The beauty of driving for Uber as a side gig is that you can make your own schedule, however that involves some strategizing. Some days of the week are going to be more lucrative than others. Here are some of the days experts recommended avoiding driving ...

Uber admits it is routinely approving drivers with violent felony convictions — including assault, child abuse, and stalking — so long as those convictions were more than seven years ago. That's in the wake of a damning New York Times investigation (the second in six months) into Uber's ongoing problems with safety, particularly for female riders.

An investigation by the New York Times into Uber's background checks and safety procedures for its drivers found a patchwork approach that opens the door for violent felons to drive for the ride-hailing platform.

Sergio Avedian started his career as a Wall Street trader before becoming a rideshare driver. Now, he makes videos for The Rideshare Guy on YouTube.

James, an Uber driver since 2021 who now lingers at the San Francisco airport parking lot, keeps a pair of foldable pliers in his center console, though he stressed that he was not carrying them as a weapon. Photo by Yujie Zhou, May 30, 2023. The scissors ...

Uber has expanded its women preference program to Charleston, allowing riders to request female drivers through the app.

The ride-hailing giant’s background check process was intended to speed drivers onto its network while keeping costs down, internal documents show.