Uber

You can request ‘quiet’ drivers through a new Uber Black feature

Uber on Wednesday revealed new features for its premium customers in the US including a “Quiet Mode” that aims to reduce chattiness during rides….

Uber’s testing a new ‘seamless’ PIN code pickup system for airports

Uber is revising how its service functions at airports, kicking off a trial in Portland this week. The city’s airport in Oregon, US will…

Uber and IEC offering R25 off two rides on Election Day

Uber, along with the Independent Electorial Commission (IEC) and Nelson Mandela Foundation, will offer voters R25 off rides to and from polling stations, the…

Changes to Uber Eats will focus on delivery issues, information availability

Uber Eats’ apps are getting some much-needed feature improvements, the food delivery firm announced on Friday, focused particularly on delivery issues and information accessibility….

Bargaining ride-hailing service inDriver launches in Cape Town

Cape Town on Thursday received a new competitor to Uber and Taxify in the form of Russian ride-hailing service inDriver. The company, headquartered in…

You can now order food on Uber Eats in Paarl

Uber Eats is now available 60km northeast of Cape Town in the Winelands town of Paarl, the company announced on Thursday. It’s the third…

Uber Lite should be the only Uber app you need

There are many lite versions of popular apps today, all aiming to make our lives easier when we’re struggling with data costs, low storage…

Uber launches 24/7 hotline in South Africa

Uber South Africa has launched a telephonic support line which will be available around the clock throughout the festive season. According to a press…

Uber is now more expensive to use in South Africa

As of Friday 7 December, your Uber trip to the airport and back is going to cost a bit more than it did before….

Twitter recounts ‘horror movie’ aftermath of Global Citizen Festival

This weekend, the highly anticipated Global Citizen Festival took place at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. Though fans in their thousands enjoyed performances from…

Uber rides in London will be hit by a ‘clean air’ tax

As the world becomes smoggier, companies that rely on gas guzzling vehicles become more responsible for the future of clean air, and the planet…

More than a million people now use UberEats in South Africa

UberEats is this week celebrating its second year of operation in South Africa, and with it provided a slew of factoids on our eating…

Uber breaks the 10-billion trips barrier worldwide

Ride-hailing service Uber has this month surpassed 10-billion trips worldwide. In a blog post published Tuesday, the company announced the milestone, which took it…

Uber Lite launches in India

Uber Lite is now a thing, but it’s not a new offering from the ride-hailing service. Instead, it’s a new app, keeping up with…

South Africa, you can now tip your Uber driver

Feeling bad about not tipping your Uber driver for making your day? If saying “thanks” is just too cold for you, from today, riders…

Uber autonomous car kills pedestrian in Arizona

The autonomous car industry has been dealt a major blow this week. On Sunday, an Uber self driving vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian…

Uber launches Incident Response Team ‘call-back’ in South Africa

Uber South Africa now has its own Incident Response Team, the company announced Tuesday. This incident system has been operational as trial since December…

NJ man orders a R19 000 Uber after a frat party brain fade

The longest Uber trip ever recorded in South Africa spanned between Cape Town and Durban via Bloemfontein. We’re not sure who this dedicated driver…

Still using BBM? You can now request an Uber via platform

BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) has seen far better days in emerging markets, as WhatsApp usurps it as the favoured instant messaging platform. That hasn’t stopped…

Uber settles medical record lawsuit with woman raped by driver

Uber has capped off its terrible 2017 by settling a lawsuit with a woman who accused top executives of illegally obtaining her medical records…

These executives left tech giants in 2017

It’s been a whirlwind of a year for the top dogs at some of the biggest tech companies in the world — and not all…

TWR #131: Ventureburn startup survey, Uber’s data breach & iPhone 8 Plus

Welcome to The Weekly Roundup, where we talk the biggest in tech and startup news over the past seven days. This week, Hadlee Simons…

Huawei won’t get Android updates from Google after US trade blacklist – report

Cape Town, surrounding mountains brace for ‘heavy’ rain, possible snowfall

Google’s new Live Transcribe feature translates ‘sound events’

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [19/5/2019]

Reserve Bank issues call to fintechs to participate in central bank digital currency project

Applications for next week’s SBC AfriTech Cape Town FastTrack close this Sunday

Sony, Microsoft team up to develop ‘highly intuitive’ cloud-based gaming services

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First look: Skyworth’s 65-inch Android-fueled OLED AI TV

Audi’s new cars in Germany will count you down, pace you to green lights

Two Ford Focus trim levels also found to have lock issues

South Africa’s govt ministers really love German cars and big Toyotas report reveals