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Uber

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Uber is a global platform providing ride-hailing, courier services, food delivery, and freight transport. They focus on empowering people to go anywhere, get anything, and earn their way with a relentless pursuit of reimagining movement.

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Uber - Latest News and Updates

• Spain will require Uber and similar companies to use transparent criteria for setting dynamic prices.
• Uber has launched a 'Missed Flight Connection Cover' insurance in Mumbai, allowing passengers to claim up to Rs. 7,500 if traffic delays cause them to miss their flight.
• Uber is facing a legal battle in the UK as two taxi companies, Delta Taxis and Veezu, crowdfund to challenge Uber's push to apply VAT to all private hire firms, which could increase fares by at least 20% outside London.
• On September 12, Uber launched Uber Taxi in Rio de Janeiro in partnership with Stuo, allowing users to request taxis through the Uber app.
• Uber abandoned its bid to acquire Foodpanda Taiwan after the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission blocked the deal, resulting in a $250 million termination fee.

• Uber has partnered with Refex Green Mobility to deploy 1,000 electric vehicles in Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Mumbai by 2026.
• Uber Eats has partnered with Woolworths and Engen to offer late-night delivery of Woolworths Foodstops in South Africa until midnight, expanding convenience shopping in urban areas.
• Riverside County is set to approve a $2.16 million contract with Uber to provide subsidized rides for released inmates, using Uber for Business until February 2030.
• Uber lost its appeal to separate over a thousand sexual assault lawsuits from riders, as the Ninth Circuit Court upheld the consolidation of these cases.
• Siphiwe Nodwele has joined Uber as Head of Business Development, Sub-Saharan Africa, after serving as Founder & CEO at Uluntu Financial Technology in South Africa.

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