Top stories published by Uber Under the Hood in 2016

Last week, we settled two class-action lawsuits in California and Massachusetts. As part of that settlement, we agreed to clarify our approach to tipping, so here goes.

When we started Uber six years ago, we thought long and hard about whether to build a…

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Mar 6, 2016

Safety at Uber

Ben Smith, Editor-in-Chief, Buzzfeed News
Mat Honan, Silicon Valley Bureau Chief, Buzzfeed News
John Paczkowski, Managing Editor, Buzzfeed News

Dear Ben, John and Mat,

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Apr 21, 2016

Growing and Growing Up

By Travis Kalanick, CEO and Co-Founder

Today we announced a settlement in two important class-action lawsuits: O’Connor (California) and Yucesoy (Massachusetts). The key issue at stake in both cases is whether drivers using the Uber app should be classified as…

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Dec 28, 2016

New Data Reveals Uber’s Economic Impact in France

By Olivia van Nieuwenhuizen, Policy Research Data Scientist

We often hear about Uber’s impact in the US, but what’s going on across the pond?

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May 18, 2016

Uber + Public Transit: Changing SoCal’s Car Culture

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May 4, 2016

Announcing Uber’s Public Policy Advisory Board

Posted by David Plouffe, Chief Advisor & Member of the Board of Directors

Uber held our first Public Policy Advisory Board meeting earlier this week. We had vibrant discussions about every aspect of our business and the…

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Apr 6, 2016

Piloting Payment Innovations: Advance Pay and Instant Pay

By Rachel Holt, Regional General Manager

Research by the Federal Reserve has found that 47% of people in the U.S. would struggle to handle an unexpected bill costing $400 — with a third saying that they…

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Mar 15, 2016

All aboard! New report finds that ridesharing complements public transit

By Andrew Salzberg, Mobility Policy Lead

Here at Uber, we’ve always believed that ridesharing is an important complement to public transportation. We’ve seen how riders are using…

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Jun 20, 2016

When it comes to driving with Uber, all cities are not created equal

Posted by Rob Solomon, Policy Data Analyst

More than a million people around the world drive with Uber. The amazing thing is that they each use Uber differently — working when, where and…

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