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#1 Uber and Lyft Agree to Higher Wages, Work-Accident Insurance in Mass. Settlement

Jul 1 2024 // BOSTON (AP) — Drivers for Uber and Lyft will earn a minimum pay standard of $32.50 per hour and will be eligible for occupational accident insurance paid by the companies for up to $1 million for work-related injuries...

#2 Uber Picks Once-Rival Aurora to Launch Driverless Truck Offering in Texas

Jun 25 2024 // Nearly a decade after it began working on self-driving vehicles, Uber Technologies Inc. plans to haul freight fully autonomously for the first time later this year through an expansion of an earlier deal with Aurora...

#3 Massachusetts Allows Uber to Force Paralyzed Rider to Arbitrate

Jul 1 2024 // Uber can require that a passenger seriously injured in a crash involving an Uber driver go to arbitration over his $63 million damages claim without a trial, the highest court in Massachusetts recently ruled, overturning a...