Uber before Uber

The brief, wild ride of the jitney

By Sophie Schmidt

Diving deeper on how Uber improves access to transit

Posted by the Uber Policy Research Team

Transit is the mobility backbone of cities. It’s an essential option for people without personal automobiles, an important alternative to driving for car owners, and an…

New survey: Drivers choose Uber for its flexibility and convenience

One year ago, Benenson Strategy Group surveyed our driver-partners in the U.S. to learn more about how and why drivers use Uber, and found that drivers chose Uber by and large to have more control over their time…

From cash-in-hand to traceable, electronic payments

Posted by Betsy Masiello, Director of Policy and Communications

All around the world, Uber is an engine of economic activity. Every day hundreds of thousands of drivers use our technology to get millions of…

Why uberPOOL could be a game-changer for London

Posted by Jo Bertram, Regional General Manager of Uber in the UK

A quick pub quiz. When does use of Uber peak in London? Closing time. In fact you can figure out the licensing laws in most cities around the world by…

More people in fewer cars in Delhi

People in Delhi spend 90 minutes on average commuting to and from work each day. That’s eight hours a week getting to and from work—and a whopping 17 days a year! It’s a chronic waste of people’s time, and a drain on productivity. What’s more, the resulting traffic and…