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Get ready for takeoff with Uber and Joby

The future of flight is coming to Uber.   We’re introducing Uber Air powered by Joby, giving riders a first look at how they’ll be able to book Joby Aviation’s all-electric aerial taxis directly in the Uber app, in collaboration with Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA)   Joby expects to carry its first passengers […]
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Baidu and Uber Partner to Bring Apollo Go Autonomous Ride-hailing to Dubai in collaboration with Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority

Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU and HKEX: 9888) and Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER), in partnership with Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), today announced the next phase of their global partnership, bringing the Apollo Go autonomous ride-hailing service to the Uber platform in Dubai.   Expected to launch in the coming month, the fully autonomous […]
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WeRide and Uber Launch Middle East’s First Fully Driverless Robotaxi Commercial Operations in Abu Dhabi, UAE

WeRide (NASDAQ: WRD, HKEX: 0800.HK), a global leader in autonomous driving technology, and Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER), today announced the launch of Level 4 fully driverless Robotaxi commercial operations in Abu Dhabi. This marks the first driverless deployment in the Middle East, as well as the first city outside the United States to host […]
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Uber and Mastercard expand payment partnership

As ride-hailing platforms face pressures Mastercard has expanded its payments partnership with Uber in a move aimed at enhancing digital financial services for drivers, couriers, and consumers using the platform. The new phase of cooperation will see Uber integrate a wider set of Mastercard’s technologies, with a focus on real-time payments, simplified digital credentials,
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La dolce vita! Uber arrives on the Amalfi Coast with helicopters and boats, just in time for summer travel season

With more than 5 million people expected to pack their bags for the Amalfi Coast this summer, Uber has today announced its latest travel products designed to help visitors ‘Go Anywhere’ by land, sea or air in Italy’s most dazzling tourist destination. The new travel products launching in the Uber app will include private, round-trip […]
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Uber Runs on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Uber, the largest on-demand mobility and delivery platform in the world, relies on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to help support the rapid growth and more than one million trips that Uber powers every hour. Uber has modernized its application tier and AI infrastructure and migrated much of its operational big data and streaming stack to […]
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Uber launches Teen Accounts in the UAE

Uber has announced the  launch of Uber Teens Accounts in the UAE, KSA, Qatar and Jordan. The new product is designed to help families on the go and allows parents or guardians to invite teens (aged 13-17) to create a specialized Uber account that will allow teens to request their own rides with parental supervision […]