Thinking about driving for Uber? You’ll need a roadworthy strategy
For Uber drivers, the gig is about a lot more than getting into a vehicle and signing on. It’s about the right hours, the right vehicle, managing expenses and perfect timing.
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Uber to open $200M engineering hub in Toronto
By Terry Foster, Spoke News Transportation giant Uber is set to open a new $200-million engineering and research facility in Toronto, as well as expand its Toronto-based Advanced Technologies Group Research & Development Centre (ATG). Uber’s CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, announced the plans for the ATG expansion and new engineering hub at a press conference earlier this month. The ATG facility has been working on Uber’s autonomous car technologies since May … Continued
The times they are a changing
BY ETHAN KOMPF Technology is advancing at an exponential rate. Things that were believed impossible even 40 years ago are now possible. This can be a good thing, but it has its pitfalls. Although it may seem like communications technology brings us closer together, it can also be divisive. One only need look at the debacle that occurred in Toronto with the protests and strikes over the past year revolving … Continued
UberX, taxis battle
BY JENNA BRAUN Life isn’t fair. We are constantly told this as children when we are unhappy with a situation, and to a large degree, it is true. However, what we are also taught as children is how to problem solve. Our local taxi drivers and new UberX drivers need to do some problem solving. On the UberX website, it states that to become a driver, the only necessary requirements … Continued
Uber takes on cab companies
BY IAN MCBRIDE Everyone relies on some form of transportation, whether it be train, plane, car or bus. Taxi services are also another option. Now enter Uber into the equation. Uber, founded in 2009, is a ride-sharing service based in San Francisco that is available to people in 45 countries and more than 200 cities worldwide. The company uses a smartphone application to connect passengers with drivers who have undergone … Continued
