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Uber Technologies, Inc. reports developments across its on-demand platform for mobility, delivery, and freight, including results tied to trips, gross bookings, revenue, and segment operating performance. Company updates frequently cover the Mobility, Delivery, and Freight segments; Uber Eats marketplace expansion; and product features that connect rides, food, retail items, travel tools, and payments in the Uber app.
News also includes partnerships with retailers, restaurants, payment platforms, fleet operators, and autonomous delivery or robotaxi providers, as well as governance changes and legal proceedings involving rideshare safety claims. These items reflect Uber's platform strategy for moving people, food, and things through cities.
Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) and Walgreens have launched a new feature allowing users to book vaccination appointments and schedule Uber rides to those appointments via the Uber app. This initiative aims to eliminate transportation barriers for COVID-19 vaccinations across the U.S. Users will see a "Vaccine" option in the app, facilitating appointment scheduling and ride booking. The partnership has already facilitated free rides to vaccination clinics and includes the creation of a Vaccine Access Fund with an initial $11 million investment to assist underserved communities.
Uber announces a partnership with empowerDX to provide FDA-authorized at-home COVID-19 testing kits via on-demand delivery in over two dozen cities across the U.S. The kits, which can be ordered without a prescription, are covered by most insurance carriers and are designed for symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals. Results are typically available within 24 hours. This initiative aims to enhance access to COVID-19 testing and reflects Uber's commitment to addressing public health challenges amid the ongoing pandemic.
Marriott Bonvoy, the travel program of Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR), has partnered with Uber (NYSE: UBER) to allow members to earn points on food deliveries via Uber Eats and select Uber rides. Members can earn six points per dollar spent on Uber Eats deliveries at Marriott hotels and three points per dollar on Uber XL, Comfort, and Black rides, with a minimum $25 spend. Users who link their accounts and complete a qualifying transaction by May 31 will receive 2,000 bonus points. This initiative aims to enhance member engagement while encouraging travel and everyday usage.
On April 12, 2021, PayPal (PYPL), Uber (UBER), and Walgreens (WBA) launched the Vaccine Access Fund, aimed at helping underserved communities access COVID-19 vaccinations. The coalition is contributing $11 million to cover free rides to vaccination sites. Customers can also donate directly through the Uber app. The initiative addresses transportation barriers, especially in communities hit hardest by the pandemic. Funds will be managed by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) to enhance health equity.
Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) is set to hold its quarterly conference call on May 5, 2021, at 1:30 p.m. PT to discuss its Q1 2021 financial results. The call will be available via live webcast on Uber’s Investor Relations website. A replay will be accessible for 90 days. Additionally, a Current Report on Form 8-K has been filed with the SEC, providing insights into recent business trends. Investors are encouraged to monitor the Investor Relations site for nonpublic material information and other company announcements.
On March 16, 2021, MilliporeSigma, Akamai Technologies (AKAM), Synopsys (SNPS), and Uber (UBER) signed significant power purchase agreements with Enel Green Power for a combined 111 MW of renewable energy from the Azure Sky wind project in Texas. This aggregation deal allows companies with smaller energy needs to jointly procure renewable energy, promoting sustainability goals. MilliporeSigma will source 68 MW, Akamai 18 MW, Synopsys 15 MW, and Uber 10 MW of the total capacity. The project aims to generate approximately 430,000 MWh annually, equivalent to the energy consumption of about 40,000 US homes.
Uber and Lyft have launched the Industry Sharing Safety Program, aiming to enhance safety in the ridesharing sector by sharing deactivation information related to serious safety incidents, including sexual and physical assaults. Administered by HireRight, the program will collect and manage data from participating companies, ensuring adherence to safety standards and privacy measures. Open to other transportation services, the initiative seeks to create a safer community and improve driver screening processes. Industry leaders, including Tony West from Uber and Jennifer Brandenburger from Lyft, endorse the collaborative effort.
Uber Technologies, announced that Andrew Macdonald, Senior Vice President of Mobility, will engage in a fireside chat at the Truist Technology, Internet, and Services Summit on March 10, 2021. The event is scheduled for 10:30 am ET (7:30 am PT). A live webcast will be accessible through the Uber investor relations webpage.
Uber, founded in 2010, aims to create opportunities through efficient movement, having facilitated over 15 billion trips.
Uber Technologies today announced that its CFO, Nelson Chai, will deliver a keynote at the Deutsche Bank 29th Annual Media, Internet & Telecom Conference on March 9, 2021, at 9:00 am ET. The event will be accessible via a live webcast on Uber's investor relations website.
Uber, since its inception in 2010, has facilitated over 15 billion trips, aiming to revolutionize urban mobility and create opportunity through movement.
On March 1, 2021, RideKleen and Uber Technologies announced an expansion of their vehicle sanitization and maintenance program, following a successful pilot in Atlanta and Phoenix. The collaboration enhances safety for Uber drivers, riders, and vehicles by offering services in 12 new markets, including major cities like Orlando, Baltimore, and Los Angeles. Uber drivers can access sanitization and maintenance services through RideKleen, designed to ensure vehicle safety. Notably, 90% of surveyed drivers felt safer after using these services.