Timeline of Uber

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24. 24.Ben Smith. Uber Executive Suggests Digging Up Dirt On Journalists. Senior Vice President Emil Michael floated making critics' personal lives fair game. Michael apologized Monday for the remarks. BuzzFeed, November 17, 2014, retrieved April 5, 2015^
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26. 26.Tom DiChristopher. Uber will do anything to intimidate journalists: Lacy CNBC, November 19, 2014, retrieved April 5, 2015^
27. 27.Matt Johnston. Journalist An Uber Exec Reportedly Suggested Publicizing Personal Details About Has Responded Business Insider, November 17, 2014, retrieved April 5, 2015^
28. 28.Mike Isaac. Uber Executive's Comments Leave Company Scrambling New York Times (Bits blog), November 18, 2014, retrieved April 5, 2015^
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37. 37.Matina Stevis. Kenya Says Karibu (Welcome) to Uber The Wall Street Journal, January 22, 2015, retrieved January 27, 2015^
38. 38.Josh Lowensohn. Uber gutted Carnegie Mellon's top robotics lab to build self-driving cars Theverge.com, 19 May 2015, retrieved June 27, 2015^
39. 39.Gerry Shih. China taxi apps Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache announce $6 billion tie-up Reuters, February 14, 2015, retrieved October 18, 2015^
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41. 41.Farley Elliott. UberFRESH Rebrands to UberEATS Just in Time to Expand Like Crazy Eater, May 4, 2015, retrieved August 14, 2016^
42. 42.Sam Sanders. California Labor Commission Rules Uber Driver Is An Employee, Not A Contractor NPR, 17 June 2015, retrieved 2019-09-10^
43. 43.Laura Nelson, Andrea Chang, Paresh Dave. Uber should be suspended in California and fined $7.3 million, judge says - LA Times Los Angeles Times, July 15, 2015, retrieved July 17, 2015^
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47. 47.Mark Scott. Uber Raises $100 Million From Tata of India New York Times, August 19, 2015, retrieved October 18, 2015^
48. 48.Rick Carew. Didi Kuaidi Closes $3 Billion Funding Round. The ride-hailing company's fundraising is part of its escalating battle in China with rival Uber Wall Street Journal, September 9, 2015, retrieved October 18, 2015^
49. 49.Uber officially launches in Calgary Global News^
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53. 53.Jessi Hempel. The UberEATS Standalone App Has Nothing to Do With Rides Wired Magazine, December 9, 2015, retrieved August 14, 2016^
54. 54.UberEATS Spins Off Into Standalone App With All Day, On Demand Delivery. Launching today. Eater, March 1, 2016, retrieved August 14, 2016^
55. 55.Biz Carson. Uber's GrubHub killer is finally in the US — here's the inside story on its big bet on food Business Insider, March 2, 2016, retrieved August 14, 2016^
56. 56.Uber Just Launched Its Food-Delivery UberEATS App in First US Cities Wired Magazine, March 15, 2016, retrieved August 14, 2016^
57. 57.Grab Merges with Uber in Southeast Asia Grab SG, 2018-03-26, retrieved 2020-10-17^
58. 58.Paul Byrne. Uber Launches in Argentine Capital Despite Protests New York Times, 12 April 2016, retrieved 15 April 2016^
59. 59.Douglas MacMillan, Rachel Emma Silverman. Uber, Lyft Shut Down in Austin Over Fingerprint Vote. Ride-hailing companies suspend operations in Austin Wall Street Journal, May 9, 2016, retrieved August 14, 2016^
60. 60.Chris Woodyard, Greg Toppo. Uber, Lyft halt Austin service after losing vote USA Today, May 8, 2016, retrieved August 14, 2016^
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67. 67.Eric Newcomer, Selina Wang. In Deal With Didi, Uber Frees Itself to Expand in Other Markets Bloomberg.com, Bloomberg News, August 1, 2016, retrieved August 14, 2016^
68. 68.Sarah Lacy. Welcome to the new Uber-Didi duopoly, suckers! The three options Lyft has left PandoDaily, August 2, 2016, retrieved August 14, 2016^
69. 69.Bill Vlasik, Mike Isaac. Uber Aims for an Edge in the Race for a Self-Driving Future The New York Times, August 18, 2016, retrieved August 21, 2016^
70. 70.Greg Bensinger, Jack Nicas. Uber to Put 100 Autonomous Volvo SUVs on Road in Pittsburgh. Uber Technologies this month will let customers in Pittsburgh summon rides from autonomous taxis Wall Street Journal, August 18, 2016, retrieved August 21, 2016^
71. 71.Aarian Marshall, Alex Davies. How Pittsburgh Birthed the Age of the Self-Driving Car Wired Magazine, August 19, 2016, retrieved August 21, 2016^
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73. 73.(2016) Case no: 2202550/2015^
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75. 75.Katie Benner. Updated Uber App Will Connect Your Calendar With Your Ride New York Times, November 2, 2016, retrieved November 4, 2016^
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77. 77.Uber to allow teen passengers with pilot program KING-TV, 24 March 2017, retrieved 22 June 2017^
78. 78.Uber recommendations show company was 'out of control' 14 June 2017^
79. 79.Mike Isaac. Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O. The New York Times, 2017-06-21, retrieved 2017-06-22^
80. 80.Mike Isaac. Uber Chooses Expedia's Chief as C.E.O., Ending Contentious Search The New York Times, 2017-08-27, retrieved 2017-08-28^
81. 81.Eric Rosen. New Uber Visa Credit Card From Barclays Coming Next Week Forbes, 25 October 2017, retrieved 25 October 2017^
82. 82.Jennifer Surane. Uber Chooses Barclays and Visa for Its No-Fee, Co-Brand Credit Card Bloomberg News, 25 October 2017, retrieved 25 October 2017^
83. 83.Timothy J. Seppala. Uber buys San Francisco bike-sharing service Jump Engadget, Oath Inc., 9 April 2018, retrieved 9 April 2018^
84. 84.Uber launches ride-share services in Saskatchewan MobileSyrup, February 5, 2019^
85. 85.Corrie Driebusch and Maureen Farrell. Uber Prices IPO at $45 a Share Wall Street Journal, 9 May 2019, retrieved 2019-09-10^
86. 86.Corrie Driebusch and Maureen Farrell. Uber's High-Profile IPO Upsets With Weak Debut Wall Street Journal, 10 May 2019, retrieved 2019-09-10^
87. 87.Uber Canada to start operating in Regina today MobileSyrup, May 15, 2019^
88. 88.Uber sold its food delivery business in India to Zomato for $206M TechCrunch, March 3, 2020^
89. 89.Uber launching in Halifax, other ride-hailing companies en route CBC, December 3, 2020^
90. 90.Lyft and Uber officially launched in Vancouver this morning, basic info you should know The Georgia Straight, January 24, 2020^
91. 91.In re: Uber Technologies, Passenger Sexual Assault Litigation (MDL No. 3084) United States District Court Northern District of California, 29 July 2025^
92. 92.Why Uber's MDL Consolidation Fight at 9th Circuit May Be One to Watch Law.com, October 9, 2024^
93. 93.Uber's Terms of Use Fails to Split Up Mass Sexual Assault Suits Bloomberg Law, May 21, 2024^
94. 94.Salvador Rodriguez. Uber acquiring parking app SpotHero as it moves beyond ride-hailing and food delivery CNBC, 23 February 2026, retrieved 23 February 2026^