Bribery, illegal interference with competitors among the latest allegations.
Those who thought Uber’s headaches would end with the ouster of its controversial CEO Travis Kalanick are going to have to think again.
New Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi, the former boss at travel site Expedia, has walked into a hornet’s nest that now includes at least two new, potential criminal investigations.
Ride-sharing giant Uber Technologies acknowledged late last month that it was facing a preliminary investigation by the U.S. Department of justice into the possible violation of bribery laws. Now, the Wall Street Journal reports, Uber may have used software to illegally interfere with competitors, such as Lyft, while also causing problems for drivers who wanted to work for both services.
The latter investigation is the latest to focus on Uber’s apparent use of surreptitious software to cause problems for regulators, competitors and its own drivers. Known as “Hell,” the software allowed Uber to create fake accounts to track drivers that worked for Lyft, as well as monitoring what its rival was charging for rides.
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