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Israeli startup Autobrains' agentic AI system for autonomous driving is tested on a vehicle in Munich, Germany. (Courtesy)
June 22, 2026, 2:45 pm
Uber puts Israeli AI startup in driver’s seat for Munich robotaxi test run
Looking for path to scale up service, US ride-hailing firm teams up with Autobrains for low-cost, vehicle-ready tech that developers say outpaces competition by using AI agents working in concert
By Sharon Wrobel
From 'Where To,' Assaf Machnes' feature film that premiered at the Berlinale on February 17, 2026 (Courtesy)
February 18, 2026, 5:26 pm
Uber comedy-drama about Palestinian, Israeli premieres at Berlinale
Sell-out crowd for Where To?’ from director Assaf Machnes, which is competing for Best Debut Film Award in Berlin film festival
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: A man holds a smartphone showing the app for ride-sharing service Uber in London, on March 17, 2021. (Tolga Akmen / AFP)
January 18, 2026, 8:53 pm
Israel moves a step closer to allowing Uber and Lyft on its streets
Ministerial committee approves a draft bill for shared ride-hailing services to operate in Israel, aiming to increase transportation supply and reduce taxi fares
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: A man holds a smartphone showing the app for ride-sharing service Uber in London, on March 17, 2021. (Tolga Akmen / AFP)
September 17, 2025, 2:51 pm
Uber ride hailing may be allowed in Israel next year, transportation minister says
Move would cut transport costs while disrupting the taxi sector and potentially opening the door to thousands of black-market drivers
By Zev Stub
Israeli startup's remote teleoperation software to be be deployed by Serve Robotics, a maker of sidewalk delivery robots. (Serve Robotics)
September 26, 2023, 4:18 pm
Uber-backed delivery robots to deploy Israeli startup’s remote human operator tech
Ottopia’s teleoperation software platform allows a human operator to communicate with autonomous vehicles to address unpredictable or unsafe road situations
By Sharon Wrobel
An Uber sign is displayed inside a car in Palatine, Illinois, February 10, 2022. (AP/Nam Y. Huh)
July 11, 2022, 1:50 am
Uber lobbied Netanyahu, envoys, drafted bills in bid to operate in Israel
Huge document leak details how ride-hailing giant used ‘stealth’ tech to block scrutiny, flouted laws in many countries where it sought expansion
By Ricky Ben-David and Agencies
An illustrative photo of an Uber car (Skoda) in Warsaw, Poland, in 2019. (MOZCO Mateusz Szymanski via iStock by Getty Images)
July 5, 2022, 11:29 pm
Uber to relaunch ride-hailing operations in Israel with licensed cab drivers
Company to compete for passengers and drivers with Gett and Yango, in a return to the local market 5 years after being restricted
By Ricky Ben-David
Melbourne, Australia (Wikimedia Commons/Donaldytong/File)
August 27, 2020, 3:38 pm
Australian Uber passenger leaves car after learning driver is Jewish
Man films incident, during which he calls his driver a ‘Jewish dog’ and ‘scumbag,’ and posts the video online
By Marcy Oster
SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son speaks during a SoftBank World presentation at a hotel in Tokyo, Japan, July 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)
November 6, 2019, 10:20 am
Japan’s SoftBank takes major hit after WeWork valuation tumbles
Firm reports staggering operating loss of $6.4 billion in 2nd quarter amid sharp drop in value of its stake in workspace provider co-founded by Israeli-American Adam Neumann
By AFP
British embassy worker Rebecca Dykes, found dead by the side of a road in Beirut, Lebanon, December 16, 2017. (Family handout photo)
November 2, 2019, 8:53 am
Lebanese Uber driver sentenced to death for murder of UK woman
British Embassy in Beirut says it hopes ruling in case of Rebecca Dykes ‘will provide a degree of closure,’ stresses opposition to death penalty
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Uber driver. (CC BY 2.0 Wikipedia/Alexander Torrenegra)
May 30, 2019, 10:38 pm
Palestinian Uber driver in LA boots Jews from car for attending Israel party
Taxi service calls incident ‘horrible’ after man identifying as Mustafa kicks out passengers over their participation in Independence Day event
By Marcy Oster
A sign warns people of measles in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Williamsburg, on April 10, 2019, in Brooklyn, New York. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
May 27, 2019, 2:37 am
NY Uber driver calls Hasidic woman ‘one of those f***ing measles people’
Mayor Bill de Blasio condemns incident, says ‘anti-Semitism has no home in this town’
By JTA
Illustrative - the Uber app on a phone in New York. (AP/Richard Drew, File)
May 25, 2019, 4:40 pm
Paris Uber driver says he was beaten, robbed because of Jewish name
Israel Hai says anti-Semitic ambush involved about 10 young men who brutally assaulted him until he blacked out and stole his jewelry
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Illustrative - the Uber app on a phone in New York. (AP/Richard Drew, File)
April 6, 2019, 8:58 am
Uber removes London driver who would not take Jews
Company says driver’s behavior towards kippah-wearers was ‘totally unacceptable’ and that Uber ‘does not tolerate any form of discrimination’
By JTA
University of South Carolina student Samantha Josephson. (Columbia Police Department)
April 3, 2019, 11:34 pm
Hundreds attend funeral for Jewish student murdered after ride-share mistake
Mourners pack New Jersey synagogue to say farewell to Samantha Josephson, who was kidnapped and killed after getting into a car she assumed was her Uber
By AP
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