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Rideshare company Uber plans to offer seats on Blade helicopters and seaplanes directly through its app, allowing customers to book fast rides between city hubs, to airports, and more, the company shared with Travel + Leisure. Currently, space on Blade's helicopters to the airport start at $195 per person (significantly more than a typical Uber ride), while larger groups can instead charter an entire Blade helicopter accommodating up to eight passengers starting at around $2,000, according to the helicopter company.

Nailah Williams successfully completed a degree in urban planning while driving for Uber, thanks to a program that covers tuition for eligible drivers at Arizona State University.

Uber Technologies Inc. reported gross bookings of $46.8 billion for the three months ending June 30, surpassing analysts’ estimates and showing strong growth in food delivery.

The worst thing that can happen in a rideshare isn't a cringey conversation. It is sexual harassment, assault, or even murder, with women being the overwhelming victims.

Uber's Women Preference setting will come to the U.S. in August, starting with Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Detroit before rolling out to more cities.

Uber's fare pricing algorithm, introduced in July 2022, utilizes extensive data from drivers and passengers to determine fares for rides. This results in significant wage discrepancies among drivers, even for identical routes.

The introduction of algorithmic price discrimination has resulted in significantly higher fares for riders while also reducing the overall compensation for drivers on billions of trips.

The AI driver's end-to-end model enables adaptability to London's complex driving environment, which is crucial for navigating the city's chaotic streets effectively.

"Many of our users, they live in generally the same area, they work in generally the same area, and they commute at the same time," Sachin Kansal, Uber's chief product officer, said during the company's May 14 announcement.

We're pleased to extend this fruitful relationship into the future so riders can discover and quickly book Lime on the Uber platform.

What's important to understand here is, Carma isn't just asserting five patents. They have had a very sophisticated strategy of patent procurement that they've been working on for the past 18 years.

After the panel discussed the impact of Uber on urban environments, Alissa Walker provided insights on how ride-sharing contributes to traffic congestion and undermines public transit.