These ride-sharing services work in basically the same way. They allow drivers, who are independent contractors and not employees of Uber or Lyft, to pick you up when you book a ride in the app.

An curved arrow pointing right. Uber's customers in Pittsburgh are going to get a special treat — they'll be able to hail a self-driving car. But how do they even work? We went to Uber's ...

These are a contribution towards building solutions for those who don’t have access to the Uber app and enabling our existing rider app to work better in emerging markets.” In India ...

Uber Technologies UBER0.38%increase ... The ride-hailing leaders are preparing to bring driverless taxis to your door with new app features that allow customers to use their phones to open ...