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Uber axes price-naming feature as ride-hail companies recruit new drivers FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 Uber announced on Thursday that it is stopping the ability for California drivers to set their own prices, and soon may eliminate their ability to see trip destinations in advance.Lea Suzuki / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Uber is stopping the ability for California drivers to set their own prices, and soon may eliminate their ability to see trip destinations in advance.Scott Strazzante / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less Uber is axing the ability for California drivers to set their own pr...

Uber looks to prevent drivers from seeing destinations — it’s a dick move The company takes yet another step closer to being a regular taxi firm Story by According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Uber is thinking about stopping its drivers from being able to see the destinations and potential prices of ride requests. Yet again, it shows the ride-hailing Übermensch doesn’t really prioritize its drivers. It’s classic poor form from Uber, and I’m going to explain why. As the Chronicle points out, last year, Uber began letting its drivers see ride destinations and pric...

Uber may stop letting drivers see destinations and name prices FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 Uber driver Omer Iltas prepares to pick up a customer at SFO in August. Uber said airport acceptance rates are down in California because drivers can see destinations upfront and reject rides.Yalonda M. James / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Uber driver Jorge Torres, 29, looks at his phones for ride pickups at a Shell gas station near the Oakland International Airport in October. Uber may end a feature that let drivers see destinations upfront and set pricing for rides.Yalonda M. James / The Chronic...

The loans came as Uber and gig economy companies added billions to their stock values after defeating an effort to make drivers employees.

Uber Fails to Pay Some Electric Car Bonuses, Citing Glitch Bloomberg 3/11/2021 Ben Elgin and Lizette Chapman (Bloomberg) -- Uber Technologies Inc. failed to pay some of its drivers special bonuses for using electric vehicles, part of a broad plan designed last year to put more electric cars on the road. Popular Searches Uber attributed the lapse to a technical error and began making payments after being contacted by Bloomberg Green. The missed bonuses are a rocky start to a green strategy that needs to be much more ambitious to reach its targets, according to some transport...