SHoP and Gensler reveal designs for Uber Air Skyports
US studios SHoP Architects and Gensler are among eight practices that have created concept designs of "skyports" for Uber, which will be hubs for both ground-based and drone taxi fleets. More
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Uber reveals redesigned Jump electric share bikes
Uber-owned bike rental company Jump has unveiled the design for its latest electric bicycles, which have a phone dock for easy navigation and a retractable lock to discourage vandalism. More
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Uber and Lyft blamed for San Francisco's congested streets
San Francisco might put the brakes on Uber and Lyft, after a new report has pinned the city's worsening congestion on the ride-sharing services. More
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Uber "brings back the U" in major rebrand
Uber has scrapped its controversial and confusing "asshole" symbol for a simple wordmark, as part of its new visual identity designed with branding firm Wolff Olins. More
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Uber reveals "skyport" proposals for flying taxi services
Stout cylindrical towers that cars can fly inside and stacked landing pods are among the proposals that architects and engineers have imagined for Uber's fleet of taxi aircrafts, as plans for UberAir push ahead for 2020 launch. More
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Uber reveals new drone-like prototype to create aerial taxi service by 2023
Uber has unveiled its latest "flying car" concept, which looks more like a giant drone than the helicopter-like concept it first developed with NASA last year. More
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Uber acquires electric bike-sharing service Jump
Uber has acquired electric bike-sharing service Jump, in a bid to further expand the modes of transportation available to its users. More
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Uber taxi kills woman in first fatal accident between a pedestrian and a self-driving car
A woman in Arizona has become the first pedestrian to be killed by a self-driving car after being struck by an Uber vehicle operating in autonomous mode. More
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Uber builds and tests self-driving cars at engineering centre in Pittsburgh
Assembly Design Studio has converted a large warehouse in Pittsburgh into a workspace for Uber where self-driving cars are engineered, built and tested. More
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Uber's electric flying taxi by Bell Helicopter debuts at CES
Aircraft manufacturer Bell Helicopter has revealed the cabin for an electric, self-piloting air taxi at the Consumer Electronics Show, designed for Uber's scheduled 2020 aircraft taxi service. More
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Uber and NASA to launch flying taxi service by 2020
Uber has partnered with NASA to develop an on-demand electric aircraft taxi service, which is scheduled to begin flights in Los Angeles in three years time. More
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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
