"For many self-employed individuals who rely on driving, these prices are unsustainable," Gallego wrote. "Given the significant increase in gas prices, I urge the IRS to raise the standard mileage rate at a rate that proportionately reflects gas price increases."
Sergio Avedian, an Uber driver and senior contributor to the gig-driver advocacy blog and YouTube channel The Rideshare Guy, said the incentives are 'a step in the right direction, but they are largely symbolic and fall short of offsetting the real impact of rising gas prices on drivers.'
When asked whether he had been shown the door alongside Travis Kalanick, Michael answered with a single word: 'Effectively.' He resigned eight days before Kalanick did, as part of the fallout from a workplace investigation triggered by allegations of sexual harassment and gender discrimination at the company.
Since cellphones became ubiquitous, drivers have been texting behind the wheel, leading to awareness about distracted driving. But experts have clocked a new culprit: people watching videos, such as YouTube or TikTok, while driving.
Some Uber drivers said the app has been sending them offers to claim trips they already accepted. The second offer typically pays out less than the first, the drivers said. Uber's product chief said on social media that the fare discrepancies were a glitch. Uber said a bug caused its app to drive down payouts to ride-hailing drivers on some trips.
Lucid Motors closed out 2025 with some very encouraging news. The automaker had avoided the slump in sales that affected other electric vehicle manufacturers while also reaching a manufacturing goal that some observers had viewed with skepticism. The company had another big announcement to make to start off the new year, and this one had to do with a different aspect of their business - and one that doesn't factor in human drivers at all.
Uber outright rejects applicants convicted of murder, sexual assault, kidnapping and terrorism. However, in 22 states, the Times found Uber can approve applicants convicted of many other offenses including child abuse, assault and stalking, if the convictions are at least seven years old. The extensive investigation also found that in 35 states, these checks are based largely on where someone has lived in those seven years, meaning convictions from other locations could be missed.
The Uber Technologies Inc. veteran overseeing its safety operations is set to depart, setting off a second round of executive changes this year at a time when the rideshare giant is being scrutinized in court over the measures it takes to protect riders. Gus Fuldner, a senior vice president for safety and core services who has been with the company for more than a decade, will leave the company in January, he said in a LinkedIn post on Thursday.
Just days after Saturday Night Live dropped a satirical skit about an "Uber Eats wrapped," Uber brought the feature to life with a year-end recap. Around this time each year, platforms from Spotify to YouTube start rolling out personalized recaps, breaking down how users spent their time over the past 12 months. The next logical step? A full accounting of every Uber trip taken and every guilt-ridden Uber Eats order placed this year.
Holiday travel is already a contact sport-and no one knows it better than Uber. Fresh off a record-breaking Thanksgiving (the company's busiest airport pickup days , Uber is rolling out new tools to make the rest of the season a little less chaotic. The top of the list? A real, physical, tap-it-with-your-actual-finger Uber kiosk, debuting at LaGuardia Airport's Terminal C.
Uber Technologies Inc. is introducing a way for some people to use the ride-hailing service without the company's signature app. The rideshare giant plans to install physical kiosks at places like airports, starting with LaGuardia in New York, it said in a statement on Tuesday. These outposts, which were designed with travelers in mind, include a large touch screen with a credit card reader and receipt printer.
"We won't back down," Mr O'Keeffe said. "The livelihood of taxi drivers depends on it. We won't allow [Uber] to run the Irish industry into the ground. "We have seen the devastating effect this had on Barcelona a number of years ago. "They come in and destabilise the market, they push out the regulated taxis until they have a control on the market, and then the prices increase."
"FC Barcelona and Uber have signed a strategic agreement, making the transport platform a new Official Partner of the Club until 2027," the statement read. The agreement was presented earlier today at an event held at the club facilities, attended by first-team defender Pau Cubarsi, Barcelona's general director Manel del Rio, and Uber CEO for Spain and Portugal, Felipe Fernandez Aramburu.
While speaking this month at a summit hosted by the "All-In" podcast, Khosrowshahi fielded a question about how Uber would handle ownership of the self-driving cars that it plans to add to its operations in the coming years. All-In posted a video of the conversation on Wednesday. "You're going to have financial owners that own big fleets of cars that are on our network," Khosrowshahi said. "All of these cars are going to be financeable," he said.
Rideshare company Uber plans to offer seats on Blade helicopters and seaplanes directly through its app, allowing customers to book fast rides between city hubs, to airports, and more, the company shared with Travel + Leisure. Currently, space on Blade's helicopters to the airport start at $195 per person (significantly more than a typical Uber ride), while larger groups can instead charter an entire Blade helicopter accommodating up to eight passengers starting at around $2,000, according to the helicopter company.
