Uber

Chicago riders will start to see a “local taxi” option in their Uber app. It will be the same price as an UberX, and customers will have the opportunity to choose between the two.

Uber and Chicago taxi drivers have expanded a partnership, allowing taxi drivers to pick up riders using Uber to request a ride, NBC Chicago’s Courtney Sisk reports.

The next Uber you order in Chicago could arrive as a taxi.

As rideshare giant Uber moves to enhance safety features built into its app, a man riding as a passenger in a rideshare vehicle was shot to death early Wednesday morning in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood.

Uber has announced changes to enhance safety features on the app as a rideshare passenger was killed on Chicago’s South Side early Wednesday morning, NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

A Chicago Uber driver whose vehicle was shot at shortly after picking up a passenger recalls the harrowing experience, NBC Chicago’s Vi Nguyen reports.

Global rideshare giant Uber will pay 272 million Australian dollars ($178 million) to settle a long-running dispute with Australian taxi and hire car drivers who lost out when the company entered the Australian market.

Uber is helping parents feel more at ease and in control when their teenagers need a ride or order food on UberEats through a new feature.

The sidewalk robot deliveries are set to start by the end of March in a select area of Tokyo.

Thousands of rideshare drivers in 10 cities will strike Wednesday, with many holding demonstrations outside major U.S. airports. Jen DeSalvo has more.

Need a ride to or from O’Hare International Airport Wednesday? You might want to plan ahead — thousands of Uber and Lyft drivers will park their cars and turn off their apps as part of a strike.

Tomorrow, ride-hailing and delivery drivers in ten major cities, including Chicago, will initiate a strike beginning at 11 a.m. on Valentine’s Day. They intend to halt new job acceptances via their apps and gather for a rally in front of O’Hare Airport, organized by a coalition of 30,000 drivers.

The “Festive Fleet” offers karaoke, festive light and photo props.

Uber and Lyft will pay drivers in New York a combined $328 million to settle wage theft claims and have agreed to establish a minimum wage and paid sick leave for drivers across the state, Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday.

Uber Eats now allows customers to order from two stores at the same time.

Uber Eats has announced several new initiatives to help consumers save money on food and groceries as prices continue to rise across the country.

The wife of a suburban Uber driver is pleading for justice after the driver was brutally beaten during a carjacking in Lake County, NBC Chicago’s Vi Nguyen reports.

Your Uber app can show you how your Uber score breaks down, including how many one-star reviews drivers have given you.