Cars Taxi Services Co. LLC has one of the largest taxi fleets in the United Arab Emirates with more than 5.000 taxis across UAE and GCC. The company was first among the taxi companies in Abu Dhabi to use low-emission hybrid cars and is now also the first AD Silver taxi company to step into(…)
Uber Technologies Inc. is taking New York City to court over the government’s decision to cap the number of ride-hailing drivers allowed on the streets. Officials partly justified restraints on for-hire drivers as a way to reduce congestion. In the suit expected to be filed yesterday, Uber argues the city doesn’t have the evidence to(…)
NYTWA has received word that Uber is planning to file a lawsuit against the city to stop the cap on for-hire-vehicles. Bhairavi Desai, Executive Director of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, released the following statement: “Eight drivers have now died by suicide because of the crisis Uber created. That’s why Uber drivers and yellow cab(…)
Eight in ten Uber vehicles evade taxes by failing to report revenues. A full 68 per cent of gross receipts are not reported at all – meaning that Uber is failing to report around SEK 700 million to the Tax Agency in Stockholm alone. The Swedish Taxi Association commissioned a study of how Uber drivers(…)
Taxi and private hire drivers – initially in England – could have to pass enhanced criminal record checks before being granted a licence. Under the proposals, according to the BBC, every council in England would be told to carry out checks on all applicants. Current guidelines allow councils to set their own driver standards, including(…)
The relationship between ride-hauling services and traditional taxi drivers has never been friendly. After years of difficult coexistence, it seems that the situation has come to a head. Where do we go from here? Is peace possible? After the recent strikes in Spain, and with the MWC just around the corner, Barcelona could not afford(…)
The nation’s capital – Washington DC – once boasted the highest number of taxis per capita of any city, but in 2019, the number of taxi rides in the District are plummeting — leaving some wondering if the industry is doomed, WTOP reports. According to AAA Mid-Atlantic, while the number of ‘one-tap’ ride-hailing trips using(…)
Following the growing success of its moovel and car2go mobility services and its mobility joint venture with BMW, Daimler Financial Services (Daimler FS) will be rebranded Daimler Mobility later this year, it was announced as the company published its annual report – FleetMobility reports. The financial division of Daimler AG had a successful 2018: about half(…)
The Danish government has presented a plan to kickstart the green transition for the taxi sector. From 2025 all taxis in Denmark must be zero emission and from January 2019, all current green taxis will receive benefits. All taxi drivers who own a zero-emission car, such as a hydrogen fuel car, will now be guaranteed(…)
“Uber must be banned.” advocates the VVN, the Dutch road safety organization after a series of fatal accidents caused by Uber drivers in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. “They are kamikaze pilots,” says Rob Stomphorst, the organization’s speaker. In an initial reaction, Uber has raised the minimum age of new drivers from 18 to 21. These drivers(…)
