My Ride with Uber and Lyft

The work mediated by digital apps and platforms is growing worldwide. But the advance of the “gig economy”, called in Brazil “uberization”, has aroused debates about the precariousness and intensification of work.

New York cab and black car drivers are facing economic and emotional hardship in a city dominated by ride-share apps. As these long standing industries are decimated by economic and political forces, drivers are forced to cope or fight back.

The roller-coaster ride of the upstart transportation company, embodying the highs and lows of Silicon Valley.

A veteran Taxi driver struggles to find passengers in San Francisco and wages a spiritual war against his new self driving competitor, Waymo.

Uber is among the most recognisable brands in the world. It has become embedded in our language and has revolutionised the way we get from A to B. Over the past nine years, the edgy digital disruptor has upended an entire industry business model and made ride sharing cool. But Uber's ride to success has been far from smooth. How did the ruthless app giant outwit regulators and crush its competitors?

Technology brings us closer. Or perhaps it brings strangers, a little too close. But how much can you really trust someone? With a new ride share service, you never know who will be getting in a car with. Or if you'll ever get out.

An Uber driver gets a ride from a Japanese-Bangladeshi woman named Yuki. There are goons following her all the time, so she lives with the driver till she can leave for Japan.

A quadriplegic Uber driver's life is changed when he meets a self-centered movie star.

On a calm night in an average city a hardworking URYDE driver, Brandon, picks up just another fare, Judd. Using interactions that blur the lines between the technological world and the physical one, Judd explains a messy breakup. Brandon offers an empathetic ear and a sympathetic heart to his new friend to help him pick up the pieces. Aggregated profiles, algorithms, links, likes and comments bring people closer. But how close is too close?

Starring George Jac, Kayla Schaffroth and directed by Tony Olmos. When an over-eager recruit is matched up with an absent-minded detective, the well-meaning pair end up doing more harm than good.

At the onset of the pandemic, a Chinese Uber driver in New York struggles to make ends meet as he picks up various passengers on a long and dreary night.

An immigrant Ubër driver takes an upscale couple across town, and the drama that unfolds among them reveals truths they all would have preferred stayed hidden.

Two passengers end up in a love triangle when their uber driver turns out to be an ex-partner in this quirky American romantic comedy.

Megan has been on a lot of bad dates. But tonight is the worst.

A night in Los Angeles becomes a psychological war for survival when an Uber driver, James, and his passenger, Jessica, pick up Bruno, who is charismatic but manipulative.

A woman who was raped by a NetCar driver takes a job with the company to exact her revenge on her attacker after she becomes frustrated with the slow pace of the criminal Justice system.

Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.

After crashing his car, a cop who's recovering from eye surgery recruits an Uber driver to help him catch a heroin dealer. The mismatched pair soon find themselves in for a wild day of stakeouts and shootouts as they encounter the city's seedy side.

Under the shade of a lemon tree, Osvaldo is at the grill while talking with Horacio, his new neighbor. Everything is going well until Osvaldo discovers Horacio's trade: Uber. Horacio also discovers Osvaldo's: Taxi driver, rivals.

On the night of her birthday, a young woman is stalked by strangers in plague doctor masks.