Anyone who is a regular Uber user knows the drill. Every time you finish a ride, you give your driver a rating from one to five stars. Most likely you don’t put much thought into those ratings—but for ...

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 ...

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 ...

The bill aims to improve safety measures, but rideshare companies argue the legislature is "deeply flawed." ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The nonprofit Consumer Watchdog warned Uber users to start using Lyft after ...

For Uber, the cost of doing business this week just went up a couple million. The app-based car service has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle yet another lawsuit brought forth by drivers, Reuters ...