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 * Uber** — [|https://www.uber.com] -- a smartphone application. Uber says that it is not a transportation company, but a mediator between parties. A rider turns on the app to find a ride and the app alerts available drivers nearby. A fare is negotiated on the spot, and then the rider can watch on a map as the Uber driver approaches. No cash is exchanged.

Key Links
[|https://www.uber.com] http://uber.com/lost

Questions
[|Can I request rides for friends?]

Headlines
http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-uber-seniors-20170627-story.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/04/02/technology/100000005019770.mobile.html http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-uber-self-driving-arizona-20170325-story.html https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/08/uber-debuts-movement-a-new-website-offering-access-to-its-traffic-data/ http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Uber-asks-to-stop-making-it-the-new-Tinder-10786346.php https://twitter.com/i/moments/805693007244574720 http://www.latimes.com/local/abcarian/la-me-abcarian-uber-border-20160523-snap-story.html https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/27/how-uber-conquered-london http://www.fastcodesign.com/3057003/ubers-new-head-of-product-design-is-flipboards-marcos-westkamp http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/uber-is-taking-millions-of-manhattan-rides-away-from-taxis http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/the-threat-uber-poses-to-competition-and-productive-capitalism/6743580 http://www.globalpost.com/article/6563953/2015/05/28/mexico-uber-taxi-hunt http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/31/technology/companies-are-rating-customers.html [|Here’s How Long It Takes to Get an Uber in U.S. Cities] [|When Is Driving for Uber Actually Worth It?] [|How the Spotify-Uber Partnership Could Be Bad News for Drivers] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [|ride-sharing-app-uber-bucks-existing-regulations] []

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Elsewhere on the Web
[|Uber Drivers Forum]

Twitter
[|@Uber] [|@Uber_Vegas]

Essay (November 2014)
A few weeks ago Uber launched in Las Vegas, a move that heads to the courts this week. Watching the pros and cons debated on the news, I took my first Uber ride this past weekend and had lengthy chats with the drivers, both very pleased at this option of additional income. Elsewhere Uber succeeded precisely because of the recession -- people were losing their jobs and they needed something to be able to keep their cars. Desperation lead to innovation. This is not to imply a blanket endorsement of Uber. Like many, I'm troubled by the story that [|Uber Executive Suggests Digging Up Dirt On Journalists].

Buzzwords
App - Cars - Driving - Dynamic Pricing - Location Info - Movement - Privacy - Settings - Surge Pricing - Taxi - Transportation - **Uber**

**Wiki** **gigeconomy**

**ubereats**

https://ubereats.com https://ubereats.com/lasvegas/faq https://www.reddit.com/r/uber/comments/4i685p/am_i_expected_to_tip_my_uber_eats_drivers/

**Location Info** http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/30/13763714/uber-location-data-tracking-app-privacy-ios-android Apple gives developers the ability to effectively disable the "While Using the App" permission, forcing users to choose between "Never" and "Always," which is exactly what Uber has done in its latest update.

http://bgr.com/2016/12/22/uber-iphone-location-tracking/ https://help.uber.com/h/ba9dd342-158d-421f-a9ea-0e6c7aaad726 https://t.uber.com/location-info

- When you are interacting with the Uber app and the app is foregrounded and visible.

- When you’re on a trip: from the time you request a trip until when the trip is ended or cancelled by the driver, even if the Uber app is running in the background and not visible to you.

- Up to five minutes after the driver ends a trip, even if the Uber app is in the background. See Uber's User Privacy Statement for information regarding Uber's treatment of location data collected from users.

Pet Peeves Update with default to group car Problem - lack of education to passengers and drivers Restrictions - No additional stops, only 2 passengers