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Uber is now letting riders book a trip in advance with a new feature called Uber Reserve. The ride-hailing company says the idea is to make it as easy as possible for people to manage their schedules. Uber Reserve is different from the company’s scheduling feature in that it now has a dedicated place on …

Uber and Lyft have seen their rides businesses plummet over the last several months, largely because of the coronavirus pandemic. And based on the companies’ third-quarter earnings, it doesn’t look like that’s changing. But with Uber and Lyft maintaining an optimistic tone and promising profitability in the not-so-distant future, stock prices have shown only modest drops, ranging from decreases of …

As US election results continue to roll in, one measure that has passed is California’s controversial and bitterly fought Proposition 22. The proposition allows companies such as Uber, Lyft and Instacart to avoid providing benefits, health insurance or minimum wage to the people who work for them. Proposition 22 won approval with 58% of the ballots favoring it, according to …

California voters on Tuesday passed Proposition 22, a ballot measure backed by Uber, Lyft and other gig economy companies. During the yearlong battle over the initiative, which aimed to exempt the companies from classifying their drivers as employees, millions of dollars have been spent and all sorts of tricks have been pulled from the political playbook. Proposition 22 is likely …

On Election Day, California voters will decide on Proposition 22, a contentious ballot measure that decides the fate of the state’s gig workers. As the vote approaches, both sides are making their closing arguments. The Yes side, backed by companies like Uber and Lyft, is pushing for workers to be classified as independent contractors, while the No side is arguing …

Uber is being sued for allegedly discriminating against nonwhite drivers. The claim focuses on Uber’s star rating system that allows passengers to score drivers on a scale of one to five, which can lead to terminations if drivers don’t maintain a high enough rating. The suit, filed Monday, says nonwhite drivers are often kicked off the platform even when the …

Uber drivers have been getting in-app messages from the company asking them about support for Proposition 22 before they start picking up rides. Proposition 22 is the ballot measure campaign in California backed by Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart and Postmates, which aims to keep drivers classified as independent contractors. Now, two drivers are suing Uber saying those in-app messages violated …

In the latest of a back-and-forth battle between the state of California and Uber and Lyft, an appeals court ruled Thursday evening that an injunction issued against the two ride-hailing companies over the status of their drivers was an appropriate measure. The injunction was issued in August by Judge Ethan Schulman of the San Francisco Superior Court, who ruled that …

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said Tuesday that if the ride-hailing company has to reclassify its drivers as employees in California, it’ll do its best to adjust. And one of those adjustments could be exiting the state. “We are looking at all of our options,” Khosrowshahi said during the Wall Street Journal Tech Live conference. “We are going to do our …

As Uber has poured tens of millions of dollars into a California ballot measure to avoid classifying its drivers as employees, one engineer from inside the ride-hailing company spoke out against this campaign on Tuesday. In an op-ed published by TechCrunch, Kurt Nelson said Uber doesn’t have drivers’ interests in mind. “Uber works because it’s cheap and it’s quick,” Nelson …