The ride-hailing giant’s background check process was intended to speed drivers onto its network while keeping costs down, internal documents show. The ride-hailing giant’s background check process ...

An investigation by the New York Times into Uber's background checks and safety procedures for its drivers found a patchwork approach that opens the door for violent felons to drive for the ...

Our reporter, Emily Steel, found that in many states, Uber’s guidelines allow people with serious criminal convictions to drive, as long as those convictions are more than seven years old. Some of ...

A landmark lawsuit against Uber began trial in Phoenix federal court, in a growing wave of sexual assault claims against the ...

Mario Bernal-Hernandez, 31, is accused of sexually assaulting a female passenger during an Uber ride in Tempe. Bernal-Hernandez is accused of sexual abuse, kidnapping, indecent exposure, public sexual ...

Editor's note: This article is no longer being updated as of Dec. 16. Philadelphia police were searching for a domestic assault suspect who they say fled the scene while officials were serving a ...

Uber Technologies’ (NYSE:UBER) has seen a decline of approximately 10% over the last month—from about $94 to $84—despite the firm announcing another strong quarter, highlighting that the recent ...

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Self-driving Lucid Gravity SUVs wearing Uber logos are no longer a concept sketch or a stage prop. They are already ...

Uber admits it is routinely approving drivers with violent felony convictions — including assault, child abuse, and stalking — so long as those convictions were more than seven years ago. That's in ...

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While as many as one in 10 American workers rely on the gig economy for their primary income, these jobs aren’t always sustainable. In fact, one young man is learning the hard way that the upfront ...