Tag: Uber

"At my request, the agenda for yesterday's White House meeting went from not mentioning the travel ban to having it be first and foremost," said Tesla CEO Elon Musk. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Tesla CEO: ‘Wrong’ move to quit Trump advisory council in response to travel ban

Daniel Chaitin · February 4, 2017 6:01 pm

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says on Friday he and other members of the Trump administration's business advisory council will share their objections to the president's immigration order that led Uber CEO Travis Kalanick to drop out of the group. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Elon Musk: Business council will discuss objections to Trump’s immigration ban

Daniel Chaitin · February 3, 2017 3:36 am

Uber had faced public criticism over Kalanick's relationship with the Trump administration. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Uber CEO bows to pressure, ditches Trump advisory council

Joseph Lawler · February 2, 2017 9:58 pm

The Maryland Public Service Commission ruled that the name-based background checks Uber and Lyft use to screen the companies' drivers are just as "comprehensive and accurate" as government fingerprint background checks. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

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Christmas comes early for Uber and Lyft

Jared Meyer · December 24, 2016 5:06 pm

Ride-sharing company Uber has temporarily halted tests of its self-driving vehicles after a fatal crash involving one of them in Tempe, Ariz.

Arizona welcomes Uber’s self-driving cars after California ban

Associated Press · December 23, 2016 3:52 pm

President-elect Trump announced three new members to his strategic and policy forum, a group of business leaders that Trump is leaning on as he develops policy plans. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump adds Uber, SpaceX, Pepsi CEOs to policy forum

Pete Kasperowicz · December 14, 2016 1:23 pm

The allegations involve filing 564 false receipts for Uber rides totaling more than $11,000. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Investigator says Teamster official embezzled, falsified Uber receipts

Sean Higgins · November 10, 2016 8:34 pm

The Obama administration plans to partner with Lyft, Uber, Care.com and 14 other companies to promote insurance coverage during the Obamacare enrollment season. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obamacare push to use 17 partner companies

Paige Winfield Cunningham · October 25, 2016 6:34 pm

D.C. Government Moves to Deregulate Taxis

Tatiana Lozano · September 30, 2016 11:33 am

The number of people working in "alternative arrangements," that is, working as contractors, as freelancers, through a help agency, or through on-call centers, increased by nearly 60 percent from 2005 to 2015, the National Bureau of Economic Research said. (iStock photo)

Report: Freelance ‘gig’ replacing the regular job

Joseph Lawler · September 26, 2016 2:36 pm

Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., introduced a bill that establishes that workers in the new economy qualify as independent contractors under federal law, rather than employees of the company that created the application. (CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

Bringing ‘the new economy’ of Uber and AirBnB to poor workers

Joel Gehrke · September 19, 2016 4:01 am

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., said his bipartisan bill is needed because the Metro has become unusable for federal workers and others while sections of it are being replaced. (AP Photo)

Congress pushes feds to use Uber, Lyft

Pete Kasperowicz · September 16, 2016 5:49 pm