Uber rival inDrive scales beyond ride-hailing to capture more consumer spending

inDrive’s ad business, first piloted in July 2025, has served more than 2 billion impressions and attracted over 2,000 paying advertisers a month.

Uber invests $10M in Indian fleet operator Carrum at $168M valuation

Carrum Mobility operates about 5,100 vehicles in India and is Uber’s largest fleet partner for its premium Uber Black service in the country.

Travis Kalanick’s Atoms might be getting into the robotaxi business

The Uber founder has said that Atoms will allow him to complete “unfinished business.”

Uber beats Waymo as first to launch robotaxis in London
Uber beats Waymo as first to launch robotaxis in London

Uber beat out Waymo in launching a commercial robotaxi service in London, the city’s first. The vehicles use autonomous driving tech developed by Wayve, a UK-based startup, and will initially feature safety drivers behind the wheel. The launch is a milestone for Uber, which has been plotting a UK launch with Wayve for several years. […]

Delivery Hero board backs Uber’s $15B takeover bid

If approved, the combined company would become one of the largest food delivery platforms in the world.

Uber is laying off 10% of staff, or 3,300 people

Uber is laying off about 3,300 people, or about 10% of its global headcount, in a bid to reduce management layers and invest more in its ride-sharing, delivery, and robotaxi divisions.

Uber launches live video streaming for teen accounts

Uber said no one will be able to access the video once the ride ends

Uber is letting parents check in on their teens through drivers’ selfie cameras
Uber is letting parents check in on their teens through drivers’ selfie cameras

Uber is updating its teen account feature to allow parents to use the selfie cameras on Uber drivers’ phones to check in on their teenage children during ridehail trips. Since first launching teen accounts in 2023, Uber has touted the myriad ways parents can keep tabs on their children, from PIN verification to live GPS […]

Uber faces fine of nearly $1B over automated driver suspensions

The Dutch Data Protection Authority is fining Uber €825 million in the second largest penalty issued under Europe’s GDPR.

TechCrunch Mobility: The custom chip driving Waymo’s robotaxi ambitions

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