Philadelphia Woman Says She Was Raped and Kidnapped By an UberX Driver
From Jezebel A Philadelphia woman told Philadelphia police she was raped by an UberX driver on February 6, who then drove her around for nearly two hours, refusing to let her out of the car. [...]
Uber driver investigated after alleged sexual assault in Mar Vista
From the Los Angeles Times An Uber driver is under investigation after a woman reported that she was sexually assaulted in Mar Vista, police said Tuesday. The woman was waiting for a ride between 10:30 [...]
Uber Driver Charged with Sexual Assault
From NBC Chicago An UberX driver has been charged in connection with the sexual assault of a passenger last summer in the Lakeview neighborhood on the North Side.. Adnan Nafasat, 46, of Villa Park, was charged [...]
Uber driver arrested over alleged sex assault in Melbourne
From the Herald Sun A MELBOURNE teenager has allegedly been indecently assaulted by a driver she hired through an app-based taxi service to take her home on New Year’s Day. The 19-year-old woman booked a [...]
[Update] Uber Driver Takes Woman On Nightmare $293 Zigzagging Odyssey
From Gothamist [Update Below] Uber has been the subject of a wave of bad press in recent months across the world, even as its bloomed with billions in estimated revenues. Having drivers who wish death [...]
Uber Offers Customer £20 After She Reported Her Driver’s Sexual Harassment
From Buzzfeed News An Uber customer who reported that her driver offered her oral sex during a ride in London in March was offered £20 ($31) credit as compensation, Newsweek reported. The rider notified the [...]
Uber Calls Woman’s 20-Mile Nightmare Abduction an “Inefficient Route”
From ValleyWag Several days ago, a Los Angeles Uber customer decided to leave a party for home early via UberX, the company's affordable taxi replacement. Instead of taking her home, the driver took her on [...]
Orlando Uber driver who allegedly groped female passenger said she was ‘asking for that’
From the Daily Dot Cities and taxi services upset with Uber for cornering the ride-sharing market, the more alarming discord comes from the app's passengers. Patrons have reported sexual abuse, homophobia, and stalking at the [...]
Another Uber Driver Stands Accused of Sexually Assaulting Passenger
From ValleyWag Uber has been connected to a number of sexual assaults and kidnappings this summer. The latest comes from Washington D.C., where an Uber driver stands accused of molesting a drunk passenger. According to [...]
Man visiting D.C. says Uber driver took him on wild ride
From the Washington Post Update: Executive says there are lessons from his harrowing Uber experience Was just kidnapped by an @uber driver in DC, held against my will, and involved in a high speed chase across [...]
Uber Driver Arrested For Allegedly Kidnapping a Drunk Woman
From ValleyWag Continuing the string of safety incidents surrounding Uber, a driver was arrested in Los Angeles Monday for allegedly kidnapping a drunk female passenger after she woke up in a motel room and found [...]
Risky Ride: Who’s Behind the Wheel of Uber Cars?
From NBC Los Angeles A sure sign of success is when a company's name becomes a verb. Office workers frequently Xerox documents while others rush off to FedEx a package. And now, a lot of [...]