Uber shows how your first air taxi ride could be booked
techspot - Uber is positioning itself as the booking layer. Joby supplies the aircraft and, eventually, the operations. The preview suggests that the companies believe they're close enough to a working air service to start showing off the booking system. If air taxi…
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 19724 / 4 stories in 9 days
Snap, Shop, Done: Uber Launches AI Cart Assistant for Groceries
Aminu Abdullahi / eweek - Uber Eats’ new Cart Assistant uses AI to build grocery carts from text or photos of handwritten lists, factoring in inventory, prices, and past purchases.The post Snap, Shop, Done: Uber Launches AI Cart Assistant for Groceries appeared first on eWEEK.
Back to Top / Thursday, February 12, 2026, 10:37 am / permalink 19070 / 3 stories in 22 days
Uber Eats’ new Cart Assistant feature is an AI hack for your grocery shopping
Matt Tate / engadget - If there’s any area of your life that you might be willing to introduce more AI into, it’s likely something as mundane as grocery shopping. That’s what Uber is betting on with its new AI-powered feature in the Uber Eats app.Cart Assistant lets you "build …
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 9:21 am / permalink 19015 / 5 stories in 23 days
Uber to buy delivery arm of Turkey’s Getir
Ram Iyer / techcrunch - The deal will see Uber paying $335 million at the outset to purchase Getir's food delivery business. Uber will also pay $100 million for a 15% stake in Getir's grocery, retail and water delivery business.
Back to Top / Monday, February 9, 2026, 10:22 am / permalink 18939 / 4 stories in 25 days
Uber just lost its first sexual assault liability case. Here’s why it matters
Taylor Hatmaker / fastcompany - A federal jury in Arizona has ordered Uber to pay $8.5 million in a lawsuit brought by a passenger who said was sexually assaulted by one of the ridesharing app’s drivers. The case marks the first time that Uber has been found liable for the safety of its…
Back to Top / Friday, February 6, 2026, 2:20 pm / permalink 18841 / 7 stories in 28 days
Waabi raises $1B and expands into robotaxis with Uber
Rebecca Bellan / techcrunch - Waabi has secured a $750 million Series C round to accelerate autonomous trucking, and another roughly $250 million commitment from Uber to deploy 25,000 robotaxis exclusively on its platform.
Back to Top / Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 6:21 am / permalink 18481 / 7 stories in 5 wks
Uber reveals the design of its robotaxi at CES 2026
Jackson Chen / engadget - Waymo is getting a good look at the competition as Uber revealed the design of its robotaxi that's due to launch in San Francisco later this year. The upcoming robotaxi is a result of a partnership announced in July between Uber, Lucid and Nuro. The plan …
Back to Top / Monday, January 5, 2026, 6:20 pm / permalink 17522 / 5 stories in 2 months
Baidu teams up with Uber, Lyft for London robotaxi launch in first half of 2026
scmp - Chinese tech giant Baidu is teaming up with US ride-hailing platforms Uber and Lyft to roll out robotaxi trials in London next year, highlighting the accelerated push among Chinese autonomous driving firms to expand globally.Baidu and Uber said they would…
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Uber is launching a robotaxi service in Dallas
mashable - Uber is launching an autonomous taxi service in Dallas, though it's not completely autonomous yet.
Back to Top / Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 16515 / 5 stories in 3 months
Uber and WeRide’s robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi is officially driverless
Kirsten Korosec / techcrunch - The commercial robotaxi service launched last year. Now, the human safety operator is gone.
Back to Top / Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 1:20 am / permalink 16311 / 6 stories in 3 months
NVIDIA's next move in autonomous driving is a partnership with Uber, Stellantis, Lucid and Mercedes-Benz
engadget - NVIDIA has entered a partnership with Uber to equip more of the rideshare company's vehicles with its autonomous driving infrastructure. The deal centers on NVIDIA's Drive AGX Hyperion 10 autonomous vehicle development platform, a computer and sensor syst…
Back to Top / Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 3:21 pm / permalink 15498 / 8 stories in 4 months
Uber Invests in Drone Delivery With Flytrex Partnership
PYMNTS / pymnts - Uber has launched a partnership with autonomous drone food delivery service Flytrex. The collaboration marks Uber’s first investment in drone delivery, the company said in news release Thursday (Sept. 18). The new service is expected to commence with Uber…
Back to Top / Thursday, September 18, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 14692 / 6 stories in 5 months
Justice Department sues Uber for allegedly discriminating against people with disabilities
Sean O'Kane / techcrunch - It's the latest in a long line of criticism — and action — against the company's treatment of people with physical disabilities.
Back to Top / Thursday, September 11, 2025, 2:21 pm / permalink 14386 / 3 stories in 5 months
Uber will add Blade’s helicopters to its platform as early as 2026
Sean O'Kane / techcrunch - The move comes just one month after Uber partner Joby acquired Blade's passenger business.
Back to Top / Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 8:21 am / permalink 14241 / 4 stories in 5 months
Uber and Momenta will test fully driverless cars in Germany
Andrew J. Hawkins / theverge - Uber and one of its many robotaxi partners, Momenta, will test fully driverless cars in Germany next year. The news comes as Europe continues to lag behind the US and China in the number of commercially operational robotaxi services. The companies say the…
Back to Top / Monday, September 8, 2025, 2:20 am / permalink 14011 / 5 stories in 5 months
Best Buy Lets Customers Get Electronics Delivered Via Uber
PYMNTS / pymnts - Uber has teamed with Best Buy to provide electronics deliveries via the Uber Eats platform. This partnership, which launched Tuesday (Sept. 2), lets Best Buy customers order electronics, appliances and other products from 800 locations. “Consumers today e…
Back to Top / Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 1:21 pm / permalink 13577 / 5 stories in 6 months
Uber Freight CEO joins self-driving truck company Waabi, says era of autonomous big rigs on U.S. roads is here
cnbc - Uber Freight CEO Lior Ron is joining autonomous trucking startup Waabi as COO and says the era of self-driving big rigs across U.S. roads is near.
Back to Top / Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 11:20 am / permalink 12140 / 3 stories in 6 months
Uber Eats is stuffing AI slop into your meal
Andre Revilla / engadget - Uber Eats has added a slate of AI features designed to, theoretically, help merchants earn new customers and ease the shopping experience for users.AI-enhanced food images are intended to make dishes more appealing by improving photos uploads. In the pres…
Back to Top / Thursday, July 31, 2025, 1:21 pm / permalink 11368 / 4 stories in 7 months
Uber will let women drivers and riders request to avoid being paired with men starting next month
cnbc - Uber will pilot the women preference program in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Detroit starting next month.
Back to Top / Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 10723 / 6 stories in 7 months
Uber inks six-year robotaxi deal with Lucid, invests $300 million in EV company
cnbc - Uber, Lucid and autonomous vehicle startup Nuro are joining forces to deploy more than 20,000 robotaxis as demand for driverless cars kicks into high gear.
Back to Top / Thursday, July 17, 2025, 8:21 am / permalink 10288 / 11 stories in 7 months