Biden’s FTC launched last-minute NYC probe into Uber, Lyft alleged collusion
The Federal Transactions Committee has been reported to have begun investigating the last minute whether Uber and Lyft had illegally colluded to reduce the driver in New York. On January 21, the FTC regulation authorities issued a demand for a civil survey that functions as a summoning form, and demanded that the two companies submit […]
Union representing NYPD detectives to unveil pilot program with Uber providing hard-partying sleuths rides home
The union representing the city's detectives plans to announce a first-in-the-nation program that would give NYPD detectives a ride home if they are too drunk to drive, The Post has learned. Ta. This month, the Detective Endowment Association plans to partner with Uber to launch an app that uses union funds to pick up people […]
FOX 5 News Update: Mayor Adams talks controversies, Uber unveils new airport shuttle
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Uber and Lyft to offer driverless rideshare cars
Two popular ride-sharing companies are now preparing to offer a new feature: driverless taxis. Uber and Lyft are currently training staff on how to maintain their self-driving cars ahead of their public release in the coming months. Once launched, Uber customers in Atlanta and Austin, Texas, will be able to hail one of these driverless […]
ICE deports Somali man accused of torture and war crimes who was found driving for Uber in DC
A former Uber driver and Somali military officer has been charged with war crimes. exiled The announcement was made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement four days before Christmas. Yusuf Abdi Ali, 71, was a high-ranking military officer in Somalia during the country's dictatorship from 1987 to 1989. Ali, who was accused of overseeing extrajudicial killings, […]
Influencer gets taken for a ride after Uber slaps her with $321 bill for 3-mile lift
This is highway robbery. A New Jersey influencer was given a shocking $321 bill from a ride-sharing company for an elevator ride from Midtown to her home, nearly four times the asking price, and was given an Uber ride. After celebrating her birthday at Flaming Saddles Saloon on West 53rd Street, Sophie Green called an […]
Irate Uber Eats driver slugs 2 NYC sisters in Thanksgiving Eve clash over their delivery — and keeps the groceries
An enraged Uber Eats driver punched two sisters outside a Bronx jewelry store, leaving one alone when a dispute over a delivery on Thanksgiving eve turned violent, according to police and one of the victims. I lost consciousness. Camille Abreu, 18, said she and her 22-year-old sister Stivalyn Abreu ordered and delivered $68 worth of […]
NJ Uber Eats driver finds large bag of marijuana in what she thought was burrito delivery
This excitement turned into smoke. An Uber Eats driver in New Jersey thought he was delivering a burrito to a customer, but realized he was actually smoking marijuana after smelling an unmistakable strong odor, police said. According to Washington County police, a woman received what appeared to be a routine food order Friday night at […]
Priyanka Sewhani identified as Uber rider who died after falling from car
Police have identified a 32-year-old woman from Long Island as the Uber passenger who died Sunday after jumping out of a rideshare vehicle and being hit by another vehicle on the Long Island Expressway. Oyster Bay resident Priyanka Sefani was pronounced dead at the scene after she “exited” an eastbound 2019 Volkswagen Passat while sitting […]
Woman, 32, killed after jumping out of Uber on LIE Saturday
A 32-year-old woman was struck and killed after apparently jumping from a moving Uber on the Long Island Expressway in Queens, police said. Police say the woman fell from the back seat of a gray Volkswagen Passat near the Kissena Boulevard exit in Flushing around 1:30 a.m. and was struck in the left leg by […]