ANALYSIS: The ride-sharing giant finds the wheels coming off as it faces criminal investigations, lawsuits, executive departures and mass firings
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Waymo And Lyft Form Self-Driving Partnership To Take On Uber
The race to lead the way in autonomous vehicles is showing no signs of slowing
Uber Movement Shares Data With City Authorities To Assist Traffic Planning
The taxi-bothering service looks to extend an olive branch to authorities
Uber Moves Self-Driving Cars To Arizona
Arizona offered open roads to Uber after California ran its self-driving car test programme off the road
Uber’s Driverless Testing Hits A Bump In The Road
The California Department of Motor Vehicles says Uber failed to comply with state regulations
Tech Quiz Of The Week: Startups And Investments
What do you know Uber, Airbnb and the startup scene? Test your knowledge here
Uber Pilots Self-Driving Car Rides In Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh residents can now book a ride in a car that can - almost - drive itself
Uber Starts Self-Driving Car Rides As Volvo Becomes Autonomous Partner
Uber strikes $300m (£228m) deal with Volvo, will start driving passengers with autonomous vehicles in 'next few weeks'
Ford Plans Self-Driving Cars By 2021
Ford's autonomous car fleet will be sold to ride-sharing companies such as Uber
Uber Is Spending £380m On Google Maps Alternative
Uber's own mapping service will be part of self-driving car initiative, according to reports
Uber Vulnerabilities Leak Rider Details And Journey History
Penetration testers brute force Uber for bug bounty programme, and also find hidden $100 free ride voucher
Uber Taking Cloud Service Bids From Google, Amazon And Microsoft – Report
Uber wants to move some of its infrastructure to the cloud and is looking to the leading public cloud providers for offers
Uber Driver/Customer Data Sharing Raises Privacy Concerns
Uber disclosed info on 14 million of its users to US law enforcement and regulatory agencies, according to its transparency report
Uber Offers “Treasure Map” For Friendly Hackers To Locate Bugs
X marks the spot. Transportation firm offers “treasure map” of computer system for hackers to find vulnerabilities
Uber Accidentally Leaks Details Of Hundreds Of Drivers
Driving licence information and vehicle registration among data let out by Uber
Uber Bids £1.94bn For Nokia HERE Maps – Report
Uber reportedly plans to strengthen logistics ambitions with HERE maps acquisition
Uber Security Key May Have Been Stored In Public Repository
Uber has subpoenaed GitHub in an effort to obtain access records to the post, linked to its most recent security breach
Uber Waits Five Months To Report Data Breach
The incident last May led to the theft of the personal data of 50,000 drivers
Google vs Uber: The Critics’ View
Is Google really preparing to launch an Uber competitor? And if so, would it succeed?
Google Readies Rival To Uber
Uber board of directors mulls axing of Google board member, after search engine reportedly develops rival taxi-hailing app
Uber Promises 50,000 New European Jobs This Year
Cities who cooperate with the taxi-hailing firm will see job growth and rising tax revenues, promises Uber chief Kalanick
TfL Seeks HMRC Probe Of Uber Tax Arrangement
The bitter rivalry between established transport players and the young pretender Uber continues
Analytics Proves Ride-Sharing Could Cut Taxis’ Road Time By 40 Percent
Data scientists say sharing cabs would have little effect on the quality of service, but it would ease congestion and reduce pollution
Taxi Drivers’ Uber Protest Backfires As Downloads Surge
European capital cities faced gridlocked traffic conditions yesterday after taxi protest at smartphone app
Google Capital Invests $50m In Real Estate Marketplace Auction.com
Auction.com deal is the latest from Google Capital investment arm
Google Overtakes Intel To Become ‘World’s Top Dealmaker’
Search engine giant takes Intel’s crown as the largest buyer and supporter of tech firms over the last three years