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This year Uber is participating in the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic victims – a special day that pays tribute to the individuals, families and communities impacted by road traffic crashes. According to the World Health Organization approximately 1.3 million people lost their lives as a result of road traffic crashes and millions […]

Uber’s cybersecurity team is joining with top tech companies to launch the first-ever Vendor Security Alliance (VSA), a coalition to enable businesses to streamline their vetting process for vendors’ cybersecurity risks.

I’m excited to announce that Jeff Jones, Chief Marketing Officer at Target, will be joining Uber as President, Ridesharing. Jeff will be responsible for Uber’s operations, marketing and customer support globally. Ryan Graves, who has been with us from the start, will continue to be integrally involved with Uber as our resident entrepreneur and builder. […]

Driving with Uber means more than just being on the road. From getting work at the touch of a button, choosing when and where to drive, to tracking progress toward goals—our driver-partners make choices at every turn. That’s the beauty of the on-demand economy: you define the work you do, it doesn’t define you. Every […]

Today we’re announcing our intention to merge Uber China with Didi Chuxing. Three years ago I traveled to China with a small group of people to see if we might be able to launch Uber there. It was an ambitious idea, given that we were still a relatively small start-up and no one there had […]

Behind every successful Uber ride is a technology many of us take for granted: maps. Mobile maps and GPS allow us to match you with the closest available driver, navigate the fastest path to your destination, and give you an accurate ETA. Accurate maps are at the heart of our service and the backbone of our business. The ongoing need for maps tailored to the Uber experience is why we’re doubling down on our investment in mapping.