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Uber, Lyft Spent $8M to Win Austin Vote—and Lost

It was the most expensive campaign in city history

(Newser) - Uber and Lyft have made good on their threat to terminate operations in Austin as of Monday morning after a referendum didn't go their way. The companies spent more than $8 million—more than 50 times what their opponents spent—in a failed attempt to overturn the Texas city'...

Doc Who Hit Uber Driver Is Out of a Job

Miami hospital fires Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon months after video went viral

(Newser) - A doctor has been fired from a Miami hospital three months after a video surfaced on YouTube showing her hitting and screaming profanities at an Uber driver, reports the AP . The Miami Herald reports that Jackson Health System officials released a statement Friday saying that fourth-year neurology resident Anjali Ramkissoon...

Judge: Kalamazoo Rampage Suspect Fit to Stand Trial

Jason Dalton declared mentally competent

(Newser) - The former Uber driver accused of killing six people during a shooting rampage in Kalamazoo has been cleared to stand trial. A judge ruled Friday that Jason Dalton is mentally competent after she received the results of a psychological exam that found he understands the charges and can assist with...

One Part of New Uber Deal: Drivers Can Encourage Tips

But they'll remain independent contractors

(Newser) - It will cost Uber up to $100 million and some significant policy concessions, but the ride-hailing company is forging forward with its thriving business model by keeping its drivers independent contractors—for now, the AP reports. Uber settled major class-action lawsuits in California and Massachusetts that sought employee status and...

New Ride-Sharing Service for Women, Driven by Women

But there are risks of gender discrimination lawsuits

(Newser) - Starting April 19 in Boston, women will be able to hail a ride that may make them feel safer, the Next Web reports. In response to reported sexual assaults during Uber, Lyft, and taxi rides, Michael Pelletz launched Chariot for Women , providing ride-sharing just for women (as well as kids...

Man Gets Into Police Chase While Uber Driver Naps

He had hired the driver to take him from Philly to New York

(Newser) - A Philadelphia Uber driver went down for a nap Saturday only to wake up in the middle of a police chase in New York, CBS New York reports. According to the Press & Sun-Bulletin , 20-year-old Juan Carlos hired 43-year-old Uber driver Corey Robinson to take him from Philadelphia to a...

Frat Boy Filmed Abusing Uber Driver

Notorious landlord's son swore at 'minimum wage' driver

(Newser) - Move over, mac and cheese kid , there may be a new contender for America's Most Obnoxious Student: University of Michigan student Jake Croman is being investigated by the university and his fraternity for an expletive-filled rant against a Uber driver last week, reports the Detroit Free Press . In a...

This Is the Hoaxer Behind Fake Uber Lawsuit

It's Jonathan Lee Riches, again

(Newser) - When a bizarre lawsuit supposedly filed by accused Kalamazoo shooter Jason Dalton made headlines this week, police pretty quickly declared it a hoax . After all, it came from Philadelphia, and Dalton is jailed in Michigan. So if it wasn't Dalton, then who impersonated him? The Smoking Gun has the...

Cops: Shooting Suspect's Uber Lawsuit Is a Hoax

Jason Dalton isn't seeking $10M

(Newser) - The Uber driver charged with murdering six people during a shooting spree in Kalamazoo , Mich., hasn't sued Uber after all. Police on Thursday declared Wednesday's widespread reports of a lawsuit to be a hoax, reports CBS Detroit . County sheriff's officials talked to suspect Jason Dalton, who seemed...

Uber Driver Blames 'Demonic' App for Mass Shooting

He says he experienced 'full body takeover'

(Newser) - The Uber driver accused of murdering six people in Michigan last month gave cops an explanation he said would blow their minds: The app made him do it. According to police reports obtained by MLive , Jason Dalton told police that the Uber app on his iPhone took over his body...

Uber Hits Back at Claim of Thousands of Sex Assaults

Ride-share company says BuzzFeed's numbers are inflated

(Newser) - Between December 2012 and August 2015, Uber received five claims of rape and fewer than 170 claims of sexual assault stemming from an Uber ride, according to data the company provided to BuzzFeed . Those numbers differ greatly from those reflected in screenshots from Uber's Zendesk customer support platform that...

Beware the Uber Vomit Scam
 Beware the Uber Vomit Scam 
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Mar 6, 2016 10:36 AM CST

Beware the Uber Vomit Scam

Passengers allege drivers are tacking on fraudulent cleaning charges

(Newser) - Meredith Mandel paid $19 for an early morning Uber ride in Brooklyn. Later, Mandel, who had shared the ride with her boyfriend and friend, discovered that an additional $200 fee had been tacked onto the fare, recounts Gothamist . The extra money was given directly to the driver to pay to...

Before Mass Shooting, Uber Sidelined Complaint

Injured Kalamazoo teen still fighting for life

(Newser) - Could faster action from Uber have stopped the Kalamazoo rampage? The company has admitted it received a complaint about driver Jason Dalton hours before Saturday's mass shooting and failed to act on it, the Guardian reports. Passenger Matt Mellen may have been present at the moment the alleged gunman...

Driver Charged With Murder in Kalamazoo Killings

6 counts, plus 2 counts of attempted murder

(Newser) - A prosecutor has charged an Uber driver with six counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder in a series of random shootings in western Michigan, the AP reports. The Kalamazoo County prosecutor filed the charges Monday against 45-year-old Jason Dalton of Kalamazoo Township. Dalton, who was arrested Sunday...

Ever Ride Uber? Company May Owe You a Little Money

And we mean a little, like 82 cents

(Newser) - Uber says it will pay $28.5 million to settle two lawsuits that accused the ride-hailing firm of misleading customers about its safety procedures and fees. The company told a federal judge in San Francisco that it wants to settle the class-action lawsuits by paying riders who made US trips...

Doctor in Uber Attack: Here's Why I Snapped

Anjali Ramkissoon is very sorry

(Newser) - Anjali Ramkissoon, the Florida doctor suspended after video of her assaulting an Uber driver went viral, is very sorry. "I was extremely stressed out that day," she tells Good Morning America . "It was probably one of the worst days of my life and I was caught at...

Uber Using '90s Toy to Distract Drunks

It hopes Bop It will keep passengers too busy to get angry

(Newser) - Uber hopes a kid's toy that can be pulled, twisted, and bopped will keep drunk passengers too busy to distract—or bop—its drivers. The firm has started placing the Bop It toy, a '90s favorite that can be seen in action here , in the backs of cars...

Female Miami Doctor Suspended After Uber Confrontation

Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon could face termination after video goes viral

(Newser) - A Miami doctor is in hot water after video surfaced showing her in an altercation with an Uber driver on Sunday night. Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon, a fourth-year neurology resident at Jackson Health System, has been placed on administrative leave, per a statement, and an internal investigation "will determine if...

&#39;Uber for Helicopters&#39; Is Here
 'Uber for Helicopters' Is Here 
Jan 18, 2016 4:50 PM CST

'Uber for Helicopters' Is Here

Uber, Airbus partnering for new venture

(Newser) - Imagine being able to use Uber to call a copter instead of a car. Airbus is partnering with Uber to make that dream a reality, the Wall Street Journal reports. Airbus will provide helicopters to Uber for use with its "on-demand services" in what the Airbus CEO calls an...

Fired Taco Bell Exec Sues Driver for Recording Beating

He files $5M suit over 'illegal recording'

(Newser) - The Taco Bell exec fired for allegedly assaulting an Uber driver apparently believes that the best defense is a good offense: Benjamin Golden has filed a $5 million lawsuit against driver Edward Caban, claiming that the driver illegally recorded him without his consent and the video of the drunken incident...

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