Women Drive aims to protect female passengers from drivers' unwanted advances.
Ability to track the location of users for five minutes after each rides ends will be removed.
The surprise appointment comes after a tumultuous few months at Uber.
As plans switch from car to staff shuttle bus, one insider claims Apple is well behind rival Google.
Suleiman Abdirizak denies raping the woman he picked up at the Hoxton Bar and Grill.
Florida based Uber driver claims he does not feel safe while on the job unless he has his firearm with him.
Angel investor Jason Calacanis also says banishing Uber founder Travis Kalanick is a mistake.
Jinyiwei app will enable users to hire on-demand heavies for personal safety.
Nephew of car company founder set up DeLorean Aerospace in 2012.
TfL Inspector Neil Billany expressed concern that Uber was picking and choosing what to report to the police.
The man assured Chad Farley that he would not jump, but the Uber driver said he knew he was lying.
The suit cites a slew of complaints against Kalanick over 'gross mismanagement and other misconduct at Uber.'
"We are committed to hiring a new world class CEO", the board member said.
A fire broke out in one Uber driver's car in January just after he dropped off a passenger.
The scheme being offered to drivers in France would be in place by autumn.
Aner Manuel said the woman was "clearly on drugs". He received a $10 refund.
Softbank and car-hailing firm DiDi Chuxing will invest a combined $2bn in the Malaysian company.
Ride-sharing company's self-driving technology will be open for car makers and tech firms to use.
"This deal is a testament to our exceptional growth in the region", Uber's EMEA head Gore-Coty said.
Taylor says flexibility is key to job creation in the UK, even though millions are in insecure work.
Long-Bailey objected to the firm's employment practices, with drivers being treated as contractors.
The review by Matthew Taylor will call for a new category of worker called a 'dependent contractor'.