Sentences with phrase «allow taxi companies»

PLATTSBURGH Following a string of requests from the owner of a local cab company, the Plattsburgh Common Council has imposed a new fare limit that will allow taxi companies in the city to charge $ 1.50 more per ride.

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Taxi companies now generally allow customers to book and pay for rides through an app.

GM helps shape self - driving car regulations When Illinois state Rep. Michael Zalewski introduced legislation allowing car makers to run self - driving taxi services, he had help from Mary Barra's company.

UberX allows anyone to become their own taxi service, provided they can pass a background check with the company and their vehicle meets certain standards.

Soon after, a number of Chicago cab companies jointly sued the company, alleging Uber is in violation of a number of city and state regulations, and that by allowing any cab driver to use its service, Uber is cashing in on established taxi brand names and reputations to further its own business goals.

While it would in theory allow it to hire more drivers including applicants it previously rejected, and therefore continue to compete with taxis and rival Lyft, the company told the Journal that it would only affect a small number of applicants.

GrabTaxi, however, functions as a third - party app for booking taxi rides, allowing riders to connect with taxi drivers from various companies while operating within local taxi regulations.

It also allowed them to call an emergency taxi when they are going into labor, which allows them to get priority in the company's «people waiting for taxis» line.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone already has said he'd allow ride - sharing, which has shifted the focus of proponents and opponents (primarily taxi companies) to Nassau.

State lawmakers have come under heavy lobbying from taxi industry associations and companies who oppose allowing Uber and Lyft to expand Upstate and compete with them.

Uber understood that taxi companies were concentrated interests in each market and therefore better positioned to block regulatory changes that would allow Uber to operate more freely.

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In that respect, taxi companies in Singapore — which allow booking by SMS and phone call, and also offer ride - hailing apps in some cases — may be considered competition which might water down Grab's market share.

Many of Uber's opponents in the UK insist that the company's business model is exploitative in nature and only allows it to beat its competitors by not providing its drivers with fair benefits, which is a notion that the tech giant repeatedly denied, insisting that it's not a traditional taxi service.