Uber edges towards driverless taxis with Daimler partnership
Uber has announced a partnership with Daimler to operate driverless taxis, weeks after its own self-driving fleet was ordered off the streets of San Francisco. More
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Self-driving Ubers ordered off streets hours after launch
Uber's fleet of self-driving cars has been ordered off the streets of San Francisco until the company acquires the necessary permit, as footage emerged of two of the vehicles running red lights. More
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Fleet of driverless Uber cars takes to the streets
As of today, Uber app users in San Francisco have the option of hailing a self-driving taxi. More
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Uber's self-driving taxis to arrive in the US this month
Taxi app Uber will trial a fleet of autonomous Volvos on the roads of Pittsburgh later this month, the latest development in the race towards driverless cars (+ slideshow). More
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Uber is testing a driverless taxi on the streets of Pittsburgh
Taxi app Uber is the latest company to explore driverless car technology, confirming it is testing a self-navigating vehicle that could force its drivers out of their jobs. More
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Designers create alternatives to controversial Uber rebrand
Crowdsourcing site DesignCrowd has revealed the winner of a contest to find an alternative logo for taxi app Uber, after the company unveiled a controversial rebrand earlier this month (+ slideshow). More
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Uber's head of design steps down following controversial rebrand
Uber's head of design Andrew Crow has announced that he is to leave the company, immediately after it unveiled a widely criticised brand redesign. More
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Uber rebrands with location-specific "asshole" logos based on bathroom tiles
Taxi service Uber has launched a new identity designed by the company's CEO, which presents users in different countries with customised colours and patterns, and which has already been compared to an "asshole". More
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SHoP Architects unveils designs for Uber's San Francisco headquarters
Architecture studio SHoP and interior design firm Studio O+A have unveiled plans for a glassy new mini-campus for the firm behind the controversial Uber taxi app (+ slideshow). More
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"Can public enterprises adopt the popular dynamics of private enterprises?"
Opinion: in his latest column, Dan Hill examines what services like the Uber taxi app mean for cities and asks whether the designers of public services can learn something from them. More