Transportation network companies
Supreme court upholds decision to ban Uber
The 11th Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled to uphold the decision to block access to Uber, a popular internet-based private transportation service, and ban the company from operating in Türkiye.
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Uber Boat set to launch on Mykonos
Ride-hailing company Uber announced on Wednesday in New York that it is about to launch water taxis in Greece, starting with Mykonos.
Holidaymakers on the Cyclades island will from mid-June be able to book a boat trip through the Uber app, for a maximum of eight people per ride.
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Middlemen: The Croatian ‘Aggregators’ Failing Digital Platform Workers
'Fun' and 'freedom' came at a price, however.
Not formally employed by the digital courier giant, Marin [not his real name] couldn't be paid directly into his personal bank account, so managers at Glovo recommended he try an intermediary, a so-called aggregator, which would become his official employer.
Uber pays $100 mln to New Jersey in driver status dispute
Uber paid the U.S. state of New Jersey $100 million in back taxes and fines for labeling nearly 300,000 of its drivers as self-employed and withholding required benefits, officials said on Sept. 13.
Protesting blockade continues today: Compensation for Belgrade citizens - free ride
According to the announcement of the taxi associations, protest rides will be organized in the next days from 13 to 15 hours, until, as they say, the competent authorities start to obey the laws.
A Google Engineer Accused of Stealing Trade Secrets Sold to Uber
A former Google engineer has been accused of stealing trade secrets from the company, which he then sold to Uber, the Associated Press reported.
Largest assistance center in Central and Eastern Europe for Uber drivers, partners, in Bucharest
Uber company inaugurated on Tuesday in Bucharest the largest center in Central and Eastern Europe that offers assistance to drivers and business partners in Romania, a center where they can contact directly Uber representatives to discuss various issues.
Construction and Mining AI Startup Secures $5m Funding
When most people in the general public think of autonomous vehicles, they think of the self-driving cars and the potential for autonomous taxis (wouldn't Uber be so much better if there weren't any humans involved?). However, another technological revolution has been slowly brewing on the sidelines.
Romanian Taxi Drivers Protest Against New ‘Uber Law’
Taxi drivers protested on Tuesday at a rally in Bucharest called by the Confederation of Authorised Operators and Transporters, COTAR, which accuses digital transportation services like Uber, Bolt and Clever of "lobbying" the government into passing legislation that "will generate serious and illegal discrimination".
Uber Launches Uber Air in Australia
Uber announced that Australia will be the first foreign ticket market for the Uber Air flight service.
The company has chosen Melbourne as the third pilot city for its air taxi program after Dallas and Los Angeles.
Test flights should begin in 2020, and their business activity in 2023.
Several companies are developing flying taxis as a future mode of transport.
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