Uber app vs black taxis: Cab war heats up June 11, 2014 Taxi drivers bring central London streets to a standstill over Uber – yet smartphone app says it won the day Thousands of black cabs caused gridlock in London’s west end yesterday as taxi drivers protested over the smartphone app Uber and warned that they could bring more chaos to the streets of the capital with [...]
In pictures: Uber cab protests in London and the rest of Europe June 11, 2014 European cities have come to a standstill as cab drivers protest against the rise of taxi apps such as Uber. Uber customers can hail a ride using their smartphone, which will show them the nearest vehicle available, rather than having to flag a cab. London, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Paris and Berlin have suffered traffic disruption [...]
London’s Uber app taxi protests: Here’s what you need to know June 11, 2014 Thousands of London's iconic black cabs are today staging a mass protest against innovative taxi app service Uber. Uber customers can hail a ride using their smartphone, which will show them the nearest vehicle available. Organised by the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association (LTDA), the protest could wreak traffic chaos across large swathes of the capital. [...]
Uber app strike to cause travel chaos as 10,000 taxis protest today June 10, 2014 More than 10,000 black cabs are expected to cause traffic chaos in central London today in a protest against Uber, whose customers can use a smartphone app that shows the nearest available driver. The protest, starting at Trafalgar Square at 2pm, is likely to cause gridlock, tailbacks and delays across many parts of the capital. [...]
Taxi app Hailo scoops Europas award ahead of today’s bitter Uber strike June 10, 2014 HAILO may be embroiled in today’s anti-Uber taxi strike but there was no place for app-bashing at last night’s Europas Awards, the annual gong-giving bash for Europe’s tech start-ups. The taxi app, which has seen many of its black cab partners revolt against it, picked up the award for Best Transport app but aside from [...]
Uber protests: RMT union backs taxi cab strike June 9, 2014 The RMT transport union has lent its support to a planned day of protest by licensed taxi drivers, who aim to clog central London streets tomorrow in protest at car hire apps such as Uber. The union said it will fly a “Cabbies against Boris” banner during the protests, due to start in Trafalgar Square [...]
Black cabs’ Uber protest: How much will it cost London? June 9, 2014 The protest planned by black-cab drivers against the start up taxi ordering service Uber could cost London’s economy £125m. The demonstration, organised by the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association, is expected to cause traffic gridlock in the capital on Wednesday afternoon. Based on data from the Centre of Economics and Business Research (CEBR), the [...]
Uber valued at $17bn in new funding round with Fidelity June 6, 2014 Mobile car booking service Uber has been valued at $17bn (£10.13bn) after raising $1.2bn of primary capital in a new fundraising round. The San Francisco-based firm – set up just four years ago by entrepreneurs Garrett Camp and Travis Kalanick – raised the cash via a group of institutional investors, mutual funds, private equity and [...]
Row over Uber app heading to the High Court May 29, 2014 TRANSPORT for London has asked the High Court to endorse its view that the Uber car booking service complies with laws on taximeters. The Licenced Taxi Drivers Association, which has criticised the app for unfairly competing with London’s black cabs, said the decision does not affect its plans to hold protests over Uber’s tactics on [...]
Uber app joins $10bn club with new fundraising May 15, 2014 Innovative car hire app Uber is set to hit a valuation of $10bn (£6bn) in its latest round of funding as the company looks to raise less than $1bn from new private equity investors. The San Francisco-based startup, whose iOS and Android app offers smartphone users the ability to book a car in 113 cities [...]