Dara Khosrowshahi: News

31 Aug 2024

Aurora

Uber takes another shot at self-driving cars

Uber is reigniting its ambition to become a leader in the self-driving car industry, after previously selling its autonomous vehicle unit to Aurora for a minority stake.

22 Feb 2024

Uber

Uber partners with India's ONDC to expand mobility offerings

Uber has partnered with India's Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) to explore new mobility options on the Uber app.

15 Feb 2024

Tata

You may soon book Uber ride through Tata's super app

Tata Group is said to be in talks with Uber for a strategic partnership aimed at boosting traffic and subscribers on Tata's super app, Tata Neu, according to The Economic Times.

22 Jun 2023

Uber

Uber to fire 200 employees in quest of profitability

A few months ago, Uber's CEO said the company was not considering firing anyone. The company changed its stance when it axed staffers from Uber Freight.

23 Feb 2023

Uber

Uber's 'rigorous' performance review system could see employees getting fired

Uber is not planning broad layoffs. However, the company's performance review process, which is going to be "even more rigorous," might result in some employees getting fired.

04 Jul 2020

India

Uber is planning to shift engineering jobs to India

After laying off 25% of its workforce, or about 600 employees, in India, ride-hailing giant Uber is looking to create jobs in the country.

26 May 2020

Uber

Uber India fires 25% of its workforce: Details here

In another blow to the salaried section, Uber India has laid off 600 employees or nearly a quarter of its workforce in the country.

12 Nov 2019

Uber

Uber CEO calls Jamal Khashoggi's murder "mistake", apologizes after outrage

Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered last year, inside Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul. His murder, allegedly ordered by crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, sparked outrage and showed dissenting voices are shut.

10 Apr 2018

Uber

Uber acquires dockless bike-sharing start-up JUMP for $200 million

Uber has acquired dockless bike-sharing start-up JUMP for an undisclosed amount of money. However, some reports suggested that the deal was finalized at a price closer to $200 million.

26 Mar 2018

Uber

Uber exits South-East Asia, selling its operations to rival Grab

After exiting China and Russia, Uber Inc. is now selling its South-East Asia operations including ride-share and food delivery business to regional rival Grab.

17 Dec 2017

Uber

Uber stole rivals' secrets and used undercover agents, says letter

It seems that Uber's legal battle with Alphabet-owned self-driving company Waymo has reached a critical point.

01 Sep 2017

Uber

Uber's new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi promises big changes

It looks like Uber's new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is shaking things up for the better.

30 Aug 2017

Iran

The rise of Iranian-Americans in the tech industry

The appointment of long time Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi as the new Uber CEO underscores a larger phenomena happening in America for some time now - the rise of Iranian-Americans in the tech industry.

28 Aug 2017

Uber

Uber chooses Expedia's Dara Khosrowshahi as its new CEO

Uber has, reportedly, chosen Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi as its new chief executive.