Boston, Events, New York, San Francisco
Uber Cities = NFL Playoff Cities!
We’ve got 3 Uber cities competing in the NFL Conference Championships on Sunday and some Uber fun for the winning cities!
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Introducing: Uber Seattle’s Traveling Circus!
Ladies and Gentleman! This last Friday, Team Uber Seattle threw on our Uber t-shirts, rolled up our sleeves, and headed out for a day of sharing the Uber love with some of our favorite tech and startup companies around the Emerald City. Our stops included techstars, SEOmoz, Adobe, Google, and the creators of your favorite [...]
An Uber Surprise in DC
This morning we were surprised again by the action plan of DCTC Commissioner Ron Linton. We woke up to the news that the Commissioner held a pseudo-sting operation to ticket and impound the vehicle of one of our driver-partners, without stating which statutes Uber has violated. DCist covered the story.
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Uberness: @Uber_DC Needs YOU!
This morning we were surprised by tweets from @DCTaxiWatch that Ron Linton, Chairman of the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission, stated publicly at a Taxi Hearing that “Uber DC is operating illegally” without providing detailed context as to how.
Uberdata: Mapping the San Franciscome
What up humans?! Bradley Voytek here again to talk some networks and neuroscience at you in today’s edition of #uberdata.
In this post I map San Francisco’s “flow” and look at where people go and when. For example:
* Where do men or women go on weekend nights?
* Where are San Francisco’s iPhone users hanging out?
* Where [...]
Surge Pricing Followup
Phew! What a crazy 72 hours. As many of you might imagine, running a transportation technology company is no walk in the park on New Year’s Eve. It’s something else to see demand 20 times greater than any other time of the year across 7 cities and 4 time zones. Uber’s Surge Pricing was quite [...]
Take a Walk Through Surge Pricing
Did you see the above image while trying to request an Uber on New Year’s Eve? Or did you get a text that said that rates were higher for after midnight? Do you want to know why? We are trying to make sure you always have an Uber available.
The graph below illustrates a perfect world, [...]
NYE Surge Pricing Explained
On New Year’s Eve, yes that’s tonight, we are aiming to provide a reliable ride to anybody who needs one, no matter how crazy demand is or what is going on in the city.
Uber News, Uncategorized, Washington DC
Uber and DC: Opposites Attract
One of the more exciting (read: stressful) parts of my job is writing up our launch blog post upon opening in a city. As I’ve mentioned in other posts, I like to think of it as Uber going on a date with the new city. I rack my brain trying to find similarities and common [...]
Jerry Cans and a Free Ticket to Tonight’s Charity:Ball
Tonight, Uber is proud to be providing transportation for charity:water’s, charity:ball! Because we absolutely love the mission of the organization, we’ll be donating $5 for every ride taken in NYC tonight. In addition we’re giving all attendees $20 off all rides to and from the event.
