New Google Maps feature will show routes to nearest public transport

Google Maps is working on a new feature that will show you how to reach the nearest public transport connection, according to new leaked screenshots. The new Maps filter will let users choose what mode of transportation they will be using at the very beginning of their daily commute, the screenshots show. Maps will then … Read more

Uber to sell ride-hailing software to public transit agencies

Uber will begin selling its ride-hailing software to public transit agencies in a bid to shore up more revenue The company announced its first partnerships this week Marin County will be one of the company’s first customers It will use the software to coordinate four wheelchair-accessible vans Riders will be able to book trips via … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Uber drivers and passengers must wear masks

Uber drivers and passengers MUST wear face masks next week with cabbies required to submit photos to prove they are following the rules Uber announce drivers and passengers must wear face coverings from Monday Cabbies will submit photos before their shifts to prove they are following rules Measures are in line with government guidelines to … Read more

Uber throws out thousands of electric bikes and scooters from Jump, a subsidiary purchased in 2018 

Uber sends THOUSANDS of old e-bikes and scooters from Jump to a recycling facility after deciding they couldn’t be donated to children’s charities due to liability concerns Thousands of decommissioned scooters and e-bikes from Jump will be recycled 18 truckloads filled with the old bikes were delivered to a facility in Durham, NC Uber says … Read more

Taxi app founder Travis Kalanick poised to join the Uber rich making £6.6BILLION from stock float

The disgraced former boss of Uber stands to make as much as £6.6billion from the taxi app firm’s blockbuster float. Travis Kalanick owns 8.6 per cent of the shares and will be one of the biggest winners in its £76.5billion listing on New York’s stock exchange. Also in the money is fellow founder Garrett Camp, … Read more

Coronavirus: Uber CEO confirms 3,000 job cuts in second round

Uber axes nearly a THIRD of its staff: CEO confirms ANOTHER 3,000 job cuts in email to employees – as rides drop 80% due to coronavirus Dara Khosrowshahi confirmed to employees on Monday that 45 offices were closing The closures mean another 3,000 staff around the world will be laid off   In the first week … Read more

Uber ‘expected to lay off thousands of workers’ in further cuts

Uber is reportedly preparing to cut thousands of more jobs in another wave of layoffs just after 3,500 employees were laid off during a Zoom call.   Uber’s additional round of layoffs amid the pandemic is expected to happen on Monday, a source told Business Insider.    The number of staffers being let go was not confirmed, … Read more

Uber ‘expected to lay off thousands of workers’ in further cuts

Uber is reportedly preparing to cut thousands of more jobs in another wave of layoffs just after 3,500 employees were laid off during a Zoom call.   Uber’s additional round of layoffs amid the pandemic is expected to happen on Monday, a source told Business Insider.    The number of staffers being let go was not confirmed, … Read more