Uber to offer free rides to the polls on Election Day

October 15th, 20180 Uber will take you to your polling place for free on Election Day. A new button will appear in the Uber app on Nov. 6 with a function that will allow users to find their polling place and book a ride to go and vote. These free rides will be funded by Uber and the non-profit groups #VoteTogether and Democracy Works.

Uber, Lyft ban conservative activist after anti-Muslim tweets

November 3rd, 20171 NEW YORK CITY—Conservative activist Laura Loomer was banned from the ride-sharing services Uber and Lyft on Wednesday after unleashing an anti-Muslim tweetstorm in the wake of the New York City attack on Tuesday that killed eight people, the companies said. Loomer released numerous posts on Twitter about Muslims on Tuesday and...