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File- In this March 15, 2017, file photo, a sign marks a pick-up point for the Uber car service at LaGuardia Airport in New York. Uber is vowing to head down a new road and become a more humane company. The promise made in a conference call with reporters Tuesday, March 21, 2017, comes amid a wave of ugly developments, including allegations of rampant sexual harassment and a video of a profanity-laced confrontation between the ride-hailing company's CEO and a disgruntled driver. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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In this June 1, 2016 file photo, Bhairavi Desai, executive director of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, center, speaks to reporters against allowing Uber and other app-based drivers to expand service to upstate New York, at the state Capitol on in Albany, N.Y. New York state lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow Uber and Lyft to expand into upstate cities like Buffalo, Syracuse, Albany and Rochester. The app-based ride-hailing services are now prohibited from operating outside of the New York City area. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)
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In this March 15, 2017 photo, an Uber representative helps travelers find rides with Uber at LaGuardia Airport in New York. Upstate New York holds a dubious distinction in the continental United States: It's the largest area without app-based ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2017 file photo, Sen. Timothy Kennedy, D-Buffalo, left, explains his vote in favor of allowing Uber and other ride sharing services to operate in upstate New York, in the Senate Chamber at the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y. Listening, at right, with arms crossed, is Sen. Ruben Diaz, D-Bronx, who was against the bill. New York state lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow Uber and Lyft to expand into upstate cities like Buffalo, Syracuse, Albany and Rochester. The app-based ride-hailing services are now prohibited from operating outside of the New York City area.(AP Photo/Hans Pennink, FIle)
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In this March 15, 2017 photo, a sign points the way towards a pick-up point for the Uber car service at LaGuardia Airport in New York. New York state lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow Uber and Lyft to expand into upstate cities like Buffalo, Syracuse, Albany and Rochester. The app-based ride-hailing services are now prohibited from operating outside of the New York City area. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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In this March 15, 2017 photo, a sign marks a pick-up point for the Uber car service at LaGuardia Airport in New York. New York state lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow Uber and Lyft to expand into upstate cities like Buffalo, Syracuse, Albany and Rochester. The app-based ride-hailing services are now prohibited from operating outside of the New York City area. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016 file photo, an Uber car in driverless mode waits in traffic during a test drive in San Francisco. Uber's self-driving cars will return to California's streets. But the company doesn't plan to pick up passengers for now. The California Department of Motor Vehicles said Wednesday, March 8, 2017, it has granted Uber permission to run two Volvo SUVs on public roads. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
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FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2016, file photo, an Uber driverless car heads out for a test drive in San Francisco. Uber's self-driving cars are coming back to California, though the company doesn't plan to pick up passengers for now. The California Department of Motor Vehicles said Wednesday, March 8, 2017, it has granted the ride-hailing company permission to run two Volvo SUVs on public roads. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
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This image provided by the Virginia Beach Police Department shows Sewanou Yoro, an Uber driver who has been arrested for allegedly abducting and sexually assaulting a woman who called for a ride, in Virginia Beach, Va. (Virginia Beach Police Department via AP)
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FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, file photo, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. Embattled Uber CEO Travis Kalanick says the company will hire a chief operating officer who can partner with him to write its "next chapter." The ride-hailing company has been hit by a series of controversies, including allegations that it routinely ignores sexual harassment, and a video of Kalanick profanely berating a driver who confronted him about steep cuts in Uber's rates for a premium version of its service. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
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This Wednesday, March 1, 2017, photo shows an exterior view of the headquarters of Uber in San Francisco. A combative CEO leading a fast-growing company with ambitions to dominate ride-hailing across the globe gave rise to Uber’s latest public image nightmare, a videotaped clash with a driver over prices that’s become a viral video. The argument illustrates how Uber’s thirst to grow by cutting prices to weaken competition conflicts with the needs of its 400,000 drivers who have seen their income fall. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2016, file photo, Anthony Levandowski, head of Uber's self-driving program, speaks about their driverless car in San Francisco. A self-driving car company founded by Google is accusing a former top engineer of stealing pivotal technology that is propelling Uber's effort to assemble a fleet of automated vehicles for its popular ride-hailing service. The complaint cites evidence that Levandowski, a former manager in Google's self-driving car project, loaded 14,000 confidential files on a laptop before leaving to start his own company in 2016. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
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FILE - In this file photo taken Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014, a woman walks past the company logo of the internet car service, Uber, in San Francisco, USA. Uber’s chief executive ordered an urgent investigation Monday Feb. 20, 2017, into a sexual harassment claim made by a female engineer who alleged her prospects at the company evaporated after she complained about advances from her boss. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, FILE)
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Macy's, Uber and MillerCoors are among scores of brands targeted for Democratic boycotts because of some sort of connection to President Trump and his family. Analysts predict the effort is overloaded and will collapse under its own weight. (Associated Press)
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In this Jan. 27, 2017, photo, Happy Cab driver Bill Mulloy, who has driven a taxi for 5 years in Lincoln, Neb., says traditional cab companies and Uber and Lyft drivers are playing under different sets of rules in Lincoln. (Eric Gregory/The Journal-Star via AP)
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Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, poses during the launch of its bike-sharing product, uberMOTO, in Hyderabad, India, in this Dec. 13, 2016, file photo. Kalanick has quit President Donald Trump's council of business leaders, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A., File)
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In this Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2017 photo, a sign marks an Uber designated pick-up point near the NFL Experience in downtown Houston. Thanks to the Super Bowl, people taking part in the festivities surrounding the game in Houston will have Uber as one of their transportation choices. The ride sharing service and the city had been at odds over rules regulating how the ride sharing services operates in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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In this Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2017 photo, a sign marks an Uber designated pick-up point near the NFL Experience in downtown Houston. Thanks to the Super Bowl, people taking part in the festivities surrounding the game in Houston will have Uber as one of their transportation choices. The ride sharing service and the city had been at odds over rules regulating how the ride sharing services operates in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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In this Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2017 photo, a sign marks an Uber designated pick-up point near the NFL Experience in downtown Houston. Thanks to the Super Bowl, people taking part in the festivities surrounding the game in Houston will have Uber as one of their transportation choices. The ride sharing service and the city had been at odds over rules regulating how the ride sharing services operates in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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FILE - In this July 15, 2015, file photo, Uber driver Karim Amrani sits in his car parked near the San Francisco International Airport parking area in San Francisco. Uber announced Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, that it will offer a free website, called "Movement," expected to be available to the public in mid-February. Although anyone can use the website, Uber says it believes its main audience will be city officials dealing with congestion in their streets and transit systems. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
