to require that ride-hailing companies pay drivers a higher rate while they are within city limits.
A failed Australian taxi-industry disruptor has told a court that Uber began illegally operating its ridesharing service in Australia a decade ago to gain an unfair advantage over competitors.
Lyft and Uber have said they will halt operations in Minneapolis because of a new city ordinance that increases wages for app-based drivers.
Lyft and Uber say they will cease operations in Minneapolis after the city’s council voted Thursday to override a mayoral veto and require ride-hailing services to increase driver wages to the equivalent of the local hourly minimum wage of $15.57.
A new initiative is looking to give hope and healing to those dealing with addiction and who don't know where to turn for help.
Thousands of ride-hailing and delivery workers in the U.S. and the U.K. went on strike on Valentine's Day in an effort to win better pay.
The Biden administration has enacted a new labor rule that aims to prevent the misclassification of workers as “independent contractors,” a step that could bolster both legal protections and compensation for millions in the U.S. workforce.
Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft will pay a combined $328 million to settle complaints that they improperly saddled their New York drivers with taxes and fees that should have been been paid by passengers.
Apple is blaming a software bug and other issues tied to popular apps such as Instagram and Uber for causing its recently released iPhone 15 models to heat up and spark complaints about becoming too hot to handle.
The backup Uber driver involved in the first death involving a fully autonomous vehicle has pleaded guilty to endangerment.
Tens of thousands of people will be heading to Downtown Detroit this weekend with one of the biggest names in music in town -- Taylor Swift -- along with some other big events.
A woman was riding in the back of an Uber along I-94 in Detroit when she was shot multiple times by someone in a different vehicle.
Gov. Tim Walz has vetoed a bill that would have mandated higher pay and job security for Lyft and Uber drivers in Minnesota.
Self-driving car pioneer Waymo is teaming up with ride-hailing leader Uber in the Phoenix area to transport passengers and deliver food in robotic cars that triggered a bitter technological dispute between the two companies.
The former chief security officer for Uber has been sentenced to probation for trying to cover up a 2016 data breach in which hackers accessed tens of millions of customer records from the ride-hailing service.
Police have identified the accused thief who was easily tracked down using the “Find My Phone” app after throwing an Uber driver out of his car in Birmingham without realizing the man’s second phone was still inside.
A thief was easily tracked down using the “Find My Phone” app after he threw a 74-year-old Uber driver out of his car in Birmingham but didn’t realize the man’s second phone was still inside.
Lyft co-founders Logan Green and John Zimmer are relinquishing their leadership roles to make way for a former Amazon executive as the ride-hailing service struggles to recover from the pandemic while long-time rival Uber has been regaining its momentum.
The FBI says the driver charged with hitting and killing a 22-year-old Michigan State student has left the country.
Nearly 50 businesses and nonprofits including rideshare companies Uber and Lyft and industrial giant 3M are pledging millions of dollars in initiatives to stem a crisis in road fatalities under a new federal effort.
Ben Kable, a 22-year-old senior at Michigan State University, was home for the holidays when he became the victim of a fatal hit-and-run.
Ben Kable, a 22-year-old senior at Michigan State University, was home for the holidays when he became the victim of a fatal hit-and-run.
The U.S. Department of Labor is publishing a new proposal on how workers should be classified saying that thousands of people have been incorrectly labeled as contractors rather than employees, potentially curtailing access to benefits and protections they rightfully deserve.
The former chief security officer for Uber has been convicted of trying to cover up a 2016 data breach in which hackers accessed millions of customer records from the ride-hailing service.
It has been touted as the safest ride outside the yellow bus, and several area school districts are partnering with a service called HopSkipDrive.
French lawmakers have failed to pass a no-confidence motion requested by a leftist coalition to symbolically mark their opposition to President Emmanuel Macron’s government and economic policies.
As Uber pushed into markets around the world, the ride-sharing service lobbied political leaders to relax labor and taxi laws and used a “kill switch″ to thwart regulators and law enforcement.
Two teenagers are set to be sentenced Friday on first-degree murder and other charges in connection with the 2021 killing of an Uber driver in Southwest Detroit.
A woman was arrested after she flew in from San Francisco, rented an Airbnb in Royal Oak and sent an Uber to pick up a Novi boy she’d been talking to for more than a year, officials said.
A new European Union plan to improve conditions for the growing number of gig economy workers could mean millions more of them are classified as employees entitled to benefits.
The federal government is suing Uber saying it discriminates against disabled people by charging fees when drivers have to wait for passengers to board their vehicles.
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A judge has struck down California’s ballot measure that exempted Uber and other companies from a state law requiring their drivers to be classified as employees eligible for benefits and job protections.
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The White House is pushing a new reason to swipe right: Dating apps are starting to offer vaccination badges and “super swipes” for people who've gotten their coronavirus shots.
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