Fashion lines, car manufacturers and airlines, among other industries, are summoning their resources to help with the medical response to the coronavirus pandemic. They’re manufacturing masks and ventilators — with some even delivering food to first responders.

Drive and get paid, even if you’re at risk for the coronavirus, or stay home and don’t. It’s a choice Tim Drake says he is being forced to make. Drake, who has been driving for Uber for two and a half years, and many other people who work for “gig” companies say they feel stuck between making money and...

Uber on Tuesday was set to resume testing self-driving vehicles on public roads in San Francisco two years after suspending the program, according to a report from TechCrunch.

Concerns about the safety of rideshare services have prompted transportation leaders in San Francisco to send a letter to state regulators Wednesday outlining the gaps in regulations they believe put riders in danger.

Transportation leaders in San Francisco sent a letter to state regulators Wednesday outlining a long list of gaps in regulations that they say puts rideshare customers in danger. Jean Elle reports.

About 80 employees lost their jobs without notice when Uber recently closed its downtown Los Angeles customer support office, according to a report published Tuesday. Employees were told Thursday that it was their last day, as Uber was closing its Los Angeles office and shifting those jobs to a large customer support office in Manila, Philippines, according to the Los…

A federal judge is refusing to exempt ride-hailing company Uber and on-demand meal delivery service Postmates from a broad new California labor law while she considers their lawsuit.

A federal judge is refusing to exempt ride-hailing company Uber and on-demand meal delivery service Postmates from a broad new California labor law while she considers their lawsuit.

Need a ride? Or an extra pair of feet? Twitter user @JReneex posted a screenshot of several Uber transportation options for a trip to LaGuardia Airport last week that had users either raising their eyebrows or sharing a laugh. The first two options show standard ride vehicles, while the last one offers the unconventional choice of a “Walking Buddy” for…

Uber sent an email to riders Thursday detailing some changes the company says are intended to keep as many drivers on the road as possible. But it means users won’t always know what their ride will cost until it’s over.

Uber sent an email to riders Thursday detailing some changes the company says are intended to keep as many drivers on the road as possible. But it means users won’t always know what their ride will cost until it’s over. Ian Cull reports.

Uber sent an email to riders Thursday detailing some changes the company says are intended to keep as many drivers on the road as possible. But it means users won’t always know what their ride will cost until it’s over. Kris Sanchez reports.

Ride-share company Uber and on-demand meal delivery service Postmates sued Monday to block a broad new California law aimed at giving wage and benefit protections to people who work as independent contractors.

Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is resigning from the board of directors, severing ties with the ride-hailing company that he co-founded a decade ago and ran until a series of scandals led to his downfall. The departure, announced Tuesday, did not come as a surprise. Kalanick recently sold more than $2.5 billion worth of stock in the company, or more…

Uber Technologies Inc. will establish a $4.4 million fund to settle a federal investigation into allegations that the San Francisco company allowed a rampant culture of sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Wednesday.

Within a few weeks, anyone taking BART to San Francisco International Airport may be able to fly through security with special priority, according to a report. The number of people taking BART to SFO has declined in recent years. In an attempt to reverse that trend, the transit agency wants to provide riders with a quicker trip through airport security,…

Within a few weeks, anyone taking BART to San Francisco International Airport may be able to fly through security with special priority. Bob Redell reports.

Uber reports more than 3,000 U.S. sexual assaults on 2018 rides in long-awaited safety report.

London’s transit authority on Monday refused to renew Uber’s operating license over concerns about impostor drivers, with the ride-hailing company vowing to appeal the decision as it struggles to secure its future in the British capital. It’s the latest chapter in Uber’s rocky history with London transport officials, who have subjected the San Francisco-based tech company to ever tighter scrutiny...

Automakers are envisioning what life on the road will be like once driving “by hand” becomes optional, in a series of bold concept cars shown off at CES in Las Vegas, and back here in Silicon Valley.