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Uber CEO Travis Kalanick’s father’s health has improved after a tragic boating accident

by Johana Bhuiyan

Kalanick posted a heartfelt letter on Facebook about his mother, who passed away in the accident.

Lyft just published its first diversity report and it’s not much better than Uber’s

by Johana Bhuiyan

Only 18 percent of Lyft’s engineering team are women, just 3 percent more than Uber’s.

Uber’s head of finance has left the company

by Johana Bhuiyan

The company posted a $708 million loss in the first quarter compared with a $991 million loss the previous quarter.

Uber fired the executive at the center of the Alphabet lawsuit

by Johana Bhuiyan

The ride-hail company has terminated Anthony Levandowski for not cooperating with the lawsuit.

Uber’s New York general manager is leaving to join Tusk Ventures

by Johana Bhuiyan

Josh Mohrer is leaving the company after five years.

Full transcript: New York Times reporter Mike Isaac answers Uber questions on Too Embarrassed to Ask

by Recode Staff

Isaac, a former Recode writer, covers the ride-hailing beat at the NYT.

Though demand for UberBlack has dropped, Lyft launched its own luxury service in SF, LA and NY

by Johana Bhuiyan

Lyft Lux: Your friend with a fancy car.

An expansion of the U.S. government’s in-flight ‘laptop ban’ is still possible, official says

by Tony Romm

DHS Secretary John Kelly told lawmakers the government is reviewing potential threats.

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How Uber’s funding and valuation stack up against competitors like Didi and Lyft

by Rani Molla and Johana Bhuiyan

Uber far outpaces most of its competitors in valuation, but Didi Chuxing has raised more money.

Uber’s general counsel of Europe, the Middle East and Africa has stepped down

by Johana Bhuiyan

Jim Callaghan was at the company for a little more than a year and is leaving to focus on family, according to Uber.

Uber admits that it has underpaid tens of thousands of drivers in New York since late 2014

by Johana Bhuiyan

The company is working to pay drivers that it underpaid based on an accounting error.

The future of the modern car is actually digital

by Bob O'Donnell

The technological and business model for autos is slowly but surely moving toward a software-and-services-focused approach.

Ford thinks it can solve its problems by putting a longtime furniture executive in charge

by Johana Bhuiyan

Ford replaced Mark Fields with former Steelcase CEO Jim Hackett.

A more cuddly Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has returned to social media

by Johana Bhuiyan

The embattled leader seems to want to tell a happier story via photos of Mom and math socks.

Uber is looking for a new general counsel amid increasingly dicey legal issues

by Johana Bhuiyan

Yoo will now become the company’s chief legal officer.

Uber is pressuring one of its top executives to comply with Alphabet’s lawsuit

by Johana Bhuiyan

As part of a court order, Uber is asking Anthony Levandowski to waive his Fifth Amendment rights.

Uber for trucks is here. Here’s how it will work.

by Johana Bhuiyan

It’s not about self-driving just yet.

U.S. officials will talk to Europe about expanding the in-flight laptop ban

by Tony Romm

The EU, meanwhile, has raised safety issues with storing large devices in planes’ cargo holds.

Uber won’t be forced to stop developing self-driving cars during its lawsuit with Alphabet

by Johana Bhuiyan

In a move that formalizes Anthony Levandowski’s recusal, a judge granted Alphabet a partial injunction in its case against Uber.

Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo is teaming up with Lyft

by Johana Bhuiyan and Tess Townsend

Well, this is an interesting development.

Uber engineers are looking to leave as a court case puts the self-driving future in limbo

by Johana Bhuiyan

If Alphabet gets its preliminary injunction, the ride-hail company could have to stop some of its self-driving operations.

Alphabet’s self-driving cars drove their last million miles in record time

by Johana Bhuiyan

Waymo’s test fleet now has three million miles of public-roads experience under its belt.

Uber hired noted AI researcher Raquel Urtasun to lead its self-driving expansion into Canada

by Johana Bhuiyan

Urtasun will continue to teach at the University of Toronto part-time and will be joined by eight of her students.

Two in five people said they’d be interested in owning an autonomous flying car

by April Glaser

Yet 94 percent of people are concerned about overall safety.

The U.S. Justice Department appears to be probing Uber’s use of software to avoid regulators

by Tony Romm and Johana Bhuiyan

The practice, known as “greyballing,” is the subject of the investigation, which may be criminal in nature.

Elon Musk really wants to remind you that Tesla’s new Model 3 is not as good as the Model S

by Johana Bhuiyan

It has fewer bells and whistles so that it’s easier to manufacture.

Before tackling driverless technology, this startup wants to make human drivers safer

by Johana Bhuiyan

Nauto, backed by Andy Rubin’s Playground, rolled out a device that will detect and warn drivers when they're distracted.

A judge could decide today on Alphabet’s call for an injunction against Uber

by Johana Bhuiyan

To get an injunction, Alphabet has to prove the continued operation of Uber’s self-driving efforts will cause “irreparable and immediate harm.”

Tesla has high expectations for its first-quarter earnings after setting record car deliveries

by Johana Bhuiyan

Tesla recently broke records for car deliveries, so now Wall Street expectations for revenue are at an all-time high.

Watch Elon Musk’s TED talk where he describes his plan to dig tunnels to avoid traffic

by April Glaser

Cars get parked on underground skates that travel up to 130 miles per hour.

Here’s the first look at how Elon Musk’s ‘boring’ car tunnels will work

by Johana Bhuiyan

Cars will be lowered into the tunnel from the roads on what Musk calls a car “skate.”

Ride-hailing giant Didi raised $5.5 billion to boost its self-driving and global efforts

by Johana Bhuiyan

The new round would value the company at around $50 billion — close to Uber’s valuation.

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