Sentences with phrase «of contract drivers»

Given Miller's and Valasek's backgrounds, they could help the company make its self - driving technology more secure and contribute to Uber's dream of developing autonomous cars that could someday replace its hundreds of thousands of contract drivers.

Or maybe a combination of both — a manageable number of drivers and size of your owned fleet with a stable of contract drivers to call on when you get more contracts than you can handle.

Not exact matches

Uber's case is that the driver enters into a binding agreement with a person whose identity he does not know (and will never know) and who does not know and will never know his identity, to undertake a journey to a destination not told to him until the journey begins, by a route prescribed by a stranger to the contract [Uber] from which he is not free to depart (at least not without risk), for a fee which (a) is set by the stranger, and (b) is not known by the passenger (who only is told the total to be paid), (c) is calculated by the stranger (as a percentage of the total sum) and (d) is paid to the stranger.

If coordinating and scheduling is more of your strong suit, you may find that setting up your business using contracted drivers is the best way to go.

Significant incremental adoption of SES Networks» O3b based services by the U.S. Department of Defense was the main driver of growth in U.S. Government revenue with more than 20 sites in operation and more than five gigabits per second now under contract, most recently with U.S. Africa Command.

While that sounds like a simple point, drivers expend a huge amount of energy counteracting G - forces that often range between 3 and 5 Gs and higher; to withstand that force, drivers contract their muscles to maintain physical balance and seating posture as well as to prevent blood from being forced to one side of the body.

Sundararajan, author of the book The Sharing Economy, said the company's fraught relationship with its contracted drivers hasn't exactly helped.

Like competitors Postmates and UberEats, among others, it provides a sleek mobile app and website for customers to browse and order, and handles the delivery by employing its own drivers — as contract workers, of course.

Another issue that surfaced in Thursday's hearing is the nature of Uber's contracts with drivers: are they simply licensing agreements (as Uber claims) or employment contracts?

Similar controversies have risen over compensation for Uber and Lyft drivers and for drivers of Google buses, all contract workers.

Ride - hailing company Lyft is set to finally settle a two - year - old lawsuit over its classification of its drivers as contract workers instead of employees.

In the lawsuit, the drivers alleged that because Lyft has misclassified them as contract workers instead of employees, it owes them reimbursement for expenses like gas and car maintenance.

Some of the rules that were outlined include requiring such services to share their data with local transport officials, signing up their drivers on labor contracts, insuring both the cars and the passengers and registering their cars as taxi services.

Technology is a driver of its successes as the team leans on a sophisticated system to manage inventory across 38 broad line and produce distribution centers, analyze purchases at the cafe level and has the ability to audit contract pricing of every invoice.

«The ACCC considers that the proposed collective bargaining arrangement is likely to result in public benefit, particularly for these small business owner drivers, in the form of transaction cost savings, better market information for the supply of air freight courier services, and the development of more efficient contracts and business practices with Toll Transport.»

In a show of defiance owner / drivers finishing their shifts this morning met in front of George Weston Foods depot in Griffith to call on the owner of Tip Top Bread to freeze any changes to contracts and begin negotiating.

Lauda was also quizzed about Mercedes» driver line - up, with Lewis Hamilton's contract ending at the end of 2018:

This year's silly season is set to be a particularly silly one as several top drivers are out of contract at the end of the season, so Alonso's decision is likely play a big part in any discussions.

That in itself is a massive part of the endurance racing calendar and there are some WEC drivers who were contracted to race in both.

Of course, both current drivers could renew their contracts, but if they don't, Mercedes will surely prefer a scenario in which it can promote one of its own drivers rather than look elsewherOf course, both current drivers could renew their contracts, but if they don't, Mercedes will surely prefer a scenario in which it can promote one of its own drivers rather than look elsewherof its own drivers rather than look elsewhere.

Alonso is out of contract at the end of the year and is a key man in the 2018 driver market.

After all, Mercedes has some very talented youngsters on its books and there are plenty of top drivers out of contract at the end of the year.

The owners of Silverstone, the British Racing Drivers» Club (BRDC), has triggered the break clause in its Formula 1 contract

With pretty much every other top driver having solid contracts with other teams, Mercedes could find themselves in a bit of a pickle if Williams refuse to give up Bottas.

Naturally, two - time champion Alonso was one of the first drivers linked to it, despite being under contract with McLaren for another season.

With he and several other drivers out of contract at the end of the year Alonso is seeking a race - winning car, and has made it clear he'll leave McLaren if he doesn't think things will improve for next season.

It's going to be quite interesting to see who is at Ferrari next year because the team isn't exactly 100 per cent happy with either of its current drivers, both of whom are out of contract at the end of the year.

Marchionne also dismissed rumours that Ferrari had signed a contract with Max Verstappen and said a decision on its driver line - up will be made before the end of the year.

With only this season left on their contracts the Sanchez / Ozil decision's are out of Arsenal's hands and the players are in the driver's seat.

The union representing Metro Bus drivers and mechanics says it wants the public and the Governor to know members are «very frustrated» about the lack of a contract after eight years of negotiations, and have «no confidence» in the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority's Executive Director to reach an agreement on their behalf.

The previous administration set in motion a contract re-bidding process that stripped school bus drivers, matrons and mechanics of job security protections.

The driver's license contract is rebid under the federal «Real ID» measure from the Department of Homeland Security to make licenses more secure and more states are expected to face similar contract decisions.

Debra Hagan, the president of Transport Workers Union Local 252, said Tuesday that the impacted drivers can work for the other companies who have acquired the contracts.

New York is on the verge of approving a contract with a high bidder for drivers license photos that are in black and white and cost $ 38 million more than what's being paid now.

Under Quinn's leadership, the Council passed legislation that expanded the number of minority - and women - owned businesses and enterprises that can participate in city contracts, a disclosure law to clamp down on pregnancy service centers operated by anti-choice groups that trick women seeking reproductive health services and legislation that levies penalties on drivers who promote prostitution.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has been directed to put on hold, renewal of all expired or expiring contracts pending...

«The fact is, a safe workforce is an experienced workforce and the Employee Protection Provisions currently included in the City's busing contracts protect our most experienced drivers, matrons, and mechanics — and have created one of the safest workforces in the entire country.»

But the new contracts do not include job protections for current workers, which the union threatened would put experienced drivers out of work and compromise kids» safety.

«I think the pension costs as a driver of their overall operation expenses become part of their incentive to negotiate more sustainable contracts,» he said.

With that said, the whole cast offer solid performances, from Winona Ryder's portrayal of Deborah to Chris Evans who is unrecognisable in the supporting role as the ice cream van driver, who like Kuklinski leads a double life as a twisted contract killer and devoted father.

-- is lifeless and boring in the fictional role of Frank, one of Hughes's army of drivers, employed to chauffeur around the pert but bewildered wannabe female stars that Hughes signed on retainer contracts, set up in apartments, and kept waiting around for the promised screen test.

A cab driver finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one night in Los Angeles.

Frank, employed by the mysterious Hughes as her driver, is handed a set of rules whose cardinal point is: Don't touch Marla or any other wannabe starlet under contract.

But when he learns that big - time producer Bud Grossman (F. Murray Abraham) may be looking for new acts, Llewyn hitches a ride across the country with an eccentric jazz musician (John Goodman) and his mysterious driver (Garrett Hedlund) to audition in hopes of scoring a recording contract.

While teacher contracts may flesh out the details of school rules and rights of teachers, states are in the driver's seat.

The contract that members adhere to also stipulates a robust set of safety standards regarding drivers» hours, driver vetting, insurance cover, sub-contracting and vehicle age.

Nine - time WRC champion Sebastien Loeb had agreed to compete for three rounds of this year's season, but with a gap in its driver line - up, Citroën Racing may want to extend that contract.

Fans obsessed with the Italian automaker will undoubtedly take an interest in the book, as it highlights every road and race car ever constructed by Ferrari, every driver contracted by the company, and a complete history of the automaker itself.

Over the past 2 decades, she has been responsible for investigating fraud, waste, and abuse in a range of Department programs, including those involving disadvantaged business enterprises, multimillion dollar construction contracts, commercial drivers» license testing, and pipelines and hazardous materials investigations.

Its looks didn't kill everyone («puffed - up PT Cruiser,» «military contract gone wrong,» and «bulbous and goofy» were among its descriptors), but there were more raves than rants for the hopped - up show - car look of the FX45 - from editors, from toll takers, from fellow drivers and gawking pedestrians.