Posts Tagged: drivers
Samsung moves to update GPU drivers via the Google Play Store for faster performance tweaks
One of the best parts of the Google Play Store is the ability for OEMs to update components of their software separately from a full system update. Catch a bug in your Mail app? Just push the update to the Play Store and save the full system build for the next major update, easy. While […]
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California votes to strip employee protections from Uber and Lyft drivers
Uber and other ride-hailing and delivery companies in California have prevailed in a $ 220 million dollar gambit to keep workers as independent contractors. Proposition 22, a side ballot to overturn a California law that made drivers full employees, p…
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California Uber drivers sue company over Prop 22 app notifications
It’s no secret Uber has been aggressively supporting Proposition 22, a California ballot initiative that would allow the company to skirt a state law requiring them to classify drivers as employees. Now, a group of the app’s drivers say the company’s…
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Uber CEO says his company can’t hire all of its drivers in California
Whatever the outcome of its ongoing legal spat with the state of California, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi doesn’t believe his company can employ all the people who drive for the platform in California, at least not without a fundamental rethinking of i…
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Drivers may overestimate Tesla Autopilot because of its name, study suggests
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Florida allows self-driving car tests without backup drivers
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Colorado hopes to fine gas car drivers who park at EV stations
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New York’s first attempt at recognizing drivers’ faces has failed
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Uber offers settlement to some drivers over worker status
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China’s ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing recruits drivers in Mexico
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Drivers push NYC to require tipping option in ride-sharing apps
In New York City, some ride-sharing services offer an in-app option for riders to tip the driver. Uber doesn't, so the Independent Drivers Guild is pushing the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) to make a decision on the matter. The group has ov…
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Uber just lost a huge case — U.K. drivers now considered workers
In a court case that may have ramifications in the U.S., U.K. Uber drivers are now considered workers entitled to minimum wage and paid time off. Uber said it will appeal, stating the majority of its drivers prefer to be self-employed.
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Is your Microsoft Surface’s battery still troublesome? New drivers try another fix
Today, Microsoft issued its September 2016 update to provide some additional relief to Surface Pro 4, Surface Book, and Surface 3 users. The new drivers optimize battery life, touch, pen response, and more.
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Smart billboards will identify car models and target ads to drivers
A new system being developed in Japan identifies vehicles by make and model and displays highly targeted ads. In testing, vehicle identification was accurate 94 percent of the time. Billboard companies expect to charge more for targeted ads.
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Waze will put drivers at ease by letting them avoid difficult intersections
Waze unveiled its “difficult intersections” feature, which will let drivers avoid annoying, and potentially dangerous, intersections. The new feature will roll out as an update sometime soon for drivers in Los Angeles.
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New York City drivers will now be able to pay for parking meters via phone
One of the last remaining vestiges of pre-mobile payment times is finally joining the 21st century — the much dreaded parking meter, a ubiquitous sight along New York City streets, is finally letting you pay via your smartphone.
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