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4,260 stories · 37 in 30 days · Updated Sep 28, 2026

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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

Timeline

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2026291 stories
London Gatwick has launched a robotic airport parking service↗ aerospaceglobalnews.com · HN · 263 comments · 291 points · Jul 26, 2026
Uber, Lyft drivers in Massachusetts form first US ride-share union↗ reuters.com · HN · 205 comments · 296 points · May 26, 2026
Uber’s COO says it’s getting harder to justify money spent on tokenmaxxing↗ businessinsider.com · HN · 341 comments · 293 points · May 25, 2026
Waymo says can't avoid bike lanes because riders want to be dropped off in them↗ road.cc · HN · 440 comments · 245 points · Apr 26, 2026
Waymo seeking about $16B near $110B valuation↗ bloomberg.com · HN · 334 comments · 218 points · Feb 02, 2026
2025397 stories
Uber is turning data about trips and takeout into insights for marketers↗ businessinsider.com · HN · 218 comments · 260 points · Dec 08, 2025
DoorDash and Waymo launch autonomous delivery service in Phoenix↗ about.doordash.com · HN · 682 comments · 307 points · Oct 16, 2025
Five companies now control over 90% of the restaurant food delivery market↗ marketsaintefficient.substack.com · HN · 335 comments · 294 points · Jul 13, 2025
Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft and people are paying anyway↗ techcrunch.com · HN · 890 comments · 509 points · Jun 12, 2025
FTC takes action against Uber for deceptive billing and cancellation practices↗ ftc.gov · HN · 267 comments · 428 points · Apr 21, 2025
2024510 stories
GM exits robotaxi market, will bring Cruise operations in house↗ cnbc.com · HN · 655 comments · 384 points · Dec 10, 2024
Dutch DPA fines Uber €290M because of transfers of drivers’ data to the US↗ autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl · HN · 387 comments · 311 points · Aug 26, 2024
Shipt’s algorithm squeezed gig workers, who fought back↗ spectrum.ieee.org · HN · 156 comments · 279 points · Jul 01, 2024
ID verification service for TikTok, Uber, X exposed driver licenses↗ 404media.co · HN · 266 comments · 432 points · Jun 27, 2024
Autonomous trucking is harder than autonomous rideshare↗ kevinchen.co · HN · 427 comments · 260 points · Jan 12, 2024
2023483 stories
California Pizza Hut Lays Off Delivery Drivers Amid New Wage Law↗ businessinsider.com · HN · 85 comments · 49 points · Dec 27, 2023
DoorDash raises minimum pay to $29.93 per hour in NYC↗ about.doordash.com · HN · 6 comments · 38 points · Dec 04, 2023
A driver-owned alternative to Uber and Lyft is on the verge of profitability↗ nextcity.org · HN · 2 comments · 32 points · Jul 18, 2023
Lyft’s plan to take control of its maps and its future↗ lyft.com · HN · 50 comments · 100 points · May 30, 2023
Waymo and Uber partner to bring autonomous driving technology to Uber↗ blog.waymo.com · HN · 36 comments · 49 points · May 23, 2023
2022601 stories
Someone hacked YandexTaxi and ordered all available taxis to the same location↗ twitter.com · HN · 155 comments · 511 points · Sep 01, 2022
The Uber leak exposes the global war on workers↗ tribunemag.co.uk · HN · 477 comments · 554 points · Jul 12, 2022
Uber broke laws, duped police and built lobbying operation, leak reveals↗ theguardian.com · HN · 528 comments · 965 points · Jul 10, 2022
The Uber Bubble↗ braveneweurope.com · HN · 539 comments · 414 points · Apr 17, 2022
Apple execs: Let's take a 30% cut of Uber and Lyft's membership programs (2018)↗ twitter.com · HN · 725 comments · 690 points · Jan 12, 2022
2021781 stories
Uber must employ its drivers, Dutch court rules↗ nltimes.nl · HN · 483 comments · 459 points · Sep 13, 2021
Uber used 50 Dutch shell companies to dodge taxes on $6B in revenue↗ businessinsider.com.au · HN · 401 comments · 583 points · May 12, 2021
The Drivers Cooperative↗ drivers.coop · HN · 320 comments · 866 points · Mar 26, 2021
Uber discovered they’d been defrauded out of 2/3 of their ad spend↗ twitter.com · HN · 891 comments · 1793 points · Jan 03, 2021
California law bans delivery apps from listing a restaurant without an agreement↗ leginfo.legislature.ca.gov · HN · 620 comments · 1317 points · Jan 01, 2021
20201,197 stories
Yelp Is Replacing Restaurants’ Phone Numbers So Grubhub Can Take a Cut (2019)↗ vice.com · HN · 291 comments · 924 points · Nov 16, 2020
Uber and Lyft ordered by California judge to classify drivers as employees↗ theverge.com · HN · 747 comments · 769 points · Aug 10, 2020
Doordash and Pizza Arbitrage↗ themargins.substack.com · HN · 514 comments · 1393 points · May 18, 2020
A small restaurant owner on Google, DoorDash, and Grubhub↗ saddlebackbbq.com · HN · 420 comments · 975 points · May 15, 2020
Highest French court reclassifies Uber drivers as employees↗ courdecassation.fr · HN · 588 comments · 786 points · Mar 04, 2020
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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

How Uber Protects Against Retry Storms↗ uber.com · HN · 49 comments · 120 points · Sep 17, 2026
Uber shuts operations in Nigeria and Uganda with immediate effect↗ bbc.com · HN · 120 comments · 139 points · Sep 02, 2026
Uber ordered to pay $40M over death of woman left on Southern California freeway↗ ktla.com · HN · 50 comments · 39 points · Sep 18, 2026
DoorDash Agrees to $131.5M Settlement for Shortchanging Workers↗ nytimes.com · HN · 4 comments · 10 points · Sep 22, 2026
Cybercab Launches in Austin↗ mycybercab.com · HN · 3 comments · 29 points · Sep 05, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

Uber shuts operations in Nigeria and Uganda with immediate effect↗ bbc.com · HN · 120 comments · 139 points · Sep 02, 2026
How Uber Protects Against Retry Storms↗ uber.com · HN · 49 comments · 120 points · Sep 17, 2026
Uber ordered to pay $40M over death of woman left on Southern California freeway↗ ktla.com · HN · 50 comments · 39 points · Sep 18, 2026
Cybercab Launches in Austin↗ mycybercab.com · HN · 3 comments · 29 points · Sep 05, 2026
DoorDash Agrees to $131.5M Settlement for Shortchanging Workers↗ nytimes.com · HN · 4 comments · 10 points · Sep 22, 2026
Uber ordered to pay $40M for woman killed after driver left her on highway↗ bbc.com · HN · 4 comments · 9 points · Sep 18, 2026
DoorDash reaches $131.5M settlement with NYC for failing to pay workers↗ documentedny.com · HN · 4 comments · 6 points · Sep 22, 2026
Is a One Person Company (OPC) just another type of Uber driver?↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 9 comments · 6 points · Aug 30, 2026
Shop: "We regret to inform you we are suspending all orders from [Deliveroo UK]"↗ instagram.com · HN · 0 comments · 5 points · Sep 01, 2026
Lyft Charged Me $150 for Vomiting in a Car, but I Didn't Do It↗ nytimes.com · HN · 0 comments · 5 points · Aug 31, 2026

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