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PrivacyAug 213 min read
Dutch DPA fines Uber €824.99 million for automated driver blocking
The Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens fined Uber €824.99 million for fully automated account deactivations from 2018 to 2022, with no human review of fraud flags or low ratings. The Dutch authority led the GDPR case because Uber’s EU headquarters is in the Netherlands.
AIAug 203 min read
Nevada approves Tesla, Uber, and Waymo for thousands of robotaxis
The Nevada Transportation Authority unanimously approved commercial robotaxi permits for Tesla, Uber, and Waymo in Clark County. Caps are 5,000 vehicles for Tesla and 1,000 each for Waymo and Uber.

Dutch DPA fines Uber €824.99 million for automated driver blocking