Uber will be expanding its driver background checks so that drivers will be continuously monitored for certain types of criminal charges.

Further complicating matters: The background process varies by state, too. For example, Massachusetts runs government background checks on drivers who are already approved to work for Uber and Lyft.

In light of several recent crimes involving its drivers and passengers. Uber will start doing annual criminal background checks on U.S. drivers and hire a company that constantly monitors criminal ...

Uber will start doing annual criminal background checks on U.S. drivers and hire a company that constantly monitors criminal arrests as it tries to do a better job of keeping riders safe.

Uber has agreed to pay $10M to resolve a lawsuit claiming it misled customers about the service's safety. The settlement, which relates to Uber's operation in San Francisco and Los Angeles, will ...

LOS ANGELES (AP)–Ride-hailing company Uber will pay at least $10 million to settle allegations by California prosecutors that it misled passengers about the quality of its driver background checks.

As many as 800,000 Facebook users belong to 80 groups the TTP identified that let users trade driver accounts for Uber, DoorDash, and other ride-share and delivery companies.

Uber will start doing annual criminal background checks on U.S. drivers and hire a company that constantly monitors criminal arrests as it tries to do a better job of keeping riders safe.