Uber loses licence to operate in London, will still operate while appealing

Re:Uber loses licence to operate in London, will still opera... by omarhaneef on Monday November 25, 2019 @10:08AM (#21628706)

That is a very cynical view, one I do not share, but one that it seems is shared by most people here.

But, for the sake of argument, let me grant you that some large subset of the decision makers were callous about these safety concerns.

I don't know how they would still not be sensitive to the need to respond to the authority that has only conditionally let it have its license back. I mean, that sort of threat has a tendency to focus one, even if one is cynical about their motives.

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Re:Uber loses licence to operate in London, will still opera... by mmahemoff on Monday November 25, 2019 @11:04AM (#21629344)

One reason may be the company culture can't do both things at the same time? There's a world of difference between the kind of people and processes you want in a safety-critical project versus a fast-moving app startup.

Uber has to straddle both sides with great risk of leaning toward the wrong side in any particular scenario.

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