Harassment and assault are a growing concern amongst rideshare customers. In August 2025, the New York Times reported that Uber received “a report of sexual assault or sexual misconduct in the United ...

Uber confronts claims that it failed to implement safety measures to protect riders. Credit: David Paul Morris / Contributor / Bloomberg via Getty Images Uber will pay millions in damages following a ...

A federal jury in Phoenix ordered Uber UBER.N on Thursday to pay $8.5 million after finding it liable in a lawsuit brought by a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by a driver, a verdict that ...

The company monitors passenger feedback for risky driver behavior. Some accused of serious sexual assault had prior records of complaints. Credit...Illustration by Max-o-matic; Photographs by Andres ...

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 ...