Uber Drivers
Uber is celebrating its $1 billion profit. But some drivers are feeling left behind.
Uber drivers protested declining pay on Wednesday, a week after the company announced its first annual operating profit ever.
How to make better tips as a server: 6 workers share their secrets
Six people with jobs ranging from rideshare drivers to restaurant servers shared how they earn higher tips. One server wore her hair in pigtails.
Uber and Lyft will pay $328 million to settle wage-theft probes in New York. Over 100,000 drivers are eligible for a payout.
The settlements resolve probes into whether the ride-hailing companies improperly charged drivers taxes and fees that customers should have paid.
A 70-year-old Uber driver explains how canceling over 30% of his rides and only driving during busy periods have helped boost his pay
A 70-year-old Uber driver says he declines and cancels many of his rides to avoid losing money.
I'm an Uber and Lyft driver and I wish passengers knew these 9 things before getting in my car
Greg Erken has completed 12,000 Uber and Lyft rides in Washington, DC. He says it's important to be ready for pickup and pay attention as you exit the car.
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Uber CEO says his time moonlighting as a driver showed him the company didn't pay enough attention to its drivers. It sparked an all-hands called 'Why we suck.'
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says execs didn't "take pride" in its product for drivers because so few of them had ever actually driven for the company.
An Uber Eats rider and YouTuber says he's stopped picking up from McDonald's as it treats delivery staff badly and its drinks keep spilling
Bryce Pritchett has built a YouTube following of over 138,000 subscribers by videoing his work as a delivery rider.
Uber CEO reveals 4 ways to boost your rider ratings — and tipping isn't one of them
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi explained how riders can increase their ratings, based on his experience driving undercover for the app.
Here are the weirdest items in Uber's annual lost-and-found report, including a Danny DeVito ornament, unicycle, and fake blood
In its seventh annual report, Uber highlighted the most unique belongings passengers left behind in cars and ranked the most forgetful cities.
Uber's CEO says he got 'tip-baited' when he became an undercover boss in a used Tesla
Dara Khosrowshahi told The Wall Street Journal he secretly made dozens of trips and deliveries to better understand its recruitment problems.
An Uber driver donated a kidney to a passenger he'd never met before, report says
Bill Sumiel told his driver, Tim Letts, about his need for a kidney donor on a ride home from a dialysis appointment, 6abc Action News reported.
Uber drivers reveal the 5 worst things passengers can do during a ride. You could be guilty of doing them without even realizing.
Arriving late, being rude, or failing to tip are guaranteed to upset your Uber driver. Three said they get one "bad passenger" a week.
I drove Uber during the holidays to get my son the gift he wanted. I didn't think I'd get enough tips, but then a Christmas miracle happened.
Bunny Rivera says driving Uber in her DC area can be dangerous and riders tip less during the holidays, but one year she got a generous gift.
6 bizarre and heartwarming stories from Uber and Lyft drivers working during the holidays
Rideshare drivers told us they've received $100 tips and free food on Christmas. One Uber driver's drunk passenger tried to kiss him.
3 female rideshare drivers describe their scariest moments on the job, from police run-ins to being followed
Three female drivers shared their scariest moments at work, from dealing with screaming passengers to being forced to become getaway drivers.
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We asked rideshare drivers how they stay safe at work. They prep for anything — even jumping out of the car.
Uber driver Michele Dottin says a vital part of the job is staying calm: "If you feel like you're in danger, the worst thing to do is escalate it."
I'm an Uber driver in New York City. Gas prices have hurt our wages so badly that it's hard to pay bills.
Before gas prices spiked, Uber driver Naomi Ogutu could fill up her SUV for $70. Now, it costs about $150 — and she says it's ruining her bottom line.
I'm an Uber driver in Virginia Beach. Even with high gas prices, I'm still making great money.
Jeremy Kaspar started driving for Uber as a way to make ends meet between career changes. He logs about 20 hours a week at up to $27 an hour.
A man left paralyzed in an Uber crash is suing the company for $63 million, saying his driver had at least 20 citations and never should have been hired
William Good said Uber was negligent in hiring his driver, who had at least 20 citations and had to take a driver-retraining course, the suit said.
Luxury rideshare company recruits heroic Uber driver who paid for a hotel room for a teen passenger during the I-95 jam
DaVante Williams was snapped up by a luxury rideshare company after he went above and beyond to ensure a teen passenger's safety during the I-95 jam.