The Uber driver whose car was struck by reckless wigmaker Miriam Yarimi moments before she plowed into a Brooklyn family — ...

The changes come after The New York Times revealed that the ride-hailing giant approved drivers with many types of criminal convictions, including violent felonies ...

Rideshare drivers rallied in metro Atlanta Thursday, saying Waymo's autonomous vehicles operating through Uber are reducing ...

Uber’s mobile apps present a pleasing simplicity of costs: You know the fare upfront, and the only math left is how much to tip. But the factors governing your driver’s profit on any one ride, and ...

An Uber driver was convicted of sexually assaulting an intoxicated female passenger while driving her home in Orange County.

Uber is adopting a more stringent background check process for its drivers, which will expand the kinds of criminal convictions that will disqualify them from driving or delivering for the company.

Uber’s business depends on a simple but fragile exchange of trust. A customer opens an app, confirms a name and license plate, and gets into a stranger’s car. This routine has become normal for ...

Uber Technologies (UBER) will broaden its background check requirements for U.S. drivers and couriers, applying stricter screening standards to both new and existing workers, Bloomberg reported on ...

Uber Technologies Inc. is tightening driver background checks in the US and applying the new standards retroactively to existing workers, the company’s latest response to a wave of sexual-assault ...

An Uber driver who was assaulted during a ride said he begged Chicago police officers not once but twice for help, but was left to fend for himself. Ty Thomas said he was looking for police early on ...

Uber announced sweeping changes to its background checks Friday after a New York Times investigation in December revealed how the ride-hailing giant’s policies allowed for drivers with many types of ...

Riders booking an Uber or Lyft may now be matched with a taxi in Boston, as part of a pilot program the mayor says is aimed at helping cab drivers increase profits and rideshare companies meet steady ...