Your next ride with Uber could be in the sky

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A Joby air taxi hovers above a landing pad, powered by six propellers and with three wheels underneath it.
Uber riders in Dubai will be able to book rides on Joby's air taxis later this year, the companies said on Wednesday.

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Microsoft-backed Wayve raises $1.5 billion to take its robotaxis global

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Wayve Trafalgar square
A Wayve self-driving car alongside one of London's famous red buses.

Wayve

Uber employees have an AI clone of CEO Dara Khosrowshahi — and use 'Dara AI' before talking to the big boss himself

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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi speaks while wearing a grey suit, watch, and light-blue dress shirt while gesticulating with his hands.
Some Uber employees use an AI clone of CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, he said on a recent podcast.

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I'm 76 and drive for Uber after losing my savings to my wife's cancer bills. I'm not sure how long I can keep driving.

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Jeff Mason
Jeff Mason, 76, drives for Uber a few times a week.

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Uber blames a 'bug' for two-price mystery that vexed drivers

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Two people sit in a car with an Uber sign in the windshield while parked around other cars at night with a streetlight in the background
Uber says a bug caused drivers to receive lower payout offers on trips that they had accepted.

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Driver's licenses aren't a rite of passage anymore

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A teenager in the back of a car

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As a mom of three kids, Christina Mott had been counting the days until her oldest son, Colton, got his driver's license.

Uber's CEO is betting the robotaxi wars won't be won by ride-hailing alone

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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi smiles against a dark blue background while wearing a dark-colored sweater and sitting in front of a microphone.
Deliveries could be a key part of making robotaxis work financially in the future, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said Wednesday.

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Deactivated accounts are one of gig workers' biggest challenges. NYC just got Uber Eats to reactivate some of them.

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A bike courier wears a black Uber Eats backpack as he approaches an intersection where pedestrians are crossing the street.
Uber Eats agreed to reactivate the accounts of some delivery workers under a settlement with New York City.

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Uber's new plan to deploy 25,000 robotaxis will come from an autonomous trucking company — led by an Uber alum

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Waabi
Waabi, an autonomous trucking company, is teaming up with Uber to deploy 25,000 robotaxis.

Waabi

Uber Eats and DoorDash workers could see a bump from New York City's new tipping law. The companies say it'll hurt them.

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A DoorDash delivery worker walks down a sidewalk with a red DoorDash-branded insulated backpack and a bicycle.
New York City's law mandating an option to tip when customers pay for their order takes effect on January 26.

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