The ride-hailing giant’s background check process was intended to speed drivers onto its network while keeping costs down, ...

All Uber driver background checks will be improved very soon with the use of biometric scans and voice technology. The new method should make the service a lot safer. These have been several incidents ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ride-hailing company Uber will pay at least $10 million to settle allegations by California prosecutors that the ride-hailing company misled passengers about the quality of its ...

The nonprofit Consumer Watchdog warned Uber users to start using Lyft after a blockbuster New York Times report. The report ...

An investigation by the New York Times into Uber's background checks and safety procedures for its drivers found a patchwork ...

Uber will start doing annual criminal background checks on U.S. drivers and hire a company that constantly monitors criminal arrests as it tries to do a better job of keeping riders safe. The move ...

The criminal charges against Duncan Eric Burton loomed over discussions at the capitol yesterday about how best to regulate rideshare services like Uber and Lyft in the state of Texas. Burton, who was ...

COLUMBIA - A Target 8 investigation background checked Columbia Uber drivers and took a closer look at the ride-share company’s safety regulations. In the past year, several states have implemented ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The U.S. taxi company Uber Technologies Inc has tightened background screening of its drivers in India to include inspection of criminal court records, Uber said in a statement ...