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Uber: A Global Transportation and Logistics Giant Uber Technologies, Inc, headquartered in San Francisco, is a multinational transportation network company operating across approximately 70 countries and 15,000 cities. Its core business model revolves around ride-hailing, but its services have expan...

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Company type Public
Industry Transportation, Mobility as a service
Founded March 2009
Founders Garrett Camp, Travis Kalanick
Headquarters San Francisco, California, U.S.
Area served 70 countries and 10,500 cities worldwide
Key people Ronald Sugar (chairman), Dara Khosrowshahi (CEO)
Services Taxi, Food delivery, Package delivery, Freight transport
Revenue US$43.98 billion (2024)
Net income US$9.856 billion (2024)
Number of employees 31,100 (2024)
Subsidiaries Careem (2020-2023), Cornershop, Drizly (2021-2024), Postmates, Uber Carshare (2022-2024), Uber Eats
Website www.uber.com

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Uber: From Luxury Rides to Global Mobility Uber's journey began in 2009 with a simple idea: easier, cheaper transportation. Co-founders Garrett Camp and Travis Kalanick, spurred by a costly New Year's Eve experience, developed a mobile app initially offering only black car services in San Francisco....

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App-based rides hit in Chandigarh as Uber, Rapido licences suspended for 6 months

September 09, 2026 10:30 am

Officials said Uber and Rapido failed to satisfy the prescribed norms relating to driver insurance and training, fares, vehicle eligibility and other safety and operational norms despite being given multiple opportunities.

Uber is cutting about 3,300 jobs as it seeks to simplify its organisation and invest more heavily in robotaxis and AI.

Why Uber is cutting 3,300 jobs despite years of 'growth'

September 03, 2026 1:24 pm

These are Uber's largest personnel cuts since the Covid-19 pandemic and come as the company trains its sights on artificial intelligence and robotaxis.

Penalty for ride cancellation? Rapido, Uber have until Sept 1 to comply

July 30, 2026 5:14 pm

Companies operating without the prescribed registration or flouting norms will face strict action, the government has warned.

Why this Uber driver earning Rs 80,000 in rent still works 12 hours after a heart attack

July 21, 2026 5:32 pm

An Instagram creator's brief Uber ride uncovered the inspiring story of a Bihar man who refused to let illness or rejection define his life.

Women Uber drivers in Chandigarh highlight safety, low earnings and the need for stronger support from ride-hailing platforms. (File Photo)

‘I don’t fear the night anymore’: Women Uber drivers in Chandigarh seek better support from aggregators

July 10, 2026 7:20 pm

Women Uber drivers in Chandigarh say active policing has improved safety, but they seek better support, fairer fares and stronger welfare measures from ride-hailing platforms.

Uber expands safety features in India with ambulance support, Record My Ride feature

July 01, 2026 8:36 am

These new safety-related features were announced at the company’s annual Uber Surakshit safety conference held in New Delhi.

drivers operating through cab aggregators will not be exempt from the state’s language rules.

Your OTP isn't a One-Time-Password any more. And that carries a security cost

July 16, 2026 12:05 pm

An OTP limits the damage caused by insider threats, opportunistic data breaches, and leaked credentials. The fixed PIN on ride-sharing apps shifts more trust onto drivers, backend protections, and post-hoc fraud detection than a one-time code does

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Singer Shalmali Kholgade praises ‘ideal Uber driver’ in viral video: ‘Should teach India how to drive’

June 17, 2026 5:06 pm

In the clip, Shalmali Kholgade tells the driver that she is going to leave a ‘big review’ for him and thanks him before introducing him on camera.

former Amazon employee becomes Uber driver

Amazon to Uber: Driver who quit corporate job to follow his passion inspires internet

June 16, 2026 5:06 pm

Shared by content creator Chetna Singh, the video captures a conversation with an Uber driver in Hyderabad who has completed nearly 23,600 trips.

Uber recruiter viral post new employee steals company's macbook

'Number does not exist, LinkedIn not found': How a new hire at Uber 'vanished' with company's MacBook

June 02, 2026 5:36 pm

In a LinkedIn post, Hyderabad-based Uber principal recruiter Raghu Tenneti described the episode humorously, saying the candidate did not merely ghost the company but seemed to "vanish from existence".

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Cab drivers protest after ban on Uber taxi services

June 04, 2015 10:52 pm

The Delhi government had rejected the applications for granting licences to app-based cab services Uber, Ola Cabs and TaxiforSure to operate in the national capital.