Taxis
This Lot in Brooklyn Shows What Uber Did to NYC More Clearly than Any Statistic
Uber's autonomous fleet of cabs isn't here yet, but the residential streets of Greenpoint are already lined with unused yellow cabs.
Uber's Drive-By Politics
The fights that Uber and Lyft wage in cities like Austin look like local politics, but their actions often put corporate interests above local ones.
Uber's Conscientious Objectors
Meet the people who, for one reason or another, refuse to use the taxi app.
Uber Rape Case Leaves No Safe Transit Option for Women in Mexico City
“Now I will only take Uber as a last ditch option.”
Uber Responds to the 32 Rapes Reported Against Its London Drivers Last Year
New figures show that 32 rape or sexual assault claims were made against London Uber drivers in the last year. We ask the company how it's keeping women safe.
A Third of Americans Have Never Even Heard of Uber
A new survey shows which populations are using ride-sharing apps, and it’s exactly who you’d think.
Queensland’s Taxi Drivers Are Forking Out $1.2 Million To Take Down Uber
The QLD Taxi Council will ask each of the state's 3,260 taxis to contribute $360 each to an anti-rideshare lobby fund.
Uber Drivers Will Stay as Contractors Following $100M Settlement
Drivers in California and Massachusetts had demanded they be reclassified as employees, in a class action lawsuit being closely watched by other industries which use independent contractors.
Greetings from the Taxibot Future of Los Angeles
In this postcard from the future, Eric Spiegelman, the president of the Los Angeles Taxi Commission, envisions how automated taxicabs will fundamentally reshape the city he loves.
Next Time You See a Taxi, Ask Yourself, Is This a Cop?
A Freedom of Information Act request produced sparing new details about the program.
We Asked Uber Drivers If They're Worried About the 24-Hour Tube
Could the round-the-clock tube be as big of a threat to Uber drivers as they were to cabbies?