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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

• Uber wins a multimillion-pound reprieve on disputed UK tax payments after HMRC stops demanding VAT on the full cost of rides.
• Georgetown has partnered with Uber and zTrip to launch the rideGTX program for accessible transportation.
• Uber announced a partnership with Family Dollar to deliver products from over 5,000 locations through Uber Eats, marking its first national partner in the discount retail space.
• Uber agreed to buy 85% of the Turkish delivery platform Trendyol for $700 million from Alibaba Group, with the deal expected to close in the second half of the year.
• Uber now allows users to book train tickets for Renfe, Iryo, and Ouigo through its app, offering a 10% cashback on each ticket for other services, as part of its strategy to enhance integrated mobility, according to Felipe Fernández Aramburu, director general of Uber in Spain and Portugal.

• On May 6, 2025, Uber announced a strategic partnership with Pony AI to deploy autonomous Robotaxis on the Uber platform, starting in the Middle East.
• Uber has partnered with RABA to offer the RABA Runner program, which subsidizes up to $5.00 for eligible rideshare trips within the Redding Urbanized Area.
• On May 6, 2025, Uber and WeRide announced an expansion of their strategic partnership to introduce autonomous vehicles in 15 more cities globally over the next five years, with Uber managing fleet operations.
• Anilabh Pandey has joined Uber as Director of Engineering in India, previously serving as Sr. Director, Software Development at PayPal.
• Katherine Howell has joined Uber as Director, Central Operations, EMEA Delivery in the Netherlands, previously serving as Director, Strategy & Product Portfolio, Technology Services & Engineering at A.P. Moller - Maersk.

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