Uber’s getting sued again, and this time it’s in Canada July 24, 2015 The Canadian province of Ontario is the latest place where ride-sharing app Uber is being sued by disgruntled taxi drivers. Toronto taxi drivers have launched a class action suit seeking more than C$400m (£198m) in damages and an injunction to stop it operating. Law firm Sutts, Strosberg LLP, which is representing the taxi drivers, told Reuters [...]
Taxi wars: Black cab app Gett takes on Uber with £10 flat fare in central London (but it doesn’t go south of the river) July 10, 2015 Black cab taxi app Gett has drawn the battle lines against Uber, after it launched a £10 flat fare for rides in central London. The company, which works with licensed black cabs and Hackney carriages in 25 UK cities, said the fare will apply between 10am and 10pm on Monday to Friday for the rest [...]
TfL Tube strike 2015: Unions resume battle after strike misery paralyses London traffic July 9, 2015 Londoners were forced to resurrect the Blitz spirit yesterday as the Tube strike all but paralysed travel in the capital. As commuters faced long walks to and from work, queues for Santander bikes, gridlocked streets, taxi rates almost tripled by Uber and fights for a place on crowded buses, unions praised drivers for the [...]
TfL Tube strike 2015: Uber is profiteering from London’s Tube strike misery with surge pricing July 9, 2015 A London tube strike is pretty much guaranteed to spoil your day. But when Uber follows it up by announcing it is tripling its cab prices for the day, a difficult day can become a truly miserable one. We were genuinely shocked by the cynicism shown by our new US rival for its customers. Uber’s [...]
TfL Tube strike 2015: Uber surge pricing triples fares as travellers face transport chaos July 9, 2015 The price of getting an Uber has rocketed as London's Tube network was brought to a standstill by strike action. The ride-booking app introduces surge pricing during times of high demand, and the basic fare increased as much as 2.9 times the cost on an average day after the strike began during yesterday evening's rush [...]
Uber suspends services in France following authorities’ crackdown on controversial Uber Pop July 3, 2015 Uber has suspended its Uber Pop services in France, a week after French authorities began cracking down on the company's cab service. Thibaud Simphal, head of Uber France, has announced that the controversial service will be suspended starting 8pm tonight, Le Figaro reports. The company says the move was made in a “spirit of appeasement” [...]
Taxi protest shuts down more London roads as black cab drivers block TfL office over Uber regulation June 30, 2015 It's becoming something of a familiar site: yet another taxi protest has brought London streets to a standstill. Yet again the black cab drivers are protesting outside TfL's offices, meaning that areas around from Blackfriars Bridge, stretching as far as Waterloo, are jammed. https://twitter.com/AndrewNickolls/status/615881341821931520 Cabbies are demonstrating against what they see as [...]
Microsoft sells display advertising business to AOL and map technology to Uber June 30, 2015 Microsoft has sold its mobile and video advertising businesses to AOL in the US, UK and seven other key markets as it looks to focus on search advertising. Read more: Verizon swoops for AOL in $4bn bid to boost ads AOL, recently purchased by US telecoms giant Verizon, will take control of all display advertising on [...]
Uber bosses questioned by French police amid government attempts to enforce ban June 29, 2015 Two executives of the controversial taxi app Uber have been questioned by French police as the startup faces a government crackdown following violent protests Simphal Thibault and Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty, general managers for France and Western Europe respectively, are being questioned over the US company's activities, a French prosecutor said, amid tighter restrictions on the ride-sharing app in [...]
French stage fiery protest over Uber June 25, 2015 FRANCE’S interior minister called for a nationwide legal clampdown on Uber yesterday, siding with taxi drivers who blockaded major transport hubs in angry protests (see above) against the US online ridesharing service.