Uber settles dispute over sexual assault data with California Public Utilities Commission FacebookTwitterEmail Uber will pay a $150,000 fine, instead of a $59 million penalty it faced last year, for not complying with the California Public Utilities Commission’s request.Josh Edelson/AFP / Getty Images Uber and the California Public Utilities Commission have filed a proposed $9 million settlement in a long-running dispute over whether the ride-hailing giant must hand over data on riders and drivers who were sexually assaulted while using the service. The joint proposal, which was reached through mediation, was filed with the administrative law judge in the case on Thursday afternoon.