Re:Uber is officially a cab firm, says European court
by alkonaut on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @04:53AM
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> I may need you to provide the definition of innovation. Uber enables me to call a cab even before I leave the building, it suggests a price for me, it shows me cab's location, it sends my request to more than one cab.
If there are regulations that would prevent taxi companies from doing that, then that's the problem.
If there is a monopoly so they don't have incentive to do that then that's a problem.
I can use an app to pre-book, pre-pay and track a taxi using any of the local taxi companies (of which none has a monopoly). The problem is solvable...
If there are regulations that would prevent taxi companies from doing that, then that's the problem.
If there is a monopoly so they don't have incentive to do that then that's a problem.
I can use an app to pre-book, pre-pay and track a taxi using any of the local taxi companies (of which none has a monopoly). The problem is solvable...