A Mandurah-based Uber driver says he blew over the limit after drinking to excess the night before.
Rachel Fenner
THE ECONOMIST: On closer inspection, their businesses all turn out to face the same main pitfalls: a misplaced faith in network effects, low barriers to entry and a dependence on someone else’s platform.
Uber customers will soon be able to book long-distance travel on planes, trains and buses, reflecting the company’s ambitions to become a travel “super app”.
Jackie Davalos
The rideshare giant has admitted it ‘has no means’ to fix an invoice issue that could expose Australian companies to rorting.
James Hall
Rideshare giant Uber has restored its Pool service in Perth after cancelling it when COVID-19 hit because of community transmission fears.
Caitlyn Rintoul
A Perth Uber driver has broken down in tears and hugged his wife after being acquitted of sexually assaulting a drunken female passenger in the back seat of his car.
Rourke Walsh
An Uber driver called triple-0 claiming he could not rouse a drunk young woman on his backseat after allegedly ‘sexually molesting’ her as she lay ‘frozen’ in shock, prosecutors say.
Shannon Hampton
The days of sweating through a trip with a driver who’s too tight to use the air con may also be over.
Thousands of taxi, Uber and on-demand drivers will be required to pass tough new security checks — including a five-yearly national police clearance — before being granted a licence.
Joe Spagnolo
Direct flights from Melbourne, which start in March, could be the trigger for Uber to start operating across the Margaret River region.
Warren Hately
The ride-share giant says growth in WA is ‘well into the double digits’ and the economic downturn has translated into an ‘excellent supply’ of drivers.
Meilin Chew
The San Francisco company picked up the pace of its revenue growth, racking up $US3.81 billion ($5.5 billion) in the third quarter, 30 per cent more than the same time last year.
Uber Eats was holding eateries financially responsible for the delivery of meal orders, even though they had no control of the delivery process.
Derek Rose
The new UberPool will start as a six month trial and will save customers up to 55 per cent on their fare.
Sarah Ison
Perth taxi plate owners will divvy up nearly $120 million worth of compensation payments next month, with hundreds of owners putting their hand up for the money.
Other cities around the country could follow soon after ahead of an expected commercial launch of the service in 2023.
The company already has lost about $US9 billion since its inception in 2009 and acknowledges it could still be years before it turns a profit.
Michael Liedtke
Thousands of taxi drivers, licence plate owners and operators have signed up to a class action against ride-share giant Uber.
Caroline Schelle
The biggest taxi provider in WA is dropping its base standard fare prices so customers will pay the same they do now when a 10 per cent levy on trips is brought in on April 1.
Peter de Kruijff
The ride-hailing service says it is edging closer to experimental flights with a commercial launch expected in the early 2020s.
Olivia Rudgard
Uber drivers and Airbnb hosts will no longer be able to dodge taxes on their earnings.
Massive surcharges on Uber fares during New Year’s Eve celebrations have sparked complaints from Perth revellers.
Bethany Hiatt and Natalie Richards
The controversial 10 per cent levy will start on April Fool’s Day. And its customers who will bear the brunt.
In Australia, some users are having trouble accessing the mobile app. An Uber outage report shows issues in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.
Natasha Christian
