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Taxi driver Gabriel Saad searches for passengers in Beirut.

Uber has met its match with Lebanon’s old-school carpool taxis

Economics

Uber who? Taxi drivers in Beirut offer an authentic ride-share service and some have still never heard of the popular ride-hailing app.

City traffic.

Uber is making ride-booking data publicly available. Is this a privacy Pandora’s box?

Technology
Man holding smartphone

What’s the future of your commute?

Technology
uber drivers

Uber’s immigrant drivers look forward to better pay—and a bigger voice

Business
Zipcar

How the ‘sharing economy’ could upend capitalism

Economics
French taxi drivers protest against Uber

In France, a new fight against Uber

Business

Traffic jams greet Uber’s arrival in French cities.

Members of the All India Mahila Congress, the women's wing of the Congress {arty, carry placards that read, "The country is covered in shame..." The women were protesting the rape of a female passenger by an Uber taxi driver in New Delhi.

An alleged rape by an Uber driver is one more sign of India’s gender violence problem

Justice

Uber bills itself as the “safest ride on the road” for its customers, but the company is now banned from operating in New Delhi after one of its drivers has been accused of raping a passenger. This case is the latest to draw attention to the dangers facing Indian women.

Latest Episode

Podcast: 2019-05-08 As Uber Prepares to Go Public, Drivers Across the Country Strike