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To increase driver's earnings, Uber brings in-app tipping feature in India

One of the persons said during the pilot phase, it was found that riders had tipped Rs 25 on an average

Duopoly catches up in food delivery space as Zomato acquires Uber Eats

The Uber Eats deal helps Zomato to catapult to the number one slot, leaving market leader Swiggy slightly behind

Uber sells its India food delivery business to Zomato in all-stock deal

The deal is applicable only in India and Uber Eats will continue to operate in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

PIN-verification to RideCheck: Uber India announces new safety features

Uber will also be experimenting with audio recording as a safety feature in the Indian market this year

Uber to roll out PIN verification, RideCheck for enhanced user safety

Uber Senior Director of Global Safety Products Sachin Kansal said the feature is under pilot and should be rolled out to users in the next few weeks

California's bid to protect Uber drivers likely to hurt freelancers

Vox Media cut more than 200 California freelancers, citing the new law. The transcription service Rev told its freelancers that it would be leaving California

Delhi took 7 mn trips on Ola; ahead of Bengaluru, Mumbai in night travel

Overall, Delhi recorded a total of 1.06 billion km in 2019 and over 71 million trips, Ola said

Former Uber CEO Kalanick to resign from company's board next week

Uber turbocharged the gig economy and since 2010 has logged 15 billion trips. Kalanick was ousted as CEO in the summer of 2017 with the company mired in numerous lawsuits

Mumbai, Surat, Ahmedabad top Uber India's list of 2-5 am travellers

Interestingly, Uber recorded the highest number of rides on its platform this year in India on December 7 and 6

Is bike-taxi service the next big thing ?

At present, Uber is doing more than 4 million rides a day. In order to expand its service, the company is willing to partner local players

Uber India hopes bike-taxi service will take it to 200 cities by 2020-end

The company is willing to partner local players that have a similar offer and would like to come on their platform

Start-ups driving Smart Mobility 2.0 swear by electric vehicles

EVs will become a more than $300-bn market by 2030. Charging of these vehicles is still a constraint and, therefore, all the players in this segment have created their own captive charging stations

Uber sets up new centre of excellence in Visakhapatnam, to hire 500 people

The US-based company which is locked in an intense battle with Bengaluru-headquartered Ola for market leadership in India already operates a CoE in Hyderabad

Uber gives another push to its India plans with Rs 1,767-cr investment

Says it is the biggest tranche of capital infusion to Uber India by parent company

Captain Virat Kohli to bat for Uber as its India brand ambassador

US-based ride-hailing firm shows it's still willing to burn cash by naming one of India's costliest cricketers as beacon holder of its identity

Uber India raises Rs 2,539 crore from its parent entity Uber BV

Uber India Systems Private Limited (UISPL), registered in India, is held by Uber International Holding BV and Uber International BV.

Uber India Systems allots Rs 2,540-cr shares to a Dutch group entity

The Board of UIS on October 1 approved the allotment of 1.14 crore equity shares to Uber BV for the transfer of Rides Contracts and Rides Data

Car ownership is a trap that can be prevented: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi

He says the younger generation doesn't dream of owning a car, but instead wants the freedom of having any service on demand

Uber drives the brand into safe zone, launches helpline for distress calls

Keen to build a wider footprint in the country, the ride-hailing app tunes in to rider concerns and opens a round-the-clock line for distress calls

Uber APAC head quits in major recast; India integrated with European region

The move of integrating the two regions under a single leadership is primarily meant to bring in more synergies in the ridership business