Uber is inching closer towards becoming the most valuable startup of all time. The on demand ride hailing company is eyeing a whopping $1.5 billion in latest round of funding, as per a latest report from the Wall Street Journal.
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Nokia’s Here Maps have suddenly become the talk of the town with an increased demand from a number of buyers. Now, Uber has become the latest interested buyer, as per a latest post from the New York Times.
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Uber is said to be working on merchant delivery service and is in talks with 400 retailers for the same, as per a report from TechCrunch. The company will deliver goods via its UberRush couriers and Uber drivers.
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The authorities of Delhi Government has warned online taxi service Uber and Ola on resuming operations. The Transport Department of Delhi Government has asked the services to cease their operations in Delhi or their application for radio-taxi licenses will not be processed.
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In order to boost its maps offerings, Uber has bought a mapping tech startup deCarta, according to a report by Mashable. This is the first acquisition by Uber.
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With an aim to further boost the security of passenger further, Uber has joined hands with Safetipin, a mobile safety and auditing service. The partnership will enable Uber’s partner drivers to collect area data across New Delhi to improve passenger safety.
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Uber has expanded its most recent round of funding by $1 billion,according to the New York Times. The report cited Delaware Secretary of State documents showing the Series E round of funding up to $2.8 billion.
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Late last year, Uber was banned from India following rape allegations and although the firm has now re-launhced in New Delhi, it comes with a promise of better safety practices. To this effect, the service is planning an update to its app and will launch an in-app panic button and the ability to send details of your trip and current location to up to five individuals. Continue reading “Uber in India now comes with a panic button”
Google is said to be working on its own ride sharing service, according to a report from Bloomberg. The report adds that Google is willing to take on Uber with its self driving cars.
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Uber is in talks to buy Meru Cabs, according to a new report from The Economic Times. The US based taxi aggregator is eyeing the acquisition in a bid to increase its market share.
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Online taxi services including Uber may make a comeback in Delhi. The Delhi Transport Department has modified Radio Taxi scheme for 2006 to allow these services to continue its operations.
Uber which was recently banned in Delhi following rape allegations has introduced a couple of new features focusing on safety. The company has laid out some additional passenger safety measures.
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The Delhi Government has banned Uber cabs in the city in the wake of the rape allegations. The cab driver has been arrested and the Government has banned “all activities” by Uber and even blacklisted the company.
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Last night, news broke of a woman passenger allegedly raped by a Uber driver, in New Delhi. Hearing accounts of rape and violence against women is not new in this country, sadly, but what makes this even more shocking is the association with Uber, a disruptive mobile-first taxi platform that claims to have the “safest rides on the road“. According to the well-funded American startup’s website, safety is the second most important thing you need to know about them, right after the app, one of the most important user-facing features of their platform. For a company that prides itself on safety features, this is terrible news. Why and how did Uber let this happen? There are many answers to this question, but let’s give them a shot of reality first, with a warm message they can resonate with, “Welcome to India.”.
Uber has announced that it has expanded its service to Kochi in India. Uber is growing rapidly in India by adding new cities every few months. It was initially launched in India starting from Bangalore back in August 2013 and later expanded to New Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai and Pune. It was launched in Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and Kolkata in India simultaneously back in August, earlier this year. Continue reading “Uber expands to Kochi making it the 11th city in India with Uber service”
