Uber is ramping up its response to the COVID-19 pandemic,pledging 10 million free rides and food deliveriesfor health care workers, senior citizens, and others affected by the outbreak. Uber is alreadyproviding free rides and food deliveries to NHS workersfighting the virus in the UK. Now the...
65% of Uber drivers and delivery persons were most worried about financial difficulties during the COVID-19. (Uber, 2021) 70% of respondents said that Uber has either exceeded their expectations or has done enough for them in the time of the COVID-19 outbreak. (Uber, 2021) Overall, 80%...
A move that might earn Khosrowshahi some “cool” cred is the proverbial mile he’s walked in the shoes of contractor drivers and deliverers. During the pandemic, he bought an electric bike to deliver food with Uber Eats and later bought a Tesla to test out driving. “When COVID was happ...
infections fall and restrictions lift, people quickly breathe a sigh of relief and start moving again. There’s pent-up demand to see family and friends. Offices restaurants and bars are reopening and even airports are seeing improved
"I am thankful that the U.S. Senate has ensured that drivers and delivery people—along with all independent workers—will qualify for expanded unemployment insurance under the bipartisan COVID-19 relief package," Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said on Thursday. ...
Uber Technologies Inc. has agreed to pay 148 million U.S. dollars for the company's one-year delay in reporting a data breach affecting some 600,000 American drivers. Attorney General of Illinois Lisa Madigan announced the settlement on Wednesday between the California-based ride-sharing company...