Tag: Uber

Uber Partners with the Global Public Transport Association

Uber Partners with the Global Public Transport Association By Andrew Salzberg, Head of Transportation Policy & Research and Marius Macku, Senior Associate, Public Policy & Government Relations, EU Over the past seven years, we’ve learned a lot about how our users get around in over 600 cities across the globe. But we also know we… Continue reading Uber Partners with the Global Public Transport Association

Getting behind the MaaS Movement

Getting behind the MaaS Movement By Marius Macku, Senior Associate, Public Policy & Government Relations, EU Getting around town should be seamless. It’s one of the reasons why Uber was founded in the first place, so that you could push a button and get a ride from A to B. Over time we realised that this… Continue reading Getting behind the MaaS Movement

Uber Supports Moving FIRST Act

Uber Supports Moving FIRST Act By Andrew Salzberg, Head of Transportation Policy & Research Since our founding, Uber has been driven by the principle that everyone should be afforded safe, reliable transportation options at the push of a button. Fast forward seven years and billions of rides later, we now find ourselves serving communities across the… Continue reading Uber Supports Moving FIRST Act

Earnings Safeguards for Rideshare Drivers

Earnings Safeguards for Rideshare Drivers by Curtis Scott, Head of Insurance Demand for independent work is on the rise. According to the McKinsey Global Institute, roughly one in six people would prefer independent flexible work over a traditional nine-to-five job. Moreover, with around 15 million people in the US experiencing unemployment or underemployment, on-demand work… Continue reading Earnings Safeguards for Rideshare Drivers

Rethinking Urban Mobility in Indonesia: The Role of Shared Mobility

Rethinking Urban Mobility in Indonesia: The Role of Shared Mobility By Amy Smith, Policy Research Data Analyst What would Indonesian cities look like in 2020 if the country embraced shared mobility? Given the country’s rapid rate of urbanization and its enthusiastic adoption of ridesharing, it’s an important question, with implications for the country’s 250 million people… Continue reading Rethinking Urban Mobility in Indonesia: The Role of Shared Mobility

Speed, Ownership, Impact, and SunChips

Speed, Ownership, Impact, and SunChips Why you should (really) come have lunch at Uber in downtown San Francisco Adam Starr, Growth Design Copywriter at Uber Whether you’re a designer, or an engineer or a product manager, you’re most likely getting hit up on LinkedIn a few times a week and asked to consider joining a new… Continue reading Speed, Ownership, Impact, and SunChips

Bikes, flying taxis, ride-sharing & more

Bikes, flying taxis, ride-sharing & more Welcome to our weekly news highlights, the place where you‘ll find the most important information in the urban mobility space. Follow us to keep updated, we post every Tuesday! Here is what happened last week: Uber to launch dockless bike-sharing in SF Uber and Jump have made a partnership that will… Continue reading Bikes, flying taxis, ride-sharing & more

Google Emails Show Internal Concern Over Losing Driverless Lead

Three years ago, the head of Google’s self-driving car project emailed co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin to sound an alarm. “Over the last six months we have stopped playing to win and instead are now playing to minimize downside,” Chris Urmson wrote. The source of his worry: Uber. That missive from Urmson, who left… Continue reading Google Emails Show Internal Concern Over Losing Driverless Lead

Toyota’s Way Changed the World’s Factories. Now the Retool

Over decades, Toyota Motor Corp. built a corporate culture that was the envy of the manufacturing world. Now the auto industry’s most-emulated company is overhauling the way it brings its vaunted production system to every corner of the business. The automaker last month created a single group, staffed with 200 employees, to manage the Toyota Production System,… Continue reading Toyota’s Way Changed the World’s Factories. Now the Retool