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Uber ordered to pay $40 million after driver ejects rider on highway
business21 days ago

Uber ordered to pay $40 million after driver ejects rider on highway

An arbitration ruling ordered Uber to pay $40 million to the parents of 23-year-old Emily Normandin-Parker after a driver allegedly pulled over on a California highway and forced her and a friend to exit the car; Normandin-Parker was later fatally struck by another vehicle. Uber argued the driver was an independent contractor, but Judge Richard Stone found Uber liable after a five-day arbitration. The driver, Vu Tran, did not call for help and reportedly sought to charge Uber a cleaning fee.

via BBC|
#arbitration#business#liability
Same ride, different price: Consumer Reports flags AI-driven pricing in rideshares
technology1 month ago

Same ride, different price: Consumer Reports flags AI-driven pricing in rideshares

Consumer Reports found that two people requesting the same ride at the same time can be shown very different prices by Uber and Lyft, due to AI-based pricing. Some displayed prices are historical comparisons, not deals. Both companies say riders’ actual fare share is lower than CR’s findings. Maryland and Connecticut have enacted restrictions on surveillance pricing, while California, Pennsylvania, and New York are considering bans.

via KCRA|
#ai-pricing#lyft#rideshare
Robotaxis in Atlanta Prompt Driver-Pay Fears, Unions Propose Fees
technology1 month ago

Robotaxis in Atlanta Prompt Driver-Pay Fears, Unions Propose Fees

Atlanta rideshare drivers say Waymo’s robotaxi rollout is lowering earnings and increasing wait times, a claim the Atlanta Rideshare Drivers Union says comes from drivers’ reports. The union proposes a $0.50–$1.00 robotaxi impact fee to fund retraining and aid transitions, and even suggests banning robotaxi pickups at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport; Waymo’s service has logged about 5.4 million autonomous miles in the city since its June 2025 launch, amid protests in other cities as well.

via Futurism|
#atlanta#rideshare#robotaxi
space3 months ago

SpaceX's Transporter-17: Midnight Falcon 9 Carries 81 Small Satellites, FireSat and 3D-Printing Demos

SpaceX will launch the Transporter-17 mission from Vandenberg at 12:12 a.m. PDT, sending 81 small satellites from around the world into a Sun-synchronous orbit as part of the Smallsat Rideshare Program. Exolaunch-manifested payloads account for 49 satellites, including Muon Space’s FireSat trio for wildfire detection (Earth Fire Alliance), along with other satellites such as Iceye SARs and UAE’s Leonav-1; Maverick Space Systems contributes Osiris-A, while Orbital Matter’s Replicator-2 demonstrates onboard 3D printing and deployable solar arrays. The first stage (B1097) will land on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You after ascent, and SpaceX will perform additional upper-stage burns to deploy satellites over roughly 2.5 hours.

via Spaceflight Now|
#launches#rideshare#satellites
Breast Milk, Butterflies and More: Uber’s 10-Year Lost & Found Reveals Backseat Surprises
business4 months ago

Breast Milk, Butterflies and More: Uber’s 10-Year Lost & Found Reveals Backseat Surprises

Uber’s 10th annual Lost & Found Index catalogs a decade of quirky rider leftovers from an ankle monitor to live butterflies and breast milk. The report notes New York City as the most forgetful city and Sundays as the busiest forgetful day, highlights evolving trends (AirPods, vaccine cards and masks, Ozempic, Labubu plushies), and underscores Uber’s dominance in the U.S. rideshare market with over a million phones reported lost in the past year.

via BBC|
#bizarreitems#business#lostandfound
space5 months ago

SpaceX readies overnight Falcon 9 to deploy Korea’s CAS500-2 alongside 44 payloads

SpaceX will launch 45 payloads on an overnight Falcon 9 rideshare from Vandenberg, headlined by Korea’s CAS500-2 Earth observation satellite, with 44 secondary satellites from multiple partners deployed into Sun-synchronous orbit. Booster B1071 is targeting a landing at LZ-4 after liftoff, marking another milestone for SpaceX’s reusable rocket program. The mission includes satellites from Exolaunch, Loft Orbital, IRIDE, True Anomaly, Planet Labs and others, illustrating growing international collaboration to increase on-orbit capacity.

via Spaceflight Now|
#cas500-2#earth-observation#falcon-9
Gig Pay Reality: Real 2025 Earnings From Uber to Walmart Spark
economy5 months ago

Gig Pay Reality: Real 2025 Earnings From Uber to Walmart Spark

Business Insider spoke with a dozen US gig workers about their 2025 earnings across Uber/Lyft, Amazon Flex, Taskrabbit, Walmart Spark, DoorDash, and Uber Eats. Earnings varied dramatically by location, app mix, season, and how much workers could deduct for gas and maintenance, with after-expenses income often far lower than gross pay. Notable cases include a 63-year-old Uber driver in Phoenix who grossed about $65,000 but took home roughly $40,000 after costs; a Michigan nurse turned Amazon Flex driver earning about $23,000; a Arizona Taskrabbit handyman stacking $37,000 from Taskrabbit plus $41,000 from a handyman business; a Tennessee Walmart Spark driver earning only about $2,000 over the holidays; a NYC Uber Eats driver at about $25,000; a Louisiana driver splitting Spark/DoorDash/Uber Eats around $40,000; and others who used gig work to bridge layoffs, supplement pensions, or fund personal projects. The overall message: gig earnings are highly variable and depend on the app, geography, seasonality, and personal strategy.

via Business Insider|
#delivery#earnings#economy
Kiefer Sutherland Arrested Over Alleged Hollywood Rideshare Altercation
entertainment8 months ago

Kiefer Sutherland Arrested Over Alleged Hollywood Rideshare Altercation

24 star Kiefer Sutherland was arrested in Hollywood early Monday after an alleged altercation with a rideshare driver. LAPD says he entered a rideshare vehicle near Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue, allegedly assaulted the driver and made criminal threats (Penal Code 422). The victim sustained no serious injuries. Sutherland bailed out on a $50,000 bond, with detectives continuing to investigate and a Feb. 2 court date set.

via Variety|
#arrest#criminal-threats#entertainment
Kiefer Sutherland Arrested in Hollywood Over Alleged Rideshare Altercation
entertainment8 months ago

Kiefer Sutherland Arrested in Hollywood Over Alleged Rideshare Altercation

Actor Kiefer Sutherland was arrested in Hollywood on suspicion of criminal threats after an alleged altercation with a rideshare driver; the LAPD said the driver was assaulted and threatened, Sutherland was booked early Monday and released on a $50,000 bond, with a February 2 court date as detectives continue the investigation. He has prior DUI convictions.

via Daily Mail|
#arrest#criminal-threats#entertainment