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 ...

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DETROIT – 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.

In order to let their cars pick up passengers at Boston’s Logan Airport, Uber and Lyft agreed to let Massachusetts run its own background checks on drivers. Over 70,000 drivers applied for the checks, ...

Uber is taking steps to enact stricter background checks, after a New York Times investigation in December revealed that the ride-hailing giant's policies allowed for drivers with many types of ...

Uber is expanding its background check process for all U.S. drivers, the company said Wednesday. Although the popular rideshare and private cab service middleman has always screened its drivers, some ...

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 ...

Managing Editor Alison DeNisco Rayome joined CNET in 2019, and is a member of the Home team. She is a co-lead of the CNET Tips and We Do the Math series, and manages the Home Tips series, testing out ...

The ride-sharing app has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a lawsuit over how its background checks of drivers were marketed to customers. Uber can now no longer use the phrases “safest ride on the ...