Advertise with Googlier.com Uber | Arizona Capitol Times https://azcapitoltimes.com Your Inside Source for Arizona Government, Politics and Business Thu, 28 Sep 2023 15:21:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.11 https://azcapitoltimes.com/files/2023/05/az17.jpg Uber | Arizona Capitol Times https://azcapitoltimes.com 32 32 43761567 No one investigating lawmakers and staffers accepting event tickets https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/09/27/no-one-investigating-lawmakers-and-staffers-accepting-event-tickets/ Thu, 28 Sep 2023 00:55:37 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=482654 So far, no one is planning to investigate (or litigate) whether the acceptance of tickets to sporting events and concerts by Gov. Katie Hobbs’ staffers and lawmakers violates state law.  

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]]> So far, no one is planning to investigate (or litigate) whether the acceptance of tickets to sporting events and concerts by Gov. Katie Hobbs’ staffers and lawmakers violates state law.  ...

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]]> 482654 Backup driver in 1st death by fully autonomous car pleads guilty to endangerment https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/07/28/backup-driver-in-1st-death-by-fully-autonomous-car-pleads-guilty-to-endangerment/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/07/28/backup-driver-in-1st-death-by-fully-autonomous-car-pleads-guilty-to-endangerment/#respond Fri, 28 Jul 2023 21:09:41 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=481114 The backup Uber driver for a self-driving vehicle that killed a pedestrian the Valley in 2018 pleaded guilty Friday to endangerment in the first fatal collision involving a fully autonomous car.

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]]> PHOENIX (AP) — The backup Uber driver for a self-driving vehicle that killed a pedestrian the Valley in 2018 pleaded guilty Friday to endangerment in the first fatal collision involving...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/07/28/backup-driver-in-1st-death-by-fully-autonomous-car-pleads-guilty-to-endangerment/feed/ 0 481114 Waymo, Uber set aside past rift to team up on robotaxis in Phoenix https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/05/23/waymo-uber-set-aside-past-rift-to-team-up-on-robotaxis-in-phoenix/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/05/23/waymo-uber-set-aside-past-rift-to-team-up-on-robotaxis-in-phoenix/#respond Tue, 23 May 2023 20:44:35 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=478800 Self-driving car pioneer Waymo is teaming up with ride-hailing leader Uber in the Phoenix area to transport passengers and deliver food in robotic cars that triggered a bitter technological dispute between the two companies.

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]]> Self-driving car pioneer Waymo is teaming up with ride-hailing leader Uber in the Phoenix area to transport passengers and deliver food in robotic cars that triggered a bitter technological dispute...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/05/23/waymo-uber-set-aside-past-rift-to-team-up-on-robotaxis-in-phoenix/feed/ 0 478800 Waymo robotaxis make more inroads in Phoenix, San Francisco https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/05/04/waymo-robotaxis-make-more-inroads-in-phoenix-san-francisco/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/05/04/waymo-robotaxis-make-more-inroads-in-phoenix-san-francisco/#respond Thu, 04 May 2023 19:28:03 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=262363 Self-driving car pioneer Waymo announced that its robotaxis will be able to carry passengers through most of the Phoenix area for the first time.

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]]> Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego arrives in a Waymo self-driving vehicle on Dec. 16, 2022, at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Sky Train facility in Phoenix....

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/05/04/waymo-robotaxis-make-more-inroads-in-phoenix-san-francisco/feed/ 0 262363 Driver in fatal Uber autonomous crash set for June trial https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/04/25/driver-in-fatal-uber-autonomous-crash-set-for-june-trial/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/04/25/driver-in-fatal-uber-autonomous-crash-set-for-june-trial/#respond Tue, 25 Apr 2023 20:40:17 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=262137 An Arizona Uber driver involved in the first death connected to a fully autonomous vehicle will be tried in June on a negligent homicide charge.

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]]> An Arizona Uber driver involved in the first death linked to a fully autonomous vehicle will be tried in June on a negligent homicide charge. Rafaela...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/04/25/driver-in-fatal-uber-autonomous-crash-set-for-june-trial/feed/ 0 262137 ADOT, Glendale urge drivers to allow more time ahead of Super Bowl https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/02/03/adot-glendale-urge-drivers-to-allow-more-time-ahead-of-super-bowl/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/02/03/adot-glendale-urge-drivers-to-allow-more-time-ahead-of-super-bowl/#respond Fri, 03 Feb 2023 21:13:58 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=260087 Super Bowl and Phoenix Open fans are flooding into the Valley, bringing inevitable traffic jams. State and local officials are urging drivers to allow extra travel time and note a few high-traffic and lane-closure areas for the next two weeks, transportation officials said.

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]]> The Arizona Department of Transportation expects traffic to be thick in downtown Phoenix because of events at the Phoenix Convention Center, Footprint Center and Margaret T....

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/02/03/adot-glendale-urge-drivers-to-allow-more-time-ahead-of-super-bowl/feed/ 0 260087 House sends bill to help Uber to Ducey https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2022/04/12/house-sends-bill-to-help-uber-to-ducey/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2022/04/12/house-sends-bill-to-help-uber-to-ducey/#respond Wed, 13 Apr 2022 02:09:11 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=254053 A requirement for regular safety inspections of rideshare vehicles could soon be a thing of the past.

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]]> A requirement for regular safety inspections of rideshare vehicles could soon be a thing of the past. A measure headed to Gov. Doug Ducey would carve out an exception from...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2022/04/12/house-sends-bill-to-help-uber-to-ducey/feed/ 0 254053 Supreme Court upholds Sky Harbor’s Uber, Lyft fees https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2020/04/02/supreme-court-upholds-sky-harbors-uber-lyft-fees/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2020/04/02/supreme-court-upholds-sky-harbors-uber-lyft-fees/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2020 20:23:15 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=133840 Arizona's high court on April 2 upheld a $4 pickup and drop-off fee that led Uber and Lyft to threaten to stop serving Sky Harbor International Airport, one of the busiest in the nation.

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]]> FILE – In this Dec. 18, 2019, file photo passengers find their rides at the Ride Share point as they exit Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2020/04/02/supreme-court-upholds-sky-harbors-uber-lyft-fees/feed/ 0 133840 AG asks Arizona Supreme Court to block new rideshare fees https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2020/01/22/ag-asks-arizona-supreme-court-to-block-new-rideshare-fees/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2020/01/22/ag-asks-arizona-supreme-court-to-block-new-rideshare-fees/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2020 20:47:22 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=132832 The Arizona Attorney General's Office has filed a special action with the state Supreme Court seeking to overturn the rideshare ordinance at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

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]]> FILE – In this Dec. 18, 2019, file photo passengers find their rides at the Ride Share point as they exit Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2020/01/22/ag-asks-arizona-supreme-court-to-block-new-rideshare-fees/feed/ 0 132832 Attorney General says Phoenix wrong over Sky Harbor fee hike https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2020/01/16/attorney-general-says-phoenix-wrong-over-sky-harbor-fee-hike/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2020/01/16/attorney-general-says-phoenix-wrong-over-sky-harbor-fee-hike/#comments Fri, 17 Jan 2020 00:34:55 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=132744 The Arizona Attorney General’s Office punted on a lawmaker’s complaint into the City of Phoenix’s imposition of higher rideshare fees at Sky Harbor to the Arizona Supreme Court.

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]]> Flanked by staffers, Attorney General Mark Brnovich speaks at a recent news conference. (Capitol Media Services photo by Howard Fischer) The Arizona Attorney General’s Office punted on a...

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