Following its announcement last month, Uber has officially launched it uberPOOL service in Bangalore. The ride sharing service will let users share the ride and cost with another person who is requesting a ride along a similar route.
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Uber improves in-app safety features in India
Uber has updated its in-app safety features for its mobile app. The online taxi hailing service has added a new Help button that connects riders instantly to local authorities in case of an emergency.
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Uber signs MoU with Tamil Nadu Government to add over 30K drivers
Continuing its aggressive expansion and investment in India, online taxi hailing service Uber has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu government to create over 30,000 jobs.
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Uber introduces cash payments in Delhi
After testing out a cash payment option in Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Jaipur and others, the scrappy taxi booking upstart is introducing cash payments in Delhi. Continue reading “Uber introduces cash payments in Delhi”
Uber tests “Smart Routes” feature that picks up passengers along specific routes
Uber is testing a new feature that picks up passengers along specific routes to make their travel a little cheaper, according to a latest report by Tech Crunch. Dubbed as “Smart Routes”, the feature will offer quick pick up and drops for passengers along a specific routes.
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Uber India now supports debit card payments
Uber has announced that will now accepts debit cards payments in India. The latest move comes from the online taxi hailing company that re-introduced credit card payment mode in the country last month.
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Uber said to secure $1 billion in funding, now valued at over $50 billion
Uber has raised massive $1 billion in latest round of funding that now values the company at whopping $51 billion, as per a Wall Street Journal report.
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Uber to pump $1 billion in India in next nine months
In a bid to further strengthen its position in the online taxi market, Uber has committed that it will invest whopping $1 billion in India over the period of nine months.
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Uber starts accepting credit card payments in India from today
Commuters in India can now pay for their Uber rides with their international and Indian credit cards starting today. The taxi hailing company has resumed to this payment option which it had to do away with owing to RBI’s mandatory regulation of 2 factor authentication.
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Delhi high court lifts ban on Uber
Uber can finally catch some respite as the Delhi court has lifted ban on the taxi hailing company. The court has given Uber 10 days to set out the requirements to be granted a licence to operate in the city.
Uber acquires mapping assets from Bing, hires 100 engineers in a new deal
In a bid to build its own mapping technology, Uber is acquiring part of mapping assets from Microsoft’s Bing, as per a latest report from Tech Crunch. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Delhi rejects Uber, Ola and TaxiForSure’s licence applications
Delhi Government Transport Department has rejected applications for licence from US-based cab aggregator Uber and Ola and TaxiForSure as the capital does not have a regulatory framework that recognises app-based cabs. The latest move comes from the authorities following fair warnings from part few months.
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Users can now request their Uber cab directly from the Foursquare app
Foursqare and Uber have now partnered together to bring us a quick and easy way to book a cab to your destination. All you have to do is search for a destination and select the Uber icon that will appear alongside other details regarding the place.
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Uber teams up with Baidu to strengthen Nokia’s HERE Maps bid
Uber is among a number of other tech giants that are vouching for a hot property that is Nokia’s HERE Maps. The on demand taxi hailing service has now joined hands with Chinese Internet services giant Baidu and Apax Partners for the same.
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Uber and Ola blocked by Delhi Govt. following requests
The Delhi Government has finally taken a stern action against online taxi hailing services like Ola and Uber. Both the companies were requested in March by the authorities of the Delhi Government to cease their operations in the capital.
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