And the Uber drivers they were able to hail also quickly canceled. Some within the company who knew about the VTOS program and how the Greyball tool was being used were troubled by it. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyUberX essentially lets people who have passed a cursory background check and vehicle inspection become Uber drivers quickly. Enforcement officials involved in large-scale sting operations meant to catch Uber drivers would sometimes buy dozens of cellphones to create different accounts. In France, India and Kenya, for instance, taxi companies and workers targeted and attacked new Uber drivers.

Source: New York Times March 03, 2017 19:33 UTC