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Uber and the Macomb County Clerk Provide Free Rides to Jury Duty

At Uber, we’re committed to creating innovative solutions to improve the communities we serve. Today, we’re thrilled to announce a first-of-its-kind partnership with the Macomb County Clerk, offering all jurors free* round-trip transportation to the courthouse. Now, the ride to jury duty can be as simple as a tap on the app. “The right to […]

June 29, 2015 Posted by Mary Ellen

Rock with Movement, Ride with Uber

The big weekend is finally here! Thousands of people are headed to Hart Plaza to kick off the summer with Detroit’s largest electronic music festival! As an official partner of Movement, we’re here to make sure you get around safely and in style all weekend long. [button linkurl=”https://get.uber.com/go/UBERMOVEMENT2015″ size=”large”]NEW TO UBER? GET $20 OFF YOUR RIDE WITH […]

May 21, 2015 Posted by Michael Miller

Taxi Driving Jobs in Detroit vs. Driving with Uber

Driving a taxi or cab has been a job for a long time in Detroit – over 100 years! It sounds old fashioned now, but–as far as jobs go–driving taxicabs used to be one of the only ways to get paid for driving. Today, technology expands the ways to earn money from the driver’s seat. […]

May 13, 2015 Posted by Mary Ellen

Let’s Help Ken Save His Home

Ken, a partner driver in Detroit, is battling cancer and needs our help. We’ll donate $1 for everyone who enters the code ‘UberPartnerKen’ in their Uber app and rides. If we all do a little – we can do a lot.

April 15, 2015 Posted by Mary Ellen

Empowering Entrepreneurship in Detroit

Uber’s technology empowers men and women around the world to become entrepreneurs and small business owners. In the city of Detroit alone, we’ve created jobs for over 375 new entrepreneurs on the Uber platform. Today, we’re continuing our commitment to support inclusion and entrepreneurship in Detroit by partnering with PowerMoves@Detroit to help create opportunities for minority […]

April 13, 2015 Posted by Mary Ellen

Win an Uber Party Bus for Opening Day!

Spring is here and that means one thing in The D: baseball is back! To celebrate, Uber is offering you a chance to win a Party Bus for your Opening Day celebration! WIN THE UBER OPENING DAY PARTY BUS! HOW IT WORKS: Share your invite code with friends new to Uber to give them a free ride […]

March 30, 2015 Posted by Mary Ellen