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Uber launches its B2B logistics service Uber Direct in India with ONDC integration, starting in Bengaluru with grocery deliveries for Zepto and KPN Farm Fresh (The Economic Times)
https://economictimes.indiatime…

Uber enters B2B logistics with Uber Direct on ONDC, onboards Zepto, KPN Farm fresh
Uber is broadening its B2B logistics portfolio in India with the introduction of Uber Direct, in partnership with ONDC. Kicking off with grocery deliveries for allies like Zepto, the service plans to branch out to popular food chains, including KFC and Burger King.

Uber launches Uber Intelligence, an insights platform that lets advertisers tap into Uber's data about customer trips and deliveries (Lara O'Reilly/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-ads-launches-intelli…

Uber is turning trip and takeout data into insights for marketers
Uber has said its ad business is on track to generate $1.5 billion in revenue in 2025. It's hoping a new insights platform will encourage more spend.

Neue Broschüre Website über den CRIC erschienen
(Quelle: https://aroma-zapatista.de/blog/neue-broschure-website-uber-den-cric-erschienen)
Wir freuen uns sehr, dass der Verein Transgalaxia und die Zeitschrift ila zusammen einen 2. Band der Bro…

Wer von euch ist in Berlin 1.150x pro Jahr Uber gefahren?
https://www.mopo.de/hamburg/laengste-uber-fahrt-in-deutschland-2025-startete-in-hamburg/

Uber launches Uber Intelligence, an insights platform that lets advertisers tap into Uber's data about customer trips and deliveries (Lara O'Reilly/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-ads-launches-intelli…

Uber is turning trip and takeout data into insights for marketers
Uber has said its ad business is on track to generate $1.5 billion in revenue in 2025. It's hoping a new insights platform will encourage more spend.

Uber discontinues monthly EV bonuses as it scales back key climate efforts after embracing Trump's Big Beautiful Bill, which slashed clean-energy incentives (Ben Elgin/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-1…

From (1) street food to (2) temples to (3) a waiting spot for Uber Eat drivers to (4) elevated (thus protected) electronic infrastructure. Old town life in a rapidly changing place.
#streetphotography, based on our first Silicon Urbanism walkshop in Hsinchu, #Taiwan. A TW-GER happen…

That whole article is worth a read. It’s a good yarn. Here are the final paragraphs, and the link.
https://www.platformer.news/fake-uber-eats-whisleblower-hoax-debunked/

WeRide und Uber starten fahrerlose Robotaxis in Abu Dhabi
Die Robotaxis von WeRide dürfen ab sofort fahrerlos Passagiere befördern. Bisher musste zur Sicherheit noch ein Mensch an Bord sein.
https://www.

ride hailing trips in SF (helped by chatgpt).
Uber: ~54%
Lyft: ~26%
Waymo: ~8%
Taxis: ~11%
so while waymo's seem to be everyhere, they are only 10% of lyft/uber
total/day ~150k
Uber (ride-hail). ~82k-90k/day
Lyft (ride-hail) ~38k–45k
Waymo (robotaxi) ~13k
Taxis (traditional) ~15k–20k

Debunking the AI food delivery hoax that fooled Reddit (Casey Newton/Platformer)
https://www.platformer.news/fake-uber-eats-whisleblower-hoax-debunked/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260106/p102#a260106p102

Hier ook nog niks vastgelegd.
Surveillance under Surveillance
https://sunders.uber.space/#how

my Uber driver didn't have hubcaps and he's real for that

Katherine Rich gives Uber far too much credit. https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2019013122/what-uber-ruling-could-mean-for-gig-economy They didn't do any of it to 'make the world be…

Après-Affogato-Krumme-Straße
https://krumme-strasse.podigee.io/4-julika-griem-und-heinrich-geiselberger-uber-wissenschaftskommunikation-und-publizieren-in-den-geistes-und-s

Good website #uber guys...
I needed to update my password. Then I couldn't go back (yes yes, outside of my browser's back button)

Did you see that thing about the whistleblower engineer exposing how a food delivery company exploits its drivers? It turned out to be a hoax:
https://www.platformer.news/fake-uber-eats-whisleblower-hoax-debunked/
The thing is, I don’t doubt that companies •do• in fact do stuff like what the whistleblower described, if not in such cartoonish terms. But this story is apparently fake, and that matters.

But I filled out my Uber registration card!
#Discworld #gooseberry

Fooled me too, to be fair https://augsburg.social/@subraumpixel/115847631449705195

Uber plans to launch its first robotaxi in the San Francisco Bay Area in late 2026, built on Lucid's Gravity SUV, after testing 100 cars in the coming months (Dee-Ann Durbin/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/uber-robotaxi-…

Uber to deploy Lucid-powered robotaxi fleet in San Francisco
Uber said Wednesday that the San Francisco Bay Area will be the first market for its specially built autonomous taxi, which is expected to launch in late 2026. The San Francisco-based ride-hailing company said in July it was developing a robotaxi with the electric car company Lucid and the self-driving technology company Nuro Inc. Uber said it plans to have 100 test vehicles on the road in the coming months. Within six years, Uber plans to deploy 20,000 or more Lucid-based autonomous taxis in m…

#silentSunday

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Door Dasher Life Fun Facts: This might be useful to think of when you're rating your Dasher.... Who's at fault in this situation?
Let's say I accept an offer for McDonalds.
I head straight there... pull up to the store, and as I walk in the app buzzes again with a 2nd order for the same McDs.
Naturally, I accept. (not accepting reduces my Acceptance rate and potentially my ability to get new offers).
Now I have two orders at the same place! Great! Efficient!
The first order comes up quickly, I put it in my bag, 'pick it up' in the app, and wait for the 2nd order.
Now the fun begins. The restaurant says the 2nd order will be 10 minutes beyond the pickup time. I notify the app, and both customers of the wait... and I wait... and wait... if I remove the 2nd order from my app it affects my completion rate *and* means the customer has to wait for another dasher to come along.
Eventually the 2nd order is ready and I head out to make the deliveries. Both of course now late.. the first potentially cold (even in an insulated bag) *and* late.
In addition, sometimes, often a day or two later, the dasher will receive a “Contract Violation” for the lateness. 3 Contract Violations in a short period and you can be deactivated.
So... there ya go. It happens. I'm never sure what the best course of action is... unless both orders are immediately ready, which you can never predict, someone will end up losing; the store, customer, dasher, or a mix of all three.
#DasherLife #GigWork #DoorDash #Uber
P.S. It's worth noting that Door Dash is the only service I know of that is this strict. Uber Eats does not have mechanisms like this (at least in my experience). Never used Skip, so can't say on that.

Lieferdienste: Bas prüft Verbot von Subunternehmern nach kriminellen Vorwürfen
Arbeitsministerin Bas will gegen Arbeitsrechtsverstöße in der Lieferkette von Uber Eats, Wolt & Co. vorgehen. RBB-Reporter deckten kriminelle Strukturen auf.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@caseynewton/115845484404118608
GDI. I was in two minds about the original post, partly because it isn't hard to believe that Uber, DoorDash, GrubHub, etc are ruthlessly exploiting their workers (perhaps even going beyon…

🪣 Drivers Beg for Relief Bill to Allow More Parking for Bathroom Breaks and Rest
#nyc

Drivers Beg for Relief Bill to Allow More Parking for Bathroom Breaks and Rest
For-hire drivers who work for companies like Uber and Lyft often struggle with urinary issues and have a hard time finding bathrooms during long shifts, advocates testified in the City Council.

Q&A with Lyft CEO David Risher on the company's turnaround, AI, paying drivers more, Uber, partnership with Tensor for autonomous vehicle tech, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/podcast/811532/lyft-uber-david-risher-interv…

Lyft CEO David Risher on paying drivers more and the shift to robotaxis
How Lyft is thinking about autonomy in the AI era, and why service is the most integral rideshare component.

how does uber's website manage to be so awful
they're worth how many millions? i could make a more responsive website in two weeks. they have hundreds of people on staff

“Many AVs are electric, but the metals and minerals used to build them often come from environmentally harmful mining operations that damage communities—especially Indigenous communities—and ecosystems abroad.”
Appreciate @… calling this out! Cars aren't green, AV or not. Sign her petition to let California counties vote on whether we wan…

Let the People Decide: Give Us a Vote on Autonomous Vehicles
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have flooded San Francisco’s streets, raising serious safety and traffic concerns for residents, pedestrians, animal advocates, and local businesses. In 2025 alone, both Waymo and Zoox recalled over 1,200 vehicles due to crash risks. AVs have also blocked emergency vehicles, caused traffic jams, and created dangerous situations for people walking, biking, and driving. Ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft already made traffic worse, accounting for about half th…

from my link log —
Software architecture is overrated, clear and simple design is underrated.
https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/software-architecture-is-overrated/
saved 2019-09-19

Software Architecture is Overrated, Clear and Simple Design is Underrated
I had my fair share in designing and building large systems. I've taken part in rewriting Uber's distributed payment systems [https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/distributed-architecture-concepts-i-have-learned-while-building-payments-systems/] , designing and shipping Skype on Xbox One and open-sourcing RIBs [https://github.com/uber/RIBs], Uber's mobile architecture framework. All of these systems had thorough

Uber rewrote its UK driver contracts to act as an agent rather than a supplier of taxi services outside London, to avoid UK's new 20% "taxi tax" on total fares (Simon Goodley/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/202

#enshittification
simply don‘t use Uber and similar schemes. https://gaysex.cloud/notes/ah0fzy5pnmk302qh

Jalen Hurts bounces back with uber-efficient showing vs. Raiders https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/jalen-hurts-bounces-back-with-uber-efficient-showing-vs-raiders

The reunion went well. An enjoyable afternoon. An Uber home.

"Terry Gross Conducts 'Fresh Air' Interview On Bluetooth During Uber Shift" #CPB Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Missing Link: Taxi vs Uber – Lösen Mindesttarife für Mietwagen den Streit?
Die Taxibranche fordert Mindestentgelte für Mietwagenfahrten, um unfairen Wettbewerb einzudämmen. Heidelberg und Essen reagieren, doch die Debatte geht weiter.

Sources: Uber is in talks to acquire the parking space reservation app SpotHero; the parking app was last valued at $290M (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/uber-considers-deal-parking-app-spothero

Uber Considers Deal for Parking App SpotHero
Uber has been in talks to acquire parking app SpotHero, a popular service that allows drivers to reserve parking spaces, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. Founded in 2011, SpotHero connects drivers looking to reserve and pay for parking spaces with parking lots, parking ...

Well worth signing if you live in California
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/let-the-people-decide-give-us-a-vote-on-autonomous-vehicles?source=direct_link&

Let the People Decide: Give Us a Vote on Autonomous Vehicles
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have flooded San Francisco’s streets, raising serious safety and traffic concerns for residents, pedestrians, animal advocates, and local businesses. In 2025 alone, both Waymo and Zoox recalled over 1,200 vehicles due to crash risks. AVs have also blocked emergency vehicles, caused traffic jams, and created dangerous situations for people walking, biking, and driving. Ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft already made traffic worse, accounting for about half th…

Well worth signing if you live in California
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/let-the-people-decide-give-us-a-vote-on-autonomous-vehicles?source=direct_link&

Let the People Decide: Give Us a Vote on Autonomous Vehicles
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have flooded San Francisco’s streets, raising serious safety and traffic concerns for residents, pedestrians, animal advocates, and local businesses. In 2025 alone, both Waymo and Zoox recalled over 1,200 vehicles due to crash risks. AVs have also blocked emergency vehicles, caused traffic jams, and created dangerous situations for people walking, biking, and driving. Ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft already made traffic worse, accounting for about half th…

Uber partners with Avride to launch robotaxi rides in Dallas, marking Uber's fourth US city to offer autonomous ride options after Phoenix, Austin, and Atlanta (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Weißte bescheid, ne? #trumplies #trump
https:/…

Trumps Art of the Deal: Was uns das Buch des US-Präsidenten über sein Vorgehen als Friedensmacher verrät
1987 beschrieb Donald Trump seine Art, Geschäfte zu machen. Heute lassen sich daraus Rückschlüsse ziehen, wie er Politik macht.

Uber starts deploying fully driverless WeRide robotaxis in Abu Dhabi, after launching its robotaxi service with safety drivers in the UAE in December 2024 (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/828685/uber-weride-robotaxi-fully-driverless-u…

Uber’s robotaxi service in UAE now includes fully driverless vehicles
Uber and WeRide announced that some of its robotaxis in Abu Dhabi, UAE, would be fully driverless.

A viral Reddit post by a purported developer alleging that a "major food delivery app" exploits drivers is likely AI-generated; Uber, DoorDash deny the claims (Elissa Welle/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/855328/viral-reddit-delivery-app-ai-scam

That viral Reddit post about food delivery apps was an AI scam
DoorDash and Uber Eats both deny the allegations in the viral Reddit “confession” post about a “major food delivery app,” and the post is likely AI slop.

🧑‍⚖️ The Antitrust Trial that Could Take Apart NASCAR
#nascar

How NBA Legend Michael Jordan Is Blowing Up NASCAR's Monopoly
The France family has run stock car racing since NASCAR's founding in 1948, treating team owners like high-end Uber drivers. Now an antitrust lawsuit brought by Michael Jordan could upend NASCAR.

I get the outrage, and the injustice of those sanctions, but 'Amazon', Uber, better off without those.
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life – The Irish Times
https://www.irishti…

‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost, is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary

Sogar die Tagesschau dokumentiert inzwischen, wie sich der Staat vorführen lässt und massiv die Kontrolle verliert. Wenn 90% illegal handeln, aber nichts passiert, dann sind die Gesetze nur für die Dummen, die sich dran halten. Und die werden dann die Faschisten wählen. Dokumentiertes Staatsversagen:
https://www.…

Dubiose Praktiken bei Mietwagenunternehmen
Der Kampf zwischen Taxi- und Uberfahrern eskaliert mancherorts auf offener Straße. Laut Recherchen von Report Mainz flüchten Mietwagenfirmen, die Fahrten für Uber und Bolt durchführen, ins Umland, um Kontrollen zu umgehen.

@… can you bill Uber rides to PG&E yet...

Morgen spielt #Gundermann * im Neuen Schauspiel #Leipzig!
https://mastodon.social/@figurenspiele

Hard-core hoops, laughs and love for 'tough dudes': The friendship of Dan Morgan, Brandon Beane and Joe Schoen https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6745157/2025/10/24/dan-morgan-brandon-beane-joe-schoen-bills-pant…

I drove down town for the No Kings Rally to see how it was going, and maybe attend. It was going great, but because of that no parking in sight. So I drove by the rally and honked, clapped, and waved ... and cried.
I realized that being a recent widower, my emotions aren't settled enough to experience such inspiration -- it's overwhelming to see.
If I can collect my feelings, which are complex, I've decided I could use Uber to get to the rally and back for maybe $50.…

RE: https://carfree.city/@sfmtadocsbot/115618503852227506
In which SFMTA staff "recommend" (but they're not letting the board vote, they're just going to do it) expanding Waymo, Uber, and Lyft onto what was supposed to be car-free Market 24/7.

«“One SIM card can be used for hundreds of different platforms,” said Dek. “Vendors recoup SIM costs by selling high-demand verifications for apps like Facebook and Telegram, then profit from the long tail of other platforms.”
Additional analyses show global stocks of fake accounts are highest for platforms such as X, Uber, Discord, Amazon, Tinder and gaming platform Steam»
#FakeProfiles

Investigation: in 22 US states, Uber approves drivers with many types of convictions, such as violent felonies, that are over seven years old to keep costs low (Emily Steel/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/business/uber-background-chec…

Uber Cleared Violent Felons to Drive. Passengers Accused Them of Rape.
The ride-hailing giant’s background check process was intended to speed drivers onto its network while keeping costs down, internal documents show.

Uber plans a fleet of 100,000 autonomous vehicles powered by Nvidia's new Drive AGX Hyperion 10, starting in 2027 (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-28/uber-eyes-fleet-of-100-000-nvi…

Double, \"uber and poset homology
Carlos Gabriel Valenzuela Ruiz
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.10424 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.10424

Double, über and poset homology
We present a comparison map between the uberhomology of a simplicial complex $\mathcal{K}$ and the double homology of its associated moment-angle complex $\mathcal{Z}_{\mathcal{K}}$. We show these two homology theories differ at three bidegrees, which depend on whether the complex $K$ is neighbourly or not.

Uriel Uber Alles.
Meno panchine rosse e meno violenza.
Tanti che parlano non fanno una veritŠ.

#Bolt działa bez usług #Google, ale #Uber już nie... #GrapheneOS

Uber reports Q3 revenue up 20% YoY to $13.5B, Gross Bookings up 21% YoY to $49.7B, trips up 22% YoY to 3.5B, and a $1.1B operating profit, below $1.6B est. (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/9ceb0184-79d6-4097-af7a-f6ea3d3909d8

Some coverage of our rally yesterday to #KeepMarketStreetMoving!
“Traffic safety advocates are urging San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie to reverse his decision to allow private car services on Market Street, citing safety concerns.
“Protests erupted outside City Hall on Tuesday as various groups…voiced their opposition to the presence of Waymo, Uber, and Lyft vehicles on M…

Leona Health, maker of an AI-copilot that integrates with doctors' WhatsApp accounts in LATAM to manage patient communications, raised a $14M seed led by a16z (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/16/uber

Uber Eats alum lands $14M seed from a16z to fix WhatsApp chaos for LatAm's doctors | TechCrunch
Leona Health built an AI co-pilot to manage the flood of patient messages Latin American doctors receive on WhatsApp.

Uber plans to trial driverless taxis in London using Baidu's Apollo Go RT6 robotaxis, starting in H1 2026 with services available by the end of 2026 (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-22/uber-teams-up-wit…

Sources: Uber plans to invest in the Hong Kong listings of Pony AI and WeRide, deepening its Chinese robotaxi ties, including ~$100M in Pony AI's share sale (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Comparing ChatGPT's mini-apps with native iOS apps: some like Uber, OpenTable, and TripAdvisor fell short with frequent error messages, but Instacart did well (Rolfe Winkler/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-apple-a

The US FTC, along with 21 states and DC, files an amended complaint against Uber, alleging deceptive billing and cancellation practices related to Uber One (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-ftc-21-states-file-…

Uber plans to launch sidewalk robot deliveries in Europe via a partnership with Starship, starting in UK cities Leeds and Sheffield in December (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-20…

Archy, which offers AI-powered dental practice management software, raised a $20M Series B led by TCV, bringing its total funding to $47M (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)
https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/dental-saas-provider-archy-raises-seriesb/

Exclusive: Founded By Uber Alumni, Archy Raises $20M To Put Dental Practices ‘On Autopilot’
San Jose, California-based Archy, which is building AI agents into its software platform to handle the busywork at dental offices, will use the new funding to bulk up its engineering, AI and go-to-market teams.

As you might have imagined, last night during the #WorldSeries was a good night for #DoorDashing
There were few lulls.
4:23PM - 10:09PM
18 DD = $120.50
5 UE = $49.73
But it was also a weird night because two things happened that have never before:
1) I had to return a whole UE order because it contained alcohol, the customer had no valid ID, and the Uber app refused to complete it any other way. So be forewarned! (I was shocked that I still got full pay!?)
2) I came *this* close to running out of charge in the EV! It is only the second time since owning the car that it has gone under 5%! The little 🐢 icon came on and everything! It is not usually a problem but with commuting to work 170km (starting with 80% charge) cooler weather, rain, using the defog constantly for 5.5 hours while dashing and an extra long night (I usually only go to 9PM) I pushed it a little too far! 😂 I did 30kph for the last 3km from the last delivery to home base. 😂 🪫 I should have realized the night before and charged to 90 or 100%.
#dasherlife #doordash #ubereats #uber #ev #mlb #food #delivery #kona #hyundai #electricCar

Uber plans to launch data labelling tasks in the US for some drivers to earn extra money, appearing under "digital tasks" in the driver app, later this fall (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Spreadsheets!!!
Filled in my #dasher tracking sheet today and added a chart!
This one shows most of the stores I've got orders from since I started tracking that more closely in March. (there is a 'long tail' of <5 orders on the right that is not included in the picture.)
No big surprises for me in here. McDs and Dairy Queen are the 'bread and butter' locations. Other good performers pop up as the number of orders declines including NoodleBox, Boston Pizza, and Walmart.
Little Valley and Panago are good ones on the less frequent side.
7-11 is frequent, but pay is terrible.
“Walmart SFS" is their package delivery vs. grocery. It's an anomaly. It does not allow tips, and the orders are generally 5-10 packages at a time per offer which is why it has the most orders, but the very little cash.
I'm also always considering these numbers geographically... as in, where is the best place to stage myself for the most pay. There is a 'north' and 'south' side of town and It's not a clear choice.
#PortAlberni #DasherLife #DoorDash #Uber #GigWork #Charts #Data #Spreadsheet #AppleNumbers

Menulog, acquired by Just Eat in 2015, plans to shut down in Australia on November 26, leaving Uber Eats and DoorDash as the country's main food delivery apps (Tegan Jones/SmartCompany)
https://www.smartcompany.com.au/hospitality/menulog-australia-closing/…

Menulog to shut down after 20 years, 120 jobs cut
Menulog will shut down in Australia after 20 years, cutting 120 jobs as Just Eat Takeaway retreats from the local food delivery market.