Dutch hit Uber with 290-mn-euro fine over driver data
August 26, 2024 | 16:40
The Dutch data protection watchdog said Monday it hit ride-hailing app Uber with a 290-million-euro ($324 million) fine over the transfer of personal data of European drivers to US servers.
Uber, Lyft to pay $328 mn to drivers after New York state probe
November 03, 2023 | 16:10
Uber and Lyft will pay $328 million to settle a New York probe alleging that the companies "cheated" drivers, in an accord that also establishes paid sick leave, state officials announced Thursday.
Bollywood star slams Uber after 'scariest experience' in London
January 17, 2020 | 09:26
Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, daughter of Slumdog Millionaire star Anil Kapoor, said her driver was "unstable and was yelling and shouting" during the journey.
Uber, Hyundai Motor team up to develop electric air taxi
January 07, 2020 | 16:15
US ride-hailing company Uber Technologies and South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor plan to jointly develop electric air taxis, they said on Monday (Jan 6), joining the race for flying cars to ease urban congestion.
Vietnam seeks to provide fair treatment to ride-hailing, traditional taxi firm
July 15, 2019 | 11:51
The Ministry of Finance makes a careful study of tax laws to collect taxes from electronic contract-based vehicles to avoid evasion and ensure a level playing field for ride-hailing and traditional taxi firms.
VCA submits complaint about Grab-Uber ruling
July 04, 2019 | 07:38
The VCA submitted a complaint about the decision of the Vietnam Competition Authority that Grab's acquisition of Uber does not violate the Competition Law.
Grab-Uber deal found legal
June 22, 2019 | 07:35
The Vietnam Competition Authority issued the decision that Grab's acquisition of Uber does not violate Vietnam’s Competition Law.
Uber names Melbourne as first non-US city for flying car programme
June 12, 2019 | 14:22
Uber on Tuesday (Jun 11) selected Melbourne, Australia, as the first non-US city for its aerial ridesharing service that is expected to launch in 2023, as it unveiled new partners for the ambitious initiative.
Toyota, SoftBank Vision Fund in $1bn Uber investment
April 19, 2019 | 14:39
Japanese car giant Toyota and investment fund Softbank Vision Fund on Friday unveiled an investment of $1 billion in US company Uber to drive forward the development of driverless ridesharing services.
Additional investigation for deal between GrabTaxi and Uber
February 14, 2019 | 11:25
The investigation of the deal between ride-hailing firms GrabTaxi and Uber will be carried out by VCA within 60 days.
Grab’s acquisition of Uber scrutinised
January 04, 2019 | 11:00
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has set up a council to scrutinise alleged violations of competition regulations in ride-hailing services firm Grab’s acquisition of Uber’s business in Vietnam.
Deal between Grab and Uber may be prohibited in Vietnam?
December 17, 2018 | 10:16
It is now in the hands of the VCC to decide whether the M&A between Grab and Uber violates Vietnamese competition law.
Grab’s acquisition of Uber may have broken law
December 13, 2018 | 11:39
Grab’s acquisition of Uber may have violated the Competition Law, according to the Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA).
Uber hit with UK, Dutch fines for data breach
November 28, 2018 | 10:41
THE HAGUE: Britain and the Netherlands fined ride-hailing giant Uber more than one million euros on Tuesday for hiding a huge data breach for more than one year.
New measures protect Grab users against 'excessive' surge prices, but no restoring of discounts expected
September 25, 2018 | 10:40
As part of measures imposed by the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) to level the playing field in the ride-hailing industry, Grab will now be required to maintain its pre-merger pricing algorithm.
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