Uber has been fined $20 million for misleading drivers in the United States

Foreign media reported that Uber, the U.S. taxi service platform, has agreed to pay 20 million U.S. dollars to reconcile allegations of US regulators regarding their exaggeration of driver income and vehicle finance projects.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission stated that this $20 million of funds will be used to compensate affected Uber contracted drivers. In addition, Uber will also need to stop misleading drivers in income and vehicle finance projects.

The Federal Trade Commission previously accused Uber of overstating the UFP’s income potential in some cities between 2013 and 2015 in order to attract new drivers to join and help increase market share. In 18 major U.S. cities, Uber drivers earn much less than Uber Networks’s. In addition, Uber provides conditions for vehicle finance projects that are not as favorable as promised.

Some Uber drivers welcomed the settlement results. The founder of the Independent Drivers Association, Jim Koniglio, told AFP that, in reality, the life of the taxi driver service platform signed by the driver is far less enjoyable than Uber Propaganda. Uber can take responsibility and carry out the driver’s actions. Compensation is worth encouraging. Conilillo said that the association speaks for 45,000 drivers in New York.

Uber said that the income calculation method used by the Federal Trade Commission is different. Uber does not intend to deceive contract drivers. Uber said that it is gratifying to reach a settlement. In the past year, Uber has improved the driver's experience and will continue to strive to ensure that Uber is the best choice for freelancers.

Ube’s taxi service platform has significantly reduced the price of travel by car compared with the traditional taxi method, and the convenience of travel has also been improved. But the premise is that this service platform can attract enough drivers. The important point that Uber uses to attract car owners is that drivers can flexibly arrange their own time and make money when they are free. These drivers are independent contractors.

However, the Federal Trade Commission received a complaint from a driver that Uber exaggerated the driver’s income potential to attract new owners and whitewash their vehicle finance projects. The Federal Trade Commission stated that Uber said that its uberX service owners have a median annual income level of up to $90,000 in New York and up to $74,000 in San Francisco, but in reality they are only $61,000 and $53,000 respectively. The complainant also stated that Uber said that its vehicle finance project will provide the driver with the best conditions, but in fact, conditions such as loan interest rates and lease terms are not as favorable as promised.

Since its inception in 2009, Uber has been operating in many countries around the world, but its legitimacy has also been questioned by regulatory agencies around the world. Uber has also been aggressively developing driverless technology since 2015 and believes that this technology will help alleviate traffic congestion, reduce traffic accidents, and make travel more secure, economical and convenient. However, the relevant supervision of American autopilot technology has just begun and Uber's related projects have been met.

At the end of December of last year, Uber had stopped carrying passenger tests in San Francisco, the state, because it did not apply for automatic driving test licenses in accordance with California laws and regulations, and changed to Arizona without regulatory requirements.