In 2020, he was run over by a man in a car who sped off. His family has spent years fighting to get the perpetrator convicted. Meanwhile, Hilario has become a symbol for 65,000 app-based delivery workers in New York City, as they try to improve their working conditions
The anti-machine movement arose in 19th-century England in a similar context to today. A new book reframes the revolt and reminds us that the conditions in which it occurred resemble our own day
After years of losses and regulatory battles, the company founded in 2009 has become a very profitable giant with ambitions to bring all the taxis in the world onto their platform
The company has promised analysts and investors strong business growth and profitability over the next three years
The rule replaces Trump-era standard that narrowed the criteria for classifying employees as contractors. Such workers are not guaranteed minimum wages or benefits.
The company is now handling more rides than it did in 2019, raising the company’s hopes that it may finally realize its long-term of goal of becoming consistently profitable
Authorities say the city is in the midst of a crime crisis. Homicides are up 34% compared with this time last year. Car theft is up 98%, and carjackings have more than doubled — up 104%
The settlements resolve investigations into the companies improperly charging drivers sales taxes and other fees when the costs should have been paid by customers
President Joe Biden and other heads of state, hundreds of foreign journalists and more than 1,000 business executives from around the globe are expected to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders’ summit
Around the world, electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOL aircraft are entering the mainstream, though questions remain about noise levels and charging demands
The new rule applies only to drivers signing up to transport passengers with Uber’s ride-hailing platform, and not for those delivering food
The free shuttle will run daily in a fixed route called the Loop around Treasure Island, the site of a former U.S. Navy base in the middle of San Francisco Bay
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge David Garbarino, who accepted the plea agreement, sentenced Rafaela Vasquez, 49, to three years of supervised probation
City officials recently announced plans to substantially increase earnings for those workers in the coming years to provide them with more financial stability
New York’s more than 60,000 delivery workers currently make an average of $7.09 an hour, according to the city
Copas, who is from Tompkinsville, Kentucky, was in El Paso visiting her boyfriend, according to authorities
The new rule could nearly triple average earnings for workers on apps like Uber Eats and DoorDash in the coming years
The company he founded, World Wide Mobility, has over $1 million in annual software sales
Three attacks in Florida last month sent ripples of fear among some app-based drivers, who have long demanded better protection from companies
David Risher began steering the ride-hailing service with a eye of driving down costs as part of an effort to bring its fares more in line with Uber
Two trailblazing ride-hailing services are heading toward uncharted territory as they seek regulatory approval to transport passengers around the clock in the Californian city
Green will step down as Lyft’s CEO effective April 17 and Zimmer will give up his role as the San Francisco company’s president at the end of June
To ‘tame the bear,’ Uber partnered with a Kremlin bank and offered stock enticements to Russian oligarchs, internal memos reveal
The son of Chinese immigrants to the US, Wang dropped out of college after his freshman year to found Scale Al, a company that helps companies like Uber, Toyota, and Airbnb optimize their artificial intelligence systems
