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

FILE - This June 21, 2017, file photo shows the building that houses the headquarters of Uber, in San Francisco. Uber will start doing annual criminal background checks on U.S. drivers and hire a ...

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 ...

Uber is tightening background checks for its drivers. In a blog post, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said Uber will run background checks on drivers each year. The company previously didn’t have a uniformed ...

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 ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – An Uber driver accused of sexually assaulting a UMass student lied about his identity to get the job. The man accused of sexually assaulting a UMass student is being held ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- State regulators have approved new rules for the background checks drivers must undergo before joining a ride-hailing platform like Uber or Lyft. The unanimous vote came after a ...

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 ...

DETROIT (AP) — In light of a string of recent crimes involving its drivers and passengers. Uber will start doing annual criminal background checks on U.S. drivers and hire a company that constantly ...