taxi
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Here’s Australia’s First Fully Legal Uber Ride
Briefly: Uber has skirted Australia’s almost non-existent ride-sharing rules for almost two years now. The company boasted yesterday that it has completed 10 million UberX in Australia, but none of them were technically legal. Today, Australia’s first fully legal Uber ride was completed.
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Long Beach Is Rethinking Its Taxis To Be More Like Ubers
Cities are doing a lot of hemming and hawing when it comes to the rideshare apps that are devouring their taxi businesses. In one of the more progressive moves, the Southern California city of Long Beach is revamping its taxi fleet with a big design and tech upgrade so they can tackle these startups head…
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Cute Animals Are The New Battleground For Uber And The Taxi Industry
Uber is at war with the taxi industry. Between citizen’s arrests, State Government raids and massive fines, the ride-sharing service has bent noses out of shape all over Australia. The war for our streets between the multi-billion dollar app giant and the local taxi industry monolith is now taking a turn for the adorable (and…
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Uber Sydney Review: The Car Service Of The Future Is Not Without Issues
I hate cabs. Hate them. I’m a Sydney-sider and when I get into a cab, it’s because I have no other option. If I can, I walk or catch the train. Uber is a private car service born out of San Francisco that you book luxury transport with the flick of an app, and it…