News Kia offers Uber drivers discounted electric vehicles in Europe Uber drivers across Europe are to be offered Kia electric vehicles at a discounted rate, helping them upgrade to an EV. Read More » 15 June 2021
News BP Pulse to open series of fleet rapid charging hubs in Europe A new BP Pulse fleet rapid charging hub has opened on Park Lane in central London; the first in a number of multi-charger hubs planned Read More » 14 June 2021
News Volvo unveils production-ready autonomous XC90 for Uber Volvo and Uber have unveiled a fully autonomous production XC90 that could be used to provide autonomous ridesharing services in the future. Read More » 13 June 2019
News French ride-hailing app takes fight to Uber in London French ride-hailing service Kapten has launched in London to bring a ‘best value’ rival to Uber. Read More » 16 May 2019
News Toyota and Uber extend autonomous car partnership Toyota and Uber are to co-develop an autonomous ride-sharing service, scheduled to launch in 2021. Read More » 28 August 2018
News Uber gets short-term licence for London Uber has been granted a 15-month probationary licence to operate in London after making changes to its practices. Read More » 27 June 2018
News Uber halts self-driving car tests following fatal accident Uber has suspended its pilot programmes on autonomous cars in the US following a fatal accident. Read More » 20 March 2018
News Uber covered up data hack for more than a year Uber has admitted to concealing a data hack that saw personal data of 57 million of its ride-hailing users globally compromised. Read More » 22 November 2017
News Volvo helps foundations for self-driving Uber taxis Volvo Cars has signed a non-exclusive framework with Uber to sell “tens of thousands” of vehicles with the hardware for autonomous driving on board, enabling Read More » 21 November 2017
News Transport for London refuses to renew Uber licence Transport for London (TfL) is to strip Uber of its licence to operate in the capital after concluding that Uber London Limited “is not fit Read More » 22 September 2017
News Uber to pilot EVs in Amsterdam under LeasePlan partnership Uber has teamed up with Nissan and LeasePlan to run an electric car pilot in Amsterdam. Read More » 13 September 2017
News LeasePlan and Uber sign pan-European partnership LeasePlan and Uber have signed a new partnership that will provide Uber partner-drivers across Europe with a full operational leasing solution. Read More » 27 March 2017