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Uber rolls out Premier ride option in Mumbai and Pune as an upgrade to uberX

Uber on Thursday launched a new ride option — Premier, which will be available in Mumbai and Pune. The option will serve as an upgrade to the current uberX.

Uber drivers discriminate against women, blacks: Study

If the report is to be believed than across platforms there is said to be some evidence that proves it takes longer for drivers to accept a trip request from black people.

Uber rolls out upfront fares in India, US

The move will also help the US-based firm address its Achilles' heel 'surge pricing' that has received criticism from many users as well as governments like Karnataka.

Uber will now let you pre-schedule your ride requests

Uber has finally added a much needed feature in the form of pre-scheduled ride requests. Uber has stated on its blog on Thursday, that the cab-hailing app will soon be rolling out Scheduled Rides feature, globally.

Uber violating licence norms, says Taiwan transport ministry

Taiwan's transport ministry said Uber Technologies Inc is operating a taxi-hailing service "in violation of the law", and that it is investigating the possibility of blocking access to the US company's website and mobile app.<br />

Dutch judges ban ride-sharing service UberPOP

Dutch judges today banned the popular ride-sharing service UberPOP from taking bookings via its smartphone app, threatening the US company with fines of up to $123,000.<br />

After Ola, SoftBank invests $250 mn in Uber's rival GrabTaxi

Japanese telecom giant SoftBank will invest $250 million in Southeast Asian mobile taxi booking app GrabTaxi, the two firms said today, as rivalry in the region between US-based Uber and homegrown rivals increases.

Singapore gets cracking: To regulate, cap fees charged by Uber, GrabTaxi

Singapore said on Friday it plans to regulate fast-growing third-party taxi booking services like Uber and GrabTaxi for the first time, capping fees and requiring them to dispatch only licensed cabs and drivers.

Uber exec says he wants to 'dig up dirt' on critics in media, sparks controversy

A senior executive at U.S. ride-sharing company Uber suggested that the company should spend a million dollars to hire a team of opposition researchers to dig up dirt