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The idea of cars as a service — instead of something bought, owned and aspired to — seemed like a foregone conclusion to Silicon Valley.

Google-owned Waze is expanding its carpool pilot to all of San Francisco.

The move was confirmed after reports said Drummond had been “shut out” of Uber’s board meetings.

What makes this big rig chug along all alone?

It failed to find another buyer after GM expressed interest in acquiring the company.

Drivers might not see as much money if they go to trial.

For Uber, autonomous tech is “basically existential.”

And Uber helps Otto accelerate its path to market.

Uber users in Pittsburgh will be able to hail semi-autonomous Volvos by the end of August.

The group has launched an online petition and awareness campaign similar to those launched by drivers before the Independent Drivers Guild was formed.

Language barriers shouldn’t be an issue — so long as you speak English.

Why Apple, Google and Facebook might head south in Asia.

Didi is now literally more invested in Uber than it is in Grab, Lyft and Ola combined.

Here’s what the Gawker destroyer said in 2014.

The U.S. ride-hailing phenom was engaged in a pricey battle with its Chinese rival.

Uber wants to be everywhere, which increasingly means being in other apps.

The drafted guidelines require drivers to have at least three years of experience and less than 380,000 miles on their car.

The average taxi driver makes about twice the number of weekly trips that an Uber driver does.

Tech companies are responding to a week of senseless killings.

Uber has started to roll out upfront fares to its UberX riders across the U.S. and India.

The move lets Uber raise money without diluting its stock.

It’s the largest chunk of change the company has received from a single investor.

Uber has approached every automaker, sources said.

It likely has to do with self-driving technology.

The billionaire has a minority stake in the company, but even a half-percent share would amount to something close to $300 million.

Voters rejected a ballot measure that would have let Uber and Lyft set their own rules.