As cities grow, it would be better to have more efficient, higher-capacity transport than more vehicles on the road.
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The case of the start-up can be seen as an example of how a ‘pirate organization’ operating in legal limbo transitions to a more established company.
These electric aircraft take off and land vertically so they don’t need runways. And they promise a quieter, more accessible and less polluting form of short-distance air travel than helicopters.
The high-profile Indian startup is under pressure from rivals at home and is also preparing to list on the stock exchange.
Drivers claim that algorithms are skewed against them on ride-hailing platforms.
When it comes to dealing with Uber’s difficult working conditions, Uber drivers are on their own.
Taxi drivers and Uber drivers perform the same work, but Uber’s categorization as a tech company has contributed to the historical stigma against taxi drivers.
A rebellion against the technology which triggered the industrial revolution changed the way we understand technology.
Why Uber needs to address the values that are embedded in its technological success.
How the ride-sharing company responds to a licence refusal in the UK capital will show if its culture has genuinely changed.
Economic inequality and distrust in government is causing outbreaks of violence on South Africa’s streets.
Australians have a history of putting pragmatism over principle.
The CEO gets out as investor power triumphs.
Global ride sharing app Uber, is experiencing different development trajectories in its two major African markets, Kenya and South Africa.
New study: it’s a case of use them, or lose them.
Cab drivers have long discriminated against African-Americans and other minority groups. New research suggests ride-hailing apps haven’t solved the problem.
The ride-sharing app means different things in different countries. In Karachi and Lahore, it has highlighted economic inequalities.
E-hailing services have vowed to revolutionise the transportation industry. But they’ve also left city officials scratching their heads about regulations and traditional metered taxi drivers fuming.
The way governments have handled the compensation process for taxi drivers, as ride-sharing app Uber is legalised, is uneven.
Uber’s introduction of driverless cars is a big change for the company but the changes it has brought to the world of work are here to stay.
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