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U.S. judge says Uber drivers are not company's employees

AU.S.judgeinPhiladelphiahasruledthatlimousinedriversforUberTechnologiesInc[UBER.UL]areindependentcontractorsandnotthecompany’semployeesunderfederallaw,thefirstr

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In self-driving cars, human drivers and standards come up short: Experts

Autonomouscarsshouldberequiredtomeetstandardsontheirabilitytodetectpotentialhazardsandbetterwaysareneededtokeeptheirhumandriversreadytoassumecontrol,U.S.autosaf

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Uber faces lawsuit for denying rides to woman with service animal

Uberisfacingstillmorelegaltroubleoveritsaccessibilityissues.TexasresidentD'EdraSteelehassuedtheride-sharingcompanyforallegedlydenyingher25ridesduetotheservicedo

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Uber drops opposition to London language test

TaxiappUberisdroppingalegalappealagainsttheintroductionofmorestringentEnglishlanguagetestsfordriversinLondonafterthecity’stransportregulatorsaiditwouldwaterdown

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Uber will require UK drivers to take long breaks after 10-hour shifts

AnewUberpolicywillmandatethatdriversintheUKtakeatleastasix-hourbreakafterworkingacontinuousshiftof10hours,accordingtoReutersandBloomberg.Thelimitontheamountofti

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Women's only parking space sparks controversy in China

Aparkingspace,3.2meterswideandmarkedwithapinkstiletto,hasbeenputintoeffectinaservicestationnearahighwayinthesouthwestofChinaforfemaledriversonly.Thisservicehass

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Uber suffers new blow as EU court rules it's a taxi service

TheEU'stopcourtruledonWednesdaythatUberisanordinarytransportationcompanyinsteadofanappandshouldberegulatedassuch,inadecisionthatisbeingcloselywatchedaroundthewo

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Taxi or app? Uber faces big EU court decision

TheEU'stopcourtwilldecideWednesdayifride-hailingappUberisanordinarytaxicompanyandshouldberegulatedassuch,inadecisionthatwillbecloselywatchedaroundtheworld.Theca

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China: Facial recognition identifies unlicensed drivers in Shanghai

ItusedtobeadifficulttaskforChinesetrafficpolicetocatchpeopledrivingwithoutavalidlicense,butinShanghaihigh-techsystemshaveproventobeefficientinhandlingsuchtraffi

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Will the end of Uber in London make women more or less safe?

ThedecisionbyTransportforLondon(TfL)torevokeUber’slicencewastakeninpartbecauseofconcernsoversafety,whichsoundssensibleenough,althoughnottothe750,000people(andco

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Croatian court rejects ministry request to ban Uber

TheZagrebMisdemeanorCourthasrejectedamotionbytheTrafficInspectorateoftheMinistryofTransporttobanthecabbookingUberapplication,CroatiannewsagencyHINAreportedonWed

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Uber drivers' cars torched in S.Africa clash

ThreecarsweretorchedinaJohannesburgbusinessdistrictonThursdayinthelatestclashbetweendriverswithride-hailingserviceUberandtraditionalcabbies."Threecarsweresetali

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VR helps UPS to train student delivery drivers

Throughthetechnologyofvirtualreality(VR),peoplecanexperiencescenariosthatareimpossibletoberealisticallyrecreatedindailylives.LaunchinginSeptember,thecompanyplan

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Uber is reportedly closing down its car-leasing program in the US

Uber'sterrible,awful,no-good2017isn'toveryet.Twoyearsafteritstartedleasingcarstodrivers,theride-hailingcompanyhasrealizedthatitshould'velookedattheeconomicsofsu

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Drivers of NW Chinese city bedazzled by 3D zebra crossing marks

Acity'sattempttotakeroadsafetytothenextlevelbypainting3Dzebracrossingmarksonitsstreetshasbeenperceivedasaroadblockbythepublicandignitedadebateaboutthepurposeofs

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Uber suspends unlicensed service in Finland until next year

UbersaidonThursdayitwouldsuspenditsunlicensedserviceUberPOPinFinlanduntilalawderegulatingthetaximarketcomesintoeffectnextyear.TheU.S.ride-hailingcompanyhascomeu

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Uber wins right to contest English tests for London drivers

Uber[UBER.UL]saidithadwontherighttoappealagainstacourtdecisioninfavorofplansbyaLondonregulatortoimposenewEnglishreadingandwritingstandardsinamovewhichcoulddepri