#Uber
Baidu Buys Major Stake In Uber
Chinese Internet overlord Baidu is buying a major stake into everyone’s favorite transportation network company, Uber.
Portland Sues Uber Over Lack Of Proper Permits
The dream of the Nineties may live on in Portland, Ore., but for Uber, it’s a nightmare that’s just beginning.
Lyft, Uber Et Al Impact US Medallion Market
Transportation network companies like Lyft and Uber are making an impact on the United States livery market, particularly in cities where medallions are sold.
Uber Hitting E-Class Taxi Roadblock In Germany
Uber is having a hard time breaking into the German livery market, and not just for its business model.
Uber's Low-Cost UberPop Service Banned In Germany
Uber users living in or visiting Berlin, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Munich or Frankfurt, Germany may be waiting a while for a low-cost ride: A court ruling has banned the San Francisco-based transportation network company’s UberPop from operating within the entire nation.
Uber Hires Obama Campaign Manager, Senior Advisor David Plouffe
In an effort to convince governments that its services are key to making transportation “as reliable as running water,” transportation network company Uber has hired the man who helped Barack Obama become President of the United States in 2008, David Plouffe.
Uber Goes Dirty Against Lyft With Cancelled Rides, Recruitment Drives
It’s already hard for a transportation network company out there, yet Uber apparently wants to make it harder for the pink mustache plushies of Lyft through a high-stakes game of Ding-Dong-Ditch.
GOP Opens Petition To Support Uber, Offers Only Sound, Fury
The Republican Party — both halves, presumably — are doing for Uber what they’ve done with Tesla by throwing its support for the way the ridesharing service is disrupting the status quo of ferrying passengers to and fro.
Kalanick: UberX Could Become Cheaper Than Owning A Car
Uber wants to do more than disrupt the traditional taxi service, seeking to bring its pricing low enough to replace your own vehicle, period.
Uber Drops NYC Prices Below Yellow Cab Fares
An interesting development in the ongoing Uber vs. Taxi battle – an UberX now costs less than a standard yellow cab ride in the five boroughs.
Teamsters Aid Los Angeles Uber Drivers In Improving Work Conditions
Ride-sharing service Uber has hit a few rough patches as of late, mainly from taxi operators and city and state officials who believe Uber and others like it are too disruptive for its own good. However, the Teamsters — who supported European taxi drivers in their protest of the service earlier this month — are throwing their support to Uber drivers wishing to organize.
European Taxi Drivers Take To The Streets Against Uber
Much like it has in the United States, Uber and other ride-sharing services have upended the traditional taxi in Europe. Just like the U.S., taxi operators have protested the disruption the new services have caused upon them, citing the lack of properly licensed drivers and thoroughly maintained vehicles as a reason to bring them in line with the same regulations they already are mandated to follow. However, unlike the U.S., European taxi drivers took their complaints to the streets, and then some.
New York City Taxi Official Departs For Uber
In a major coup for car sharing service Uber, the start-up has poached Ashwini Chhabra, the deputy commissioner for policy and planning at New York’s Taxi and Limousine Commission.
Hammer Time: Hey Taxi!
Georgia is now seriously weighing in House Bill 907 which opponents have dubbed the, “Taxi Monopoly Protection Act.”
It would effectively outlaw ride sharing services like Uber and Lyft. While also making cab companies victims of the usurious fees that they are required to pay to remain in business.
My solution to all this would be politically tone deaf and probably DOA in GA. My special interest is simply a personal one. I want to see better ideas work for the general public.
So here’s my deep dive into the rabbit hole that is government balancing one man’s freedom with another man’s fears.
Uber, Other Rideshare Services Caught In Regulatory Backup
Ridesharing services such as Uber, Lyft and Sidecar have gained traction among those who prefer using their smartphones to hail a ride to the airport over traditional black car or taxi service. However, in locales such as Detroit, Atlanta and Seattle, such services are rolling up upon a regulatory traffic jam over how best to handle the disruption in the livery industry.
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