Hacker News with Generative AI: Uber

Unified Checkout: Streamlining Uber's Payment Ecosystem (uber.com)
Upgrading Uber's MySQL Fleet (uber.com)
Arbitration – Disney Abandoned a Brazen Legal Tactic. Uber Is Doubling Down (slate.com)
When John and Georgia McGinty hailed an Uber in March 2022, they never expected their driver to run a red light, crash into another car, and send them to the hospital with critical injuries.
Their Uber Driver Crashed. A Pizza Order Unraveled Their Injury Lawsuit (nytimes.com)
A New Jersey couple was heading home from dinner in an Uber in March 2022 when their driver T-boned another car, leaving them with serious injuries, including spine and rib fractures.
Their Uber Driver Crashed. A Pizza Order Unraveled Their Injury Lawsuit (nytimes.com)
A New Jersey couple was heading home from dinner in an Uber in March 2022 when their driver T-boned another car, leaving them with serious injuries, including spine and rib fractures.
Couple in a severe Uber crash can't sue because of an Uber Eats order (cnn.com)
Couple in an Uber crash can't sue because of an Uber Eats order (ctvnews.ca)
A married New Jersey couple that was in a severe accident during an Uber ride can’t sue the company because they and their daughter agreed to arbitration when they accepted the terms of service for a separate Uber Eats order, a court has ruled.
US couple blocked from suing Uber after crash: daughter agreed Uber Eats terms (theguardian.com)
A New Jersey couple seriously injured when their Uber driver ran a red light and collided with another car has lost a bid to take legal action against the company in court.
US couple blocked from suing Uber after crash say daughter agreed to Uber terms (theguardian.com)
A New Jersey couple seriously injured when their Uber driver ran a red light and collided with another car has lost a bid to take legal action against the company in court.
Uber terms mean couple can't sue after 'life-changing' crash (bbc.com)
A couple who were left with life-changing injuries after their Uber crashed have been told they cannot sue the company because of the terms they accepted when using the app.
Uber beats crash victims' attempt to try case in court instead of arbitration (arstechnica.com)
A married couple can't sue Uber over severe injuries they suffered in a 2022 car accident because of a mandatory arbitration provision in the ride-sharing company's terms of use, according to a ruling issued by the New Jersey Superior Court appellate division.
Uber terms mean couple can't sue after 'life-changing' crash (bbc.com)
A couple who were left with life-changing injuries after their Uber crashed have been told they cannot sue the company because of the terms they accepted when using the app.
Couple left with life-changing crash injuries can't sue Uber (independent.co.uk)
A couple left with life-changing injuries have been told they cannot sue the company Uber after being involved in a crash, as they had accepted the terms and conditions pop-up when using the app.
Uber charges more if you have credits in your account (viewfromthewing.com)
I noticed something strange earlier this month when I pulled up the Uber app and requested a ride.
Uber drivers in Kenya are ignoring the app and charging their own rates (restofworld.org)
A rate card published by a Nairobi drivers’ union has become ubiquitous in Ubers in Kenya.The new rates are at least 50% higher than Uber’s official fare.Uber says charging customers extra is against company policy, and is reviewing the complaints it has received.
Uber fined €290M ($324M) in Netherlands for sending drivers' data to the US (reuters.com)
Uber loses New Zealand appeal, court rules drivers are employees not contractors (nzherald.co.nz)
Uber and BYD announce 100k EV partnership (teslarati.com)
Consumer court imposes penalty on Uber after driver refuses to complete trip (barandbench.com)
Uber Is Locking Out NYC Drivers Mid-Shift to Lower Minimum Pay (bloomberg.com)
LedgerStore Supports Trillions of Indexes at Uber (uber.com)
Migrating Uber's ledger data from DynamoDB to LedgerStore (uber.com)