Pires ordered Uber to pay the driver 80,000 reais ($25,000)
The ride-hailing giant more than doubled gross bookings in 2016 to $20 billion
For the final quarter of 2016, gross bookings increased 28% from the previous quarter, to $6.9 bn
Uber has been scrutinised over its workplace culture and the behaviour of its top executives
The documents say Uber's executive board may have eleven voting members
Travis Kalanick is struggling to hold onto his top lieutenants
The company said it was shocked by the ruling and that it would appeal immediately
It has undertaken an experiment in behavioral science to subtly entice an independent work force
Waymo filed a motion seeking temporary injunction to stop Uber's driverless car development
Uber says Bengaluru is most forgetful city in India, followed by Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kolkata
As one of its autonomous vehicles was involved in a high-impact crash in Tempe, Arizona
Police said the accident occurred when the other vehicle failed to yield
Uber and Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick, are under scrutiny because of a series of scandals
Uber had planned to buy 15,000 new cars last year and lease them out to attract more drivers
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick had already apologized to employees for some missteps
Jones and McClendon are the latest in a string of high-level executives to leave the firm
Jones headed Uber's ride-hailing operations, marketing and customer support
Victim alleged that driver posed as Uber executive over phone when she tried to complain about him
Softbank-backed Southeast Asian taxi hailing firm Grab has set up an research centre in Bengaluru, joining other firms from the region such as GO-JEK which are looking to tap India's strong engineering talent base to take on global rivals such as Uber.The new centre will employ 200 engineers who will primarily look at developing digital payment technologies for Grab and help grow mobile payments across the Southeast Asian region. India's focus on becoming a less-cash economy has given rise to some of the world's most successful digital payments companies such as Paytm."Bangalore has established itself as the Silicon Valley of India and one of the global hubs in mobile technology. We are excited to extend our relentless search for global tech talent to this dynamic market," said Arul Kumaravel, Vice President of Engineering at Grab, in a statement.In this regard, Grab has poached Raghuram Trikutam, former SVP of Engineering at digital payments firm Freecharge, as its Head of ...
Waymo claimed that Uber could be using stolen technology