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Uber, WhatsApp announce partnership to launch ride-booking via WhatsApp in India
The first roll out on a pilot basis will take place in the northern city of Lucknow first, and will be expanded to other Indian cities soon
Uber launches 24x7 auto rentals service in six cities
Uber launched a comprehensive set of safety measures, such as the Go Online Checklist, a mandatory mask policy for both riders and drivers
You can now hire an Uber auto in Mumbai, Pune and four other cities at an hourly rate
Prices start at Rs 169 for a one-hour/10 km package. You can pick from multiple hourly packages but be prepared to pay hard cash.
Uber, Lyft hold off suspending services in California after court stay on adding drivers to rolls
A judge had originally given Uber and Lyft until Friday to comply with a labour law on the matter, which went into effect this year.
China begins testing robotaxis for hire amid race against US tech dominance
Autonomous hired cars are considered ideal for accumulating driving time and the data cache needed for cars to learn and become safe enough.
Uber expands its US food delivery business with purchase of startup Postmates
Postmates, whose business delivering food, groceries and other goods doubled amid lockdown, was bought for $2.65 billion.
Uber takes cost-cutting drive, shuts Mumbai office
In May, Uber had said it is laying off about 600 employees as business has taken a major hit amid COVID-19 pandemic
Amazon enters ride-hailing space with purchase of self-driving taxi startup Zoox
Amazon and Zoox will compete with robotaxi offerings from Waymo, Cruise, Uber and Mobileye.
Uber signals recovery in rides as lockdown restrictions ease
Trip requests are now down about 70% from a year earlier, slightly lesser than April’s 80% drop
Amazon trucks could soon be self-driven: Ecommerce giant may buy robo-taxi startup Zoox, says WSJ
Zoox was founded in 2014 with a mission to build a “fleet of fully autonomous, battery electric, zero-emission vehicles".