User Xkhatukhu's viral video prompted Uber to take action and ban the driver for showing off a knife during the ride.

Uber said it does protect drivers using GPS tracking, an emergency assistance button on the app and 24/7 incident response by a team of former law enforcement professionals.

Uber drivers will take fewer left turns and soon be able to record rides through their smartphones as the ride-share company makes changes geared toward safety in the driver's seat, officials said.

“Rider safety is important to us, and we take situations like this very seriously. We have investigated this incident and have banned the driver from the Uber platform,” the statement read. The ban ...

Man stabbed while working for Uber in Dallas calls on company to do more for driver safety The stabbing appeared to be a random incident near the shops across U.S. 75 from NorthPark Center. By ...

Until something bad happens. On March 24, Tempe police cited a driver for making an illegal left turn and hitting one of Uber’s test Volvos while it was in self-driving mode.

An Uber driver who survived a knife attack is speaking out for the first time. Matthew Tipton said he picked up 28-year-old William Dimas last week and drove him to Family Dollar on Sprague Street ...

San Francisco police say the incident occurred Sunday and a 32-year-old ride share driver was the victim. Uber and Lyft banned the passenger involved. Skipping the US Travel 2025 🌴 This country ...

Chanti Dixon. Photo Credit: Youtube/WRTV. The recent death of 30-year-old Chanti Dixon in Indianapolis has raised serious concerns about safety in rideshare services.

In March of 2018, a self-driving Uber UBER struck and killed a homeless woman walking her bicycle across an isolated road in Tempe, AZ. The collision rockedthe self-driving world, but remains its ...

Uber restarted on-road testing of its autonomous vehicles in December of 2018. Since the Arizona crash, it's pledged to have two safety drivers in all cars, placed four-hour driving limits for ...

Uber, which said it was in touch with the driver and passenger in the Las Vegas accident, cited its community guidelines: "Drivers are expected to maintain an environment that makes riders feel ...