new video loaded: Uber clears violent criminals from driving
Our reporter, Emily Steel, found that in many states, Uber’s guidelines allow people with serious criminal convictions to drive as long as those convictions are more than seven years old. Some of these drivers have assaulted or sexually harassed passengers.
By Emily Steel, Christina Shaman, Zach Caldwell, David Jouppi and Thomas Trudeau
22 December 2025



