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- Uber releases 2020 safety data: 998 sexual assault incidents, 141 rape reports https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/30/tech/uber-safety-report/index.html 2 comments
- Uber Loses London License over Concerns for Rider Safety https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-25/uber-denied-new-license-by-london-s-transport-regulator 5 comments
- Uber will start audio-recording rides as a safety measure https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/20/20974814/uber-audio-recording-rides-safety-rideshare-lyft 7 comments
- Uber will now let drivers and riders record audio during trips for safety https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/6/22814616/uber-new-safety-features-ridecheck-audio-recording 10 comments technology
- Uber Ola Offer Lockdown Charity To Few Drivers, Most Want Proper Safety Nets https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/uber-ola-hyped-relief-fund_in_5eb40f7ac5b652c56473c954 3 comments india
- Coronavirus exposes Uber, Lyft drivers' lack of safety net https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-uber-lyft/coronavirus-exposes-uber-lyft-drivers-lack-of-safety-net-iduskbn21c208?il=0 3 comments worldnews
- Uber’s first ever safety report discloses 3,045 sexual assaults and nine murders in the US last year https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/5/20997939/uber-safety-report-2018-sexual-assault-ride-hailing-platform-stats 49 comments politics
- Uber’s first ever safety report discloses 3,045 sexual assaults and nine murders in the US last year https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/5/20997939/uber-safety-report-2018-sexual-assault-ride-hailing-platform-stats 3 comments technology
- Uber’s first ever safety report discloses 3,045 sexual assaults and nine murders in the US last year https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/5/20997939/uber-safety-report-2018-sexual-assault-ride-hailing-platform-stats 4 comments technology
- Uber releases safety report revealing 5,981 reports of sexual assault https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/05/tech/uber-safety-report/index.html 13 comments worldnews
- Uber loses license to operate in London due to drivers being uninsured and concerns over the safety of passengers. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50544283 21 comments worldnews
- Uber Loses London License over Concerns for Rider Safety https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-25/uber-denied-new-license-by-london-s-transport-regulator 19 comments business
- Uber will start audio-recording rides as a safety measure https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2019/11/20/20974814/uber-audio-recording-rides-safety-rideshare-lyft 9 comments business
- Uber will start audio-recording rides as a safety measure | Riders and passengers won’t be able to access the recordings https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/20/20974814/uber-audio-recording-rides-safety-rideshare-lyft 19 comments privacy
- Uber will start audio-recording rides as a safety measure | Riders and passengers won’t be able to access the recordings https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/20/20974814/uber-audio-recording-rides-safety-rideshare-lyft 10 comments technology
- Congress wants to grill Uber and Lyft on safety. The companies are blowing them off. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/10/16/congress-wants-grill-uber-lyft-safety-companies-are-blowing-them-off/ 16 comments politics
- Uber launches 24x7 safety helpline for riders in India https://businesstoday.in/story/uber-24x7-safety-helpline-launch-rides-india/1/375618.html 4 comments india
- Uber’s $1-per-ride ‘safe rides fee’ had nothing to do with safety - The company raked in an estimated $500 million from the bogus surcharge https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/23/20829798/uber-safe-ride-fee-margin-mike-isaac-super-pumped 158 comments technology
- Uber no longer able to operate within Central London due to safety concerns http://dailym.ai/2wde9rs 3 comments worldnews
- Uber Adds Safety Checklist To App After Drivers Charged With Sex Assault « CBS Chicago http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/12/31/uber-adds-safety-checklist-to-app-after-drivers-charged-with-sex-assault/ 18 comments technology
- Berlin bans Uber on 'safety grounds'. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28788142#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa?utm_source=BBC&utm_medium=twitter 55 comments germany
- Uber Assault Suits Mount as It Tries to Calm Safety Fears https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/uber-sexual-assault-suits-mount-as-it-tries-to-calm-safety-fears 9 comments technology
- Uber disclosed 3,000 sexual assaults in U.S. rides last year in its long-awaited safety report https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/12/05/uber-disclosed-sexual-assaults-us-rides-last-year-its-long-awaited-safety-report/ 44 comments technology
- ‘Inadequate Safety Culture’ Contributed to Uber Automated Test Vehicle Crash - NTSB Calls for Federal Review Process for Automated Vehicle Testing on Public Roads https://www.ntsb.gov/news/press-releases/pages/nr20191119c.aspx 5 comments politics
- Uber plans to start audio-recording rides in the U.S. for safety https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/11/20/uber-plans-start-audio-recording-rides-us-safety/ 42 comments technology
- Uber to be banned from London, found to ‘pose a threat to safety and security’ https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/22/uber-banned-from-london/ 7 comments technews
- Uber failed to prioritize safety complaint on Kalamazoo suspect before shootings | US news http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/22/kalamazoo-shooting-spree-jason-dalton-uber-ignored-safety-complaint 3 comments worldnews
- Indian woman who alleges rape against Uber driver sues the taxi company over its safety procedures http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-31052849 4 comments worldnews
- Uber taxi service banned in Berlin on safety grounds http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/aug/14/uber-taxi-service-banned-berlin-safety-grounds?cmp=twt_gu 10 comments worldnews
- Uber safety driver charged with negligent homicide in 2018 fatal crash of self-driving car https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/09/15/uber-safety-driver-rafaela-vasquez-charged-negligent-homicide-2018-fatal-crash-arizona/5811636002/ 3 comments law
- Safety driver in fatal Arizona Uber self-driving car crash charged with homicide https://www.reuters.com/article/bigstory12/iduskbn2663fu 7 comments technology
- Safety driver in fatal Arizona Uber self-driving car crash charged with homicide https://www.reuters.com/article/bigstory12/iduskbn2663fu 7 comments worldnews
- Internal documents show Uber’s autonomous cars travel an average of close to 0.8 miles before the safety driver has to take over http://www.recode.net/2017/3/16/14938116/uber-travis-kalanick-self-driving-internal-metrics-slow-progress 24 comments technology
- Uber admits to self-driving car 'problem' in bike lanes as safety concerns mount https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/19/uber-self-driving-cars-bike-lanes-safety-san-francisco?CMP=twt_gu 15 comments bicycling
- Uber turned off safety system and turned down the LIDAR sensor from 1 to 7 https://www.dansdeals.com/points-travel/car-rentalsride-share/uber/uber-turned-off-safety-features-car-killed-pedestrian-suspended-autonomous-driving-settles-victims-family/ 33 comments investing
- Senator urges Uber and Lyft to run fingerprint background checks - Sen. Blumenthal also said it's 'central to safety' for them to share info about dangerous drivers. https://www.engadget.com/2019/11/08/uber-lyft-safety-fingerprint-background-checks-dangerous-driver-data/ 14 comments technology
- Uber’s Self-Driving Car Didn’t Know Pedestrians Could Jaywalk — The National Transportation Safety Board releases hundreds of pages related to the 2018 crash in Tempe, Arizona, that killed Elaine Herzberg. https://www.wired.com/story/ubers-self-driving-car-didnt-know-pedestrians-could-jaywalk/ 170 comments technology
- An Uber self-driving test vehicle that hit and killed a woman in 2018 had software problems, according to US safety investigators https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50312340 15 comments technology
- ‘Risk in the system’: Unpaid air traffic controllers driving Uber say second shift threatens air safety https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/01/24/working-without-pay-air-traffic-controllers-are-driving-uber-waiting-tables-putting-stress-steroids/?utm_term=.5523e06a8b51 6 comments politics
- Self-driving cars must reduce traffic fatalities by at least 75 percent to stay on the roads. Recent collisions involving autonomous vehicles developed by Uber Technologies Inc. and Tesla Inc. have led consumers to questions whether these vehicles can alleviate traffic issues and increase safety. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/sfra-sdc053018.php 6 comments science