Jason Dalton, an Uber driver from Kalamazoo, Mich., is accused of going on a shooting spree that left six people dead Saturday night. He randomly shot victims between picking up Uber customers.
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Mercury Insurance now provides coverage for Transportation Network Company (TNC) drivers — such as Lyft and Uber — in the states of California, Nevada and Arizona.
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Mercury Insurance’s new coverage will provide Uber and Lyft drivers with insurance that will cover them throughout the entire ride cycle, including when the ride-hailing app is on but they hadn’t accepted a ride.
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For the first time, Uber finished ahead of car rental for total national ground transportation for business travelers in fourth quarter 2015, according to Certify’s SpendSmart Report.
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As of Jan. 21, Uber became the second transportation network company (TNC) authorized for pickups at Los Angeles International Airport. Lyft was approved last month.
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To boost demand during the winter slump, Uber is cutting prices for January rides in more than 100 U.S. and Canadian cities.
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Uber is partnering with Enterprise Rent-A-Car on a car rental pilot program in Denver. Enterprise will provide rental cars to Uber drivers by the week or month.
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Uber plans to launch its UberPool service in London on Friday Dec. 4. This new service allows passengers to share a ride with other riders for a discount.
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Vision Fleet, a Los Angeles-based company that manages the largest deployment of electric vehicles in a public fleet in the U.S., has launched Evercar — a service for on-demand drivers who work for companies such as Uber, Lyft, Instacart, and Postmates.
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Uber has signed a $14 million car rental deal with South Africa’s WesBank, which will rent cars to Uber drivers who do not qualify for car loans.
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