Uber drivers are now subject to ‘continuous’ background checks

Excerpted from a Mashable blog by Karissa Bell The ride-hailing service will be expanding its driver background checks so that drivers will be continuously monitored for certain types of criminal […]
Uber to run criminal checks for every driver every year

Excerpted from a Digital Trends blog by Bruce Brown Starting soon, Uber says it will run criminal background and driver history checks every year for all of its drivers. Uber […]
Uber increases safety efforts with 911 connection

Uber is increasing safety with new features that will assist passengers in possibly dangerous situations and a promise to vet its drivers more closely. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced the […]
Uber touts corporate policy to offer felons a second chance

Excerpted from an AZCentral story by Ryan Randazzo, Uriel J. Garcia and Bree Burkitt The operator behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber vehicle that hit and killed a 49-year-old […]