Firstly, Uber does not have the relevant permission to transport passengers in Germany. The Amsterdam-based company Uber BV, which offers rides in some cities through its app, claims to be only an intermediary and technical service provider. But in fact Uber determines the fare and also collects the fare. The fact that Uber farms these […]
When he was 50 years old, Larry Bowles was a disgruntled car salesman who didn’t see eye to eye with his boss. After getting into a heated argument with his superior, he quit his job in a fury and whipped out of the parking lot, nearly hitting a taxi cab as he pulled onto the […]
GreenMobility starts the summer by announcing the establishment of our City Car concept in Belgium. Together with DTM in Antwerp, one of the larger taxi companies in Belgium, we have established a partnership agreement and signed a Letter of Intent to bring GreenMobility’s city car concept to Belgium’s three largest cities. DTM’s knowledge and experience with fleet operations and […]
Uber will temporarily stop its services in Vienna and test operations in Linz, Graz and Salzburg – UberX, Green, Black and Van. The pilot projects have been postponed until further notice, a spokeswoman said on the basis of a decision of the Vienna Arbitration Court. Uber has long been in a legal conflict with the taxi industry. The Vienna […]
Didi Chuxing announced that it has received from Toyota Motor Corporation new investment totaling $600 million. As part of the deal, the two companies will also set up a joint venture with GAC Toyota Motor to provide vehicle-related services to drivers on Didi’s ridesharing platform. GAC Toyota itself is a joint venture between Toyota and GAC Group, one […]
On June 11, the German Taxi and Private Hire Association (BZP) will be kicking off a country-wide campaign to ‘preserve the taxi industry.’ This campaign follows a series of large demonstrations in main German cities over the past weeks. These campaigns were aimed at the country’s politicians and at the general public. With vigils in […]
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The Transportation Alliance (formerly known as the Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Association – TLPA) took its fight for proper regulation in the taxi and for hire vehicle industry to Capitol Hill. On June 5 it wrapped up its annual legislative fly-in with transportation executives from around the country holding more than 50 policy briefings with […]
Slowly but surely venture capitalists and investment companies are making bids for (large) taxi companies. The largest Scandinavian taxi company Cabonline, based in Stockholm, is in the hands of London investment fund HIG and London-based international private hire company Addison Lee is owned by Carlyle Group. Both HIG and Carlyle are trying to sell the […]
The largest internet company in Russia is under fire from the Russian security service FSB. It insists that Yandex hand over the encryption keys of its internet services, including e-mail, a taxi app (the popular Yandex Taxi service) and cloud management. Yandex is the Russian counterpart of Google and, just like that company, is everywhere. […]
Taxi app ‘taxi.eu’ wants to massively strengthen its network and make taxi radio circuits cooperate better. That is why, in the near future, the brand will come under the umbrella of a newly established company provisionally called ‘Taxi Europe AG’ which will also be open to outside investors. The existing partners – mostly taxi radio […]
