Waymo on Tuesday opened its robotaxi service to anyone who wants a ride around Los Angeles, marking another milestone in the evolution of self-driving car technology since the company began as a secret project at Google 15 years ago.

Delivery service DoorDash says it’s partnering with Lyft to bring ride-sharing benefits to its members.

Newly-obtained arrest documents show that two men previously accused separately in Miami rideshare rape cases are now accused of working together to victimize women who thought they were being taken home by Uber after nights out.

In less than one week, the nation will celebrate White Cane Day, an occasion set aside each year to spotlight the many achievements of the blind and visually impaired, and their important symbol of independence, the white cane.

A Miami Uber driver is facing multiple felony charges after he stopped a ride with two 17-year-old girls and touched one of them inappropriately in a Coconut Grove parking lot, according to police.

Four-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz overcame Taylor Fritz in the deciding match as Team Europe rallied to beat Team World 13-11 and win the Laver Cup.

American pair Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton have edged Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev in doubles to tie the Laver Cup after the first day in Berlin.

Olive Garden is teaming up with Uber to offer delivery for the first time.

Ride-hailing leader Uber on Friday announced it will dispatch robotaxis built by driverless technology pioneer Waymo beginning next year in Austin, Texas, and Atlanta in a deal that deepens the bond between once-bitter rivals.

The Dutch data protection watchdog has slapped a 290 million euro ($324 million) fine on ride-hailing service Uber for allegedly transferring personal details of European drivers to the United States without adequate protection.

Cruise’s trouble-ridden robotaxis are on the road to joining Uber’s ride-hailing service next year as part of a multiyear partnership bringing together two companies that once appeared poised to compete for passengers.

The ride sharing giant Uber and Chinese automaker BYD say they have agreed on a partnership to introduce 100,000 BYD model EVs on the Uber platform in Europe and Latin America.

A family is in mourning after 18-year-old Bryanna Nina was killed in a drive-by shooting while waiting for an Uber in North Lauderdale Monday evening.

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell says drivers for Uber and Lyft will earn a minimum pay standard of $32.50 per hour under a settlement.

A man turned himself in at Miami Beach police headquarters on Thursday after detectives accused him of pretending to be an Uber driver in February, picking up a woman from a South Beach nightclub, then raping her in the back seat of his car.

Uber and Lyft announced they will keep operating in Minnesota, now that state lawmakers have passed a measure that will increase driver pay to a level the companies can accept.

An Aventura woman shared a video showing the Uber driver who refused to give her a ride.

Uber has launched a new rider verification program in South Florida to give drivers peace of mind.

The ride-hailing company Uber says it's banned an account that sent a driver to the Ohio home where an 81-year-old man allegedly shot the woman to death.

An Ohio man who authorities say fatally shot an Uber driver he thought was trying to rob him after scam phone calls deceived them both has been indicted on a murder charge.

The future of Uber and Lyft in Minneapolis has garnered concern and debate in recent weeks after the City Council voted last month to require that ride-hailing companies pay drivers a higher rate while they are within city limits.

A failed Australian taxi-industry disruptor has told a court that Uber began illegally operating its ridesharing service in Australia a decade ago to gain an unfair advantage over competitors.

An Uber driver accused by multiple women of drugging, kidnapping and possibly raping them and leaving them at a Miami motel is now facing additional charges after detectives identified another victim, according to an arrest report.

Lyft and Uber have said they will halt operations in Minneapolis because of a new city ordinance that increases wages for app-based drivers.

Lyft and Uber say they will cease operations in Minneapolis after the city’s council voted Thursday to override a mayoral veto and require ride-hailing services to increase driver wages to the equivalent of the local minimum wage.

Fake Uber and Lyft drivers were busted last weekend at Miami International Airport soliciting rides.

Miami police fear there may be more victims of the Uber driver accused of taking advantage of woman after picking them up during a night out.

Miami police officers are reaching out to the public, sharing a story of a victim who believes she was kidnapped, raped, drugged and robbed.

Thousands of ride-hailing and delivery workers in the U.S. and the U.K. went on strike on Valentine's Day in an effort to win better pay.

Illegal activity at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport has been caught by Local 10 News’ hidden cameras.

The Biden administration has enacted a new labor rule that aims to prevent the misclassification of workers as “independent contractors,” a step that could bolster both legal protections and compensation for millions in the U.S. workforce.

Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft will pay a combined $328 million to settle complaints that they improperly saddled their New York drivers with taxes and fees that should have been been paid by passengers.

A father and son from New Jersey are each facing a felony charge in South Florida after police accused them of ganging up on an Uber driver at a Hallandale Beach hotel over the weekend.

Two women leaving a nightclub in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood thought they were getting into an Uber, but, according to police, one of them was about to get robbed and the other was about to get sexually assaulted by the man they assumed was a real rideshare driver.

Uber is adding a new task to its list of services: mailing consumers’ return packages.

Apple is blaming a software bug and other issues tied to popular apps such as Instagram and Uber for causing its recently released iPhone 15 models to heat up and spark complaints about becoming too hot to handle.

Police are set to discuss recent arrests made in a string of “violent” carjackings throughout Miami-Dade and Broward counties Friday.

Two teenagers were arrested Tuesday following the armed carjacking of an Uber driver in North Miami Beach, which led to a police shooting, authorities said.

Two Broward County men were arrested this month on accusations that they scammed Uber out of more than $1 million.

Uber has raised the minimum age requirement for most new drivers in California to 25.

A 43-year-old man sexually abused a 25-year-old woman while he was working as an Uber driver and she was a passenger in Miami-Dade County, according to a report police released on Wednesday.

The backup Uber driver involved in the first death involving a fully autonomous vehicle has pleaded guilty to endangerment.

Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub have sued New York City to block its new minimum pay rules for food delivery workers.

Attorneys for the family of a 19-year-old shot by an Uber driver are asking the state attorney's office to reconsider its decision to not prosecute the driver.

After deciding not to file charges for the shooting death of a 19-year-old man, Broward County prosecutors released their close-out memo on Friday.

Gov. Tim Walz has vetoed a bill that would have mandated higher pay and job security for Lyft and Uber drivers in Minnesota.

Self-driving car pioneer Waymo is teaming up with ride-hailing leader Uber in the Phoenix area to transport passengers and deliver food in robotic cars that triggered a bitter technological dispute between the two companies.

The former chief security officer for Uber has been sentenced to probation for trying to cover up a 2016 data breach in which hackers accessed tens of millions of customer records from the ride-hailing service.

Lyft co-founders Logan Green and John Zimmer are relinquishing their leadership roles to make way for a former Amazon executive as the ride-hailing service struggles to recover from the pandemic while long-time rival Uber has been regaining its momentum.

There are two St. Patrick’s Day street festivals this Friday night in Miami-Dade.

A California appeals court has ruled companies like Uber and Lyft do not have to treat their drivers as employees.

Grieving friends and family gathered for a vigil on Saturday to remember Miles McGlashan, a teen that was shot by an Uber driver in November.

Nearly 50 businesses and nonprofits including rideshare companies Uber and Lyft and industrial giant 3M are pledging millions of dollars in initiatives to stem a crisis in road fatalities under a new federal effort.

Police are investigating after an Uber driver was involved in a wrong-way crash that left one passenger injured in southwest Miami-Dade early Saturday morning.

A South Florida man injured in a fiery crash on I-95 has sadly passed away.

A 30-year-old man faces multiple felony charges after state troopers accused him of carjacking an Uber driver and then stranding him on Interstate 195 in Miami early Monday evening.

Florida sheriff's deputies have arrested an Uber driver accused of raping one of his passengers after dropping her off at her home.

The woman who crashed into an Uber driver and his passenger — while trying to get away from police officers on Thursday in Miami-Dade County — was driving a stolen van and she was a suspect in several burglaries, according to Detective Alvaro Zabaleta.

Three weeks after he was shot by his uber driver, 19-year-old Miles McGlashan remains in intensive care on life support and now his family and attorney are looking for answers.

Police are investigating a shooting that involved an Uber driver being allegedly attacked by a passenger in Hollywood Beach on Wednesday night, authorities said.

The U.S. Department of Labor is publishing a new proposal on how workers should be classified saying that thousands of people have been incorrectly labeled as contractors rather than employees, potentially curtailing access to benefits and protections they rightfully deserve.

The former chief security officer for Uber has been convicted of trying to cover up a 2016 data breach in which hackers accessed millions of customer records from the ride-hailing service.

In a story published September 16, 2022, about a major data breach at Uber, The Associated Press erroneously spelled a researcher's first name.

Uber says it has reached out to law enforcement after the apparent breach of its network.

Prosecutors recently accused a man who drives passengers for a living of causing someone to be ejected from their car during a hit-and-run crash in Miami-Dade County. Police officers believe he was driving drunk.

A man is accused of exposing himself to an Uber driver, then threatening to rape and kill her as she drove him from Cutler Bay to his home in South Miami early Monday morning.

A mother learns via text that her 4-year-old has been left alone after the babysitter she hired leaves early.

An armed robber is still on the run after robbing an Uber driver at gunpoint and police are fearful he'll strike again.

A Coconut Grove woman faces a second-degree murder charge after police accuse her of shooting and killing a woman in downtown Miami Saturday.

French lawmakers have failed to pass a no-confidence motion requested by a leftist coalition to symbolically mark their opposition to President Emmanuel Macron’s government and economic policies.

As Uber pushed into markets around the world, the ride-sharing service lobbied political leaders to relax labor and taxi laws and used a “kill switch″ to thwart regulators and law enforcement.

Citing record-high prices for gasoline, Uber is charging customers a new fuel fee to help offset costs for ride-hail and delivery drivers.

The action follows pleas by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to U.S. and Western officials to cut off the imports, which had been a glaring omission in the massive sanctions put in place on Russia over the invasion.

James Carvalho said he was in a rush on Monday to get to the Miami International Airport to catch a flight for a business trip. He was waiting for an Uber driver when he received a text message that appeared to come from the sharing service.

A new European Union plan to improve conditions for the growing number of gig economy workers could mean millions more of them are classified as employees entitled to benefits.

A 70-year-old man was hit by an Uber on Sunday night in Miami.

Investigators are asking Uber for records as they investigate the theft of more than $700,000 from an 82-year-old Florida woman who apparently fell for a “grandparent scam.”

The federal government is suing Uber saying it discriminates against disabled people by charging fees when drivers have to wait for passengers to board their vehicles.

Hundreds of birds migrating through New York City this week have died after crashing into the city’s glass towers.

A court in Amsterdam has ruled that Uber drivers fall under the Dutch taxi drivers’ collective labor agreement.

Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft say they will cover the legal fees of any driver who is sued under the new law prohibiting most abortions in Texas.

An Uber driver was shot at early Thursday morning in Lauderhill, authorities confirmed.

A judge has struck down California’s ballot measure that exempted Uber and other companies from a state law requiring their drivers to be classified as employees eligible for benefits and job protections.

A 19-year-old man who was arrested Monday on accusations that he attacked and carjacked a female Uber driver is now facing an additional charge for his alleged involvement in a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred shortly after the carjacking, authorities said.

A 19-year-old man was arrested Monday after he punched an Uber driver and pushed her out of her moving SUV outside Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, authorities said.

Uber says it’s formally recognizing a major British trade union.

Two men were injured during a shooting on Tuesday in Miami-Dade County’s Pinewood neighborhood.

The White House is pushing a new reason to swipe right: Dating apps are starting to offer vaccination badges and “super swipes” for people who've gotten their coronavirus shots.

Uber saw record demand in the first quarter as its food delivery business grew while lockdowns ended and more customers hailed rides.

Uber plans to recruit 20,000 more drivers in the United Kingdom to help fill swelling demand for rides as the country’s coronavirus lockdown restrictions ease.

La empresa de viajes por app anunció el lunes que la cantidad de reservaciones en marzo, tanto de entrega de alimentos como del servicio de transporte, alcanzó un récord mensual.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – United Teachers of Dade and Uber have partnered to offer free rides to Miami-Dade County Public School teachers and support school staff who wish to get the COVID-19 vaccine. According to a news release, the partnership “is part of Uber’s 10 Million Free Rides campaign to ensure people can have access to easier and more convenient transportation methods to help them get vaccinated.”UTD has secured 1,000 two-way free rides for UTD members who are interested in getting the vaccine. Teachers and support staff in need of a ride to a vaccination site can call UTD Member Services at 305-854-0220. They will be given a promo code along with instructions about how to obtain their free ride. The promo codes will be valid through Sept. 30.

Uber is giving its U.K. drivers the minimum wage, pensions and holiday pay, following a recent court ruling that said they should be classified as workers and entitled to such benefits, the company announced Tuesday, March 16, 2021. And they said the company can't decide by itself the expense base for calculating the minimum wage, which should be based on a collective agreement. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)LONDON – Uber is giving its U.K. drivers the minimum wage, pensions and holiday pay, following a recent court ruling that said they should be classified as workers and entitled to such benefits. The ride hailing giant's announcement Tuesday comes after it lost an appeal last month at the U.K. Supreme Court following a yearslong court battle. And they said the company can't decide by itself the expense base for calculating the minimum wage, which should be based on a collective agreement.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Police arrested a man accused of posing as an Uber driver, picking up a woman and sexually assaulting her. She was with a group of friends at America’s Backyard on Southwest 3rd avenue in Fort Lauderdale. Police said the driver identified, as 37-year-old Shapsly Silencieux, played along, making her think he was an Uber driver and telling her he would take her home. According to authorities, Silencieux told her he needed to stop by his Fort Lauderdale apartment to grab his wallet and get gas. The woman told police after she was raped, the suspect drove her to where she was staying in Bal Harbor.

Uber and Lyft have teamed up to create a database of drivers ousted from their ride-hailing services for complaints about sexual assault and other crimes that have raised passenger-safety concerns for years. The clearinghouse unveiled Thursday, March 11, will initially list drivers expelled by the ride-hailing rivals in the U.S. Michael Wolfe, a Uber driver who also leads a Washington state group representing about 2,000 other drivers, praised both ride-hailing services for trying to weed out the abuses in the industry. AdIt could also help appease U.S. lawmakers, who have criticized Uber and Lyft in the past for inadequate safety protections for their riders. After Uber rebuffed the request to protect the victims' privacy, the agency slapped the company with a $59 million fine.

Delivery riders protest outside the Spanish parliament in Madrid, Wednesday March 3, 2021.The Spanish government announced on Thursday March 11, 2021, legislation that classifies food delivery riders as employees of the digital platforms they work for, not self-employed. (AP Photo/Paul White)MADRID – The Spanish government on Thursday announced legislation that classifies food delivery riders as employees of the digital platforms they work for, not self-employed, in a legal change that could have far-reaching consequences for Spanish businesses. She described the rule on disclosing how the digital systems work as “epic,” saying it “neutralizes algorithmic punishments.”AdThe legal changes are the latest affecting companies and workers in the gig economy. The Spanish government agreed on the new law with the country’s main business groups and trade union confederations. AdThe legislation was drawn up after Spain’s Supreme Court ruled last September that food delivery riders are employees, not self-employed workers, in a case brought by a former rider for Glovo.

The U.K. Supreme Court ruled Friday that Uber drivers should be classed as workers and not self employed. The ruling that the drivers should be classed as “workers” and not self-employed is a big defeat for the ride-hailing giant. The seven Supreme Court judges who heard the case unanimously rejected Uber's appeal against an employment tribunal ruling that two Uber drivers were “workers" under British law. AdSan Francisco-based Uber, which has 65,000 active drivers and 5 million regular users in the U.K., had argued that Aslam and Farrar were independent contractors. AdThe British judges on Friday cited a number of factors in their decision: Uber sets fares and contract terms and penalizes drivers who reject or cancel rides.

In 2020, the ride-hailing service was forced to rely more heavily on its food-delivery service. But analysts believe Uber’s pioneering ride-hailing service will also eventually bounce back as more people are vaccinated against COVID-19. He also predicted that Uber's losses may evaporate by the end of this year. The company’s ride-hailing service brought in revenue of $1.48 billion in the quarter, a 52% drop from the prior year. Meanwhile, revenue in Uber's food-delivery service more than tripled from the previous year to $1.37 billion.

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2016, file photo, a ride-share car displays Lyft and Uber stickers on its front windshield in downtown Los Angeles. The California Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to the ballot measure that kept app-based ride-hailing and delivery drivers independent contractors instead of employees eligible for benefits and job protections. The court on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, declined to hear the case brought by drivers and unions who had opposed the measure. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)LOS ANGELES – The California Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit Wednesday that sought to overturn a ballot measure that makes app-based ride-hailing and delivery drivers independent contractors instead of employees eligible for benefits and job protections. “We’re thankful, but not surprised, that the California Supreme Court has rejected this meritless lawsuit,” said Jim Pyatt, a Modesto retiree who drives for Uber, in a statement from a group that supports Proposition 22.

The mobile ride-hailing company said Tuesday that it is acquiring the alcohol-delivery platform Drizly for $1.1 billion in stock and cash. Uber expects more than 90% of the sum to be paid to Drizly stockholders in shares of Uber common stock and the remainder paid in cash. Shares in San Francisco-based Uber jumped 7% in afternoon trading, to $56.42. U.S. alcohol online sales jumped 553% in April, according to NielsenIQ. AdThe acquisition gives Uber access to an established player in that space, which could be a leg up in the fiercely competitive food delivery market.