In May, two people who use wheelchairs sued Uber because the company doesn't enable them to request cars that are accessible to people with wheelchairs in Jackson, Mississippi.
According to the suit, the two plaintiffs are unable to use Uber because the company doesn't enable them to request cars that are accessible to people with wheelchairs in Jackson, Mississippi.
The company also added that users are now able to request cars in Los Angeles (it is officially "on the ground"), but the service will remain in "Secret Phase," (sorry guys) with limited availability until the service's official launch, which is upcoming.
"They told me they didn't have my requested car size so they asked if I would upgrade," he said.
It has been reported that a tool known as 'God view' is 'widely available to most Uber corporate employees' and allows employees to track the location of Uber customers who have requested car service.
Sure, people shouldn't be requesting cars when they're not even close to ready to leave, forcing drivers to burn tons of time waiting for them.
I live in Brooklyn and spent about 90 minutes on Wednesday trying to request a car over and over through Uber, the car-service-summoning smartphone app, with no luck.
Interestingly, the men tend to call for their cars to be cleaned on weekends, while three-quarters of women request a car detail on weekdays.
You can either request a car from a specific company or place a more generic request ("Hey Google, book a car to PDX") and the assistant will return current pricing for all the supported ridesharing services in your area.
Ubercab's mobile apps let users request a car service to pick them up wherever they are right now, and let users pay for that car service with their phones.
