Uber driver stranded on I-95 buys teen passenger hotel room, offered new job

Uber driver DaVante Williams was stranded with a teenage passenger for hours on the snowy I-95 and is being praised for going “above and beyond” to get her home safe.

Uber unveils new audio recording feature during rides as part of safety enhancements

The new audio recording is one of three new safety initiatives Uber is starting. The company will also roll out audible seat belt alerts and RideCheck Enhancements.

Hertz to lease 50,000 Teslas to Uber drivers

Uber announced a deal with Hertz on Wednesday that will make up to 50,000 Teslas available to Uber drivers by 2023.

Lyft driver robbed less than 24 hours after Minneapolis' citywide alert
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Less than 24 hours after Minneapolis Police issued a city wide alert warning ride-share drivers of targeted car jackings and aggravated robberies, another driver became the latest victim.

MPD: Uber, Lyft drivers being targeted by carjackers
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Minneapolis Police is warning ride-share drivers to take extra precautions after more than 40 have been targeted since mid-August.

Sen. Klobuchar questions privacy of tablets in Ubers and Lyfts

Sen. Amy Klobuchar is calling on a company placing tablets in the backs of Ubers and Lyfts to clarify what it plans to do with the data it collects.

Sen. Klobuchar questions privacy of tablets in Ubers and Lyfts
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New advertising technology is raising a lot of questions about your privacy and a new company working with Uber and Lyft drivers is offering them money to put interactive tablets in their cars for targeted ads.

Uber, Lyft drivers may need more insurance coverage
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The St. Paul chill is no match for the sting single-mother Kelly Mu?oz feels as she stares at deflated airbags, a jacked front tire, and major front end damage to her 2018 Jeep.