Uber
American ridesharing and delivery company
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| August 2024 | Uber was fined 290 million euros by the Dutch Data Protection Authority for transferring European drivers' personal data to US servers in breach of GDPR regulations. |
| March 2024 | Uber Eats paid an undisclosed sum to the black courier as a payout related to the AI facial recognition controversy from 2021. |
| March 2024 | The Wall Street Journal reported on Uber's strategy to increase profits through targeted advertising, noting the company was showing one ad per trip and experimenting with push alerts. |
| March 22 2024 | Music hall is officially renamed from Verti Music Hall to Uber Eats Music Hall. |
| February 2024 | A multidistrict litigation (MDL) was established in the Northern District of California against Uber Technologies, Inc., consolidating over 3,000 sexual assault lawsuits. The litigation alleges Uber prioritized growth over passenger safety through inadequate background checks and systemic safety failures. |
| February 14 2024 | Uber Eats delivery drivers in the United Kingdom organized a large-scale strike, stopping deliveries between 5pm and 10pm. The protest, led by Delivery Job UK, aimed to raise courier pay to a minimum of £5 per order, marking the largest strike against the platform in the UK. |
| January 2024 | Uber announces plans to shut down Drizly alcohol delivery service by March 2024 and merge it into Uber Eats. |
| January 2024 | Uber was fined 10 million euros by the Dutch Data Protection Authority for violating privacy regulations related to drivers' personal data management and disclosure. |
| January 2024 | Uber secures naming rights for the music hall. |
| 2023 | Uber achieves its first annual operating profits, totaling $1.88 billion, after accumulating $31.5 billion in operating losses since 2014. |
| 2023 | Achieved a take rate of 28.7% for mobility services and 18.3% for food delivery, demonstrating significant market performance. |
| 2023 | The Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled against Uber in the Chilutti lawsuit, determining that the company's arbitration clause violates the state constitution by not placing waiver rights in bold text at the top of the contract. |
| February 2023 | Uber drivers, along with Lyft drivers and DoorDash delivery workers, conducted a coordinated strike in the United States and United Kingdom to protest low wages and unfair fee structures. |
| 2022 | Uber Eats faced an antitrust lawsuit alleging price manipulation, specifically by requiring restaurants to charge identical prices for delivery and dine-in meals to be listed on the app, and imposing service fees ranging from 13% to 40% of restaurant revenue. |
| 2022 | Continued recovery with revenue growing to $31.8 billion, demonstrating strong market resilience and potential return to pre-pandemic business levels |
| 2022 | Leaked documents confirm the existence of Uber's 'kill switch', providing external verification of the previously reported data access blocking technique. |
| 2022 | Uber's arbitration clause was first found to be in violation of the Pennsylvania state Constitution, beginning a series of legal challenges to the company's contractual practices. |
| December 2022 | Uber Eats partners with Cartken, a self-driving sidewalk bot, to deliver food and groceries in Miami. |
| December 31 2022 | By year-end, Uber reports total assets of US$32.11 billion and total liabilities of $24.03 billion. |
| September 15 2022 | Discovered a security breach of its internal network through a social engineering attack, though no sensitive data was compromised. |
| July 10 2022 | Over 124,000 Uber documents from 2012-2017 were leaked by Mark MacGann to The Guardian, revealing lobbying efforts and controversial internal communications from the period when Travis Kalanick ran the company. |
| May 16 2022 | Uber Eats launches two autonomous delivery pilots in Los Angeles with Serve Robotics and Motional. |
| April 2022 | Uber Eats partners with Tesco, the UK's largest grocer, to start deliveries from 20 stores with a one-hour delivery guarantee. |
| March 11 2022 | Uber Eats adds a variable fuel surcharge to deliveries in the United States and Canada based on delivery length and gas prices. |
| 2021 | Uber Eats reaches a record annual revenue of $8.3 billion, demonstrating substantial growth and market penetration in food delivery services. |
| 2021 | An Uber Eats black courier was denied continued access to the app and had his account deleted due to AI facial recognition issues. |
| 2021 | Uber's revenue began recovering, increasing to $17.4 billion as pandemic restrictions eased and mobility services started to rebound |
| December 2021 | Uber Eats completes its first food delivery in space, partnering with Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa to send food to the International Space Station. |
| October 2021 | Uber was sued in London over allegations of racial bias in its facial recognition system, which allegedly fails to effectively identify people with darker skin and prevents some people of color from using the platform. |
| August 2021 | The 2020 racial discrimination lawsuit was dismissed due to lack of evidence proving intentional discrimination, though the judge granted permission to file a new complaint. |
| April 2021 | The Court of Amsterdam ruled that Uber must reinstate and compensate six drivers who were automatically terminated by algorithmic decisions, finding the action in violation of GDPR Article 22 regarding automated decisions with significant legal impact. Uber challenged the ruling but the decision was ultimately upheld. |
| April 2021 | An arbitrator ruled against Uber in a discrimination case involving Lisa Irving, a blind customer who was denied rides 14 times with her guide dog. Uber was ordered to pay $1.1 million, including $324,000 in damages and over $800,000 in legal fees and court costs. |
| 2020 | Uber Eats was sued for antitrust price manipulation, with allegations of forcing restaurants to charge the same prices for delivery and dine-in, and charging delivery fees ranging from 13–40% of restaurant revenue. |
| 2020 | Uber experienced significant revenue decline to $11.1 billion during the COVID-19 pandemic, reflecting the global impact on transportation and ride-sharing services |
| 2020 | 5,000 Uber and Lyft drivers filed wage and hour claims with the California labour commission office, alleging misclassification as independent contractors. Rideshare Drivers United claimed that approximately 250,000 drivers from 2016-2020 could be eligible for a potential settlement involving tens of billions of dollars in wage theft claims. |
| 2020 | The US Department of Justice announced criminal charges against former Chief Security Officer Joe Sullivan for obstruction of justice related to the 2016 data breach cover-up. |
| October 2020 | A class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of non-White Uber drivers, alleging racial discrimination in the company's driver evaluation system based on passenger reviews and star ratings. |
| September 2020 | Committed to achieving global carbon neutrality by 2040 and mandating electric vehicle-only rides in most countries by 2030. |
| July 2020 | Uber acquires Postmates for $2.65 billion to bolster its food delivery operations. |
| May 4 2020 | Uber Eats exits the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, transitioning operations to Careem. |
| April 2020 | A group of New Yorkers filed a lawsuit against Uber Eats, DoorDash, Grubhub, and Postmates, alleging monopolistic practices through restrictive contract clauses that require restaurants to maintain uniform pricing for dine-in and delivery customers. |
| April 2020 | Uber Eats began using AI-powered facial recognition technology for driver identity verification, requiring drivers to match selfies with their recorded profile pictures. |
| March 2020 | During the COVID-19 pandemic, Uber Eats experiences a 30% rise in new customers as people avoid social interactions. |
| January 21 2020 | Zomato acquires Uber Eats's stock in India, with Uber receiving a 10% stake in Zomato. |
| 2019 | Uber Eats increases annual revenue to $1.9 billion, continuing its expansion in the food delivery sector. |
| 2019 | Uber announced it would not comply with California Assembly Bill 5, and launched a lobbying and public opinion campaign to overturn the law via ballot. |
| December 2019 | Travis Kalanick resigned from Uber's board of directors and sold his shares in the company. |
| October 2019 | Notable performances during the first year included shows by Gloria Gaynor, Hozier, Olivia Rodrigo, Cypress Hill, Bastille, Slash, Erykah Badu, Beth Hart, The Roots, The Beach Boys, and Stray Kids. |
| October 15 2019 | Uber Eats launches nationwide delivery of Burger King fast food throughout the United States. |
| September 2019 | Uber Eats exits the South Korean market due to intense competition in food delivery. |
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