Company

Uber

Uber is a multinational ride-hailing and transportation company that also operates a food delivery service, Uber Eats.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news for expanding its Uber Eats service through partnerships with Zipline for drone deliveries and ixigo for train ticket booking.

Latest on Uber

  • Uber launches autonomous rides in Zagreb, its first in Europe
  • Uber’s first European AV rides go live in Zagreb, with a safety driver
  • Now, ixigo Partners With Uber To Enable Train Ticket Booking Via Its App
  • Uber partners with Zipline on Eats drone deliveries
  • Uber Teams With Zipline to Expand Drone Delivery Service
  • Uber adds Zipline drones to its Eats delivery network
  • there's no shared definition of safety threshold, no independent validation standard, and no way for a regulator to compare one fleet's decision-making against another's
  • Both companies are leveraging artificial intelligence technology to develop their self-driving vehicle fleets
  • its biggest consequences may unfold in Lagos, Nairobi, Cairo and Casablanca
  • Uber's $14.8bn acquisition of Delivery Hero
  • [via Morgan Stanley]
  • Wikidata: Uber — located in — United States

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