Ever tried
hailing a cab in Vancouver?
In 2008 a pair of young entrepreneurs named Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp had trouble
hailing a cab in Paris.
That special evening began on a good note: we quickly
hailed a cab in the pouring rain and made it to the restaurant before we got soaking wet.
The new rules are meant to address the difficulty of
hailing cabs in the outer boroughs.
Whether you are lounging on a yacht in the South of France or
hailing a cab in bustling New York, who could say no to an adorable stylish stripe?
After trying (& failing) to
hail a cab in the pouring rain / wind, we finally gave up & walked half the way to the conference center in our 5 - inch heels.
Then again, when you're trying to
hail a cab in New York in the rain, who cares?
Xbox owners shouldn't be
hailing this cab in a hurry — no matter how much they loved the trip back in the day and you'll find very little reason to ever go back to this after your first couple of plays.
The CJEU notes that the companies are only in direct competition with each other with regards to passengers who pre-book their rides, but that the identification of the factual and legal situation should not be limited to this group of passengers, since all journeys made by taxi, including the ones where passengers
hail a cab in the streets, have an influence on London traffic safety.
Not exact matches
Customers became angered after the ride -
hailing service did not shutdown service at New York's Kennedy International on Saturday,
in solidarity with a work - stoppage called by a
cab - driver group.
Ride
hailing - app Uber is legal
in London, according to a High Court ruling that will spark further hostilities between the taxi app and the capital's black
cab drivers.
Bhavish Aggarwal and Ankit Bhati, co-founders of
cab -
hailing app Ola; Binny Bansal, co-founder and group chief executive of e-commerce firm Flipkart; Kunal Shah, founder of mobile wallet firm FreeCharge; and Manish Patel, founder and CEO of payment solutions firm Mswipe, have also participated
in the round.
Bengaluru - based
cab -
hailing firm Ola has roped
in Anand Shah, former executive at German premium carmaker BMW, to head its electric...
Earlier this month, Business Standard reported that Ola was accused of commercial espionage by a local Sri Lankan
cab -
hailing firm PickMe, which runs the largest
cab service
in the island nation.
You will be tracked down and locked up
in no time, compared to just
hailing a
cab and assaulting / robbing the driver.
In the same way technology companies like Expedia, Airbnb, and Kayak are changing the way we plan a vacation, companies like Zillow are changing the way we buy a house, companies like Uber are changing the way we
hail a
cab, and companies like Amazon are changing the way we buy just about anything, technology has changed the way many small businesses get a small business loan.
Tencent's last investment
in India was
in cab -
hailing company Ola.
PepperTap, operated by Gurgaon - based Nuvo Logistics Pvt Ltd, is at least the fourth company
in recent months to shut down its hyperlocal grocery delivery business after LocalBanya, e-commerce firm Flipkart's Nearby app and
cab -
hailing firm Ola's Ola Store offering.
The comments come after Japanese telecom and internet conglomerate SoftBank claimed,
in a regulatory filing
in August last year, that its portfolio company Ola enjoyed a commanding 85 % share
in India's
cab -
hailing market.
The Japanese company led a $ 627 million funding round
in e-commerce marketplace Snapdeal and a $ 210 million round
in cab -
hailing firm Ola.
As the battle for market dominance intensifies
in the taxi aggregator services space
in the country, home - grown
cab -
hailing startup...
Just as the wedding season starts
in the country,
cab -
hailing companies Ola and Uber have introduced new services to cater to...
ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd, which operates
cab -
hailing service Ola, is
in talks with new and existing investors to raise $ 600 million...
Travis Kalanick, the controversial founder of
cab -
hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc., is setting up an investment fund that will invest
in India and China.
You see Sarah Hughes crossing a street here, Carly Patterson
hailing a
cab there and — seated across from you at a table
in a tent, his cellphone ringing like a fire alarm — Michael Phelps.
Purchasing a baby travel system makes everything just a little bit easier for parents, especially those who live
in cities and have to
hail cabs frequently.
Assembly Democrats on Monday evening released their one - house budget proposal, a $ 170 billion spending plan that would fund transportation
in New York City through fees on ride
hailing services and
cabs in Manhattan and add more money for education than what was proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Ride -
hailing apps like Uber and Lyft have been so disruptive to New York City's taxi industry, they are causing some lenders to fail, including three New York credit unions that specialize
in loaning money against taxi
cab medallions.
«It is time that New York City enact a congestion pricing plan that fully funds our mass transit system, improves traffic flow, and fairly applies fees so that outer - borough black car riders aren't forced to pay more than Manhattan residents who can easily
hail a
cab,» said Ira Goldstein, the Black Car Fund's executive director,
in a statement.
Mr. Blake related his own experiences having difficulty
hailing traditional yellow
cabs as an African - American, and the struggles his constituents have
in looking for gainful work.
Yellow
cabs will take a larger hit because they operate mostly
in Manhattan, while ride -
hailing apps are used across the boroughs, he said.
People who use ride -
hailing services and taxi
cabs below 96th Street
in Manhattan will see a surcharge on their rides that will bring
in more than $ 400 million annually, while opioid manufacturers, all but certain to pass on the costs ultimately to consumers, will see an assessment on those prescription drugs that they sell
in New York; it will raise $ 100 million.
• $ 82,688.82 could buy Mrs. Hevesi a 34,451 - mile
cab ride, including a 20 percent tip, assuming she didn't
hail it during the rush - hour or evening surcharge periods and she didn't get stuck
in traffic.
Yesterday was a day of highs and lows for people hoping to drive for a living
in Western New York, as ride -
hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft went live
in upstate New York, while veteran
cab drivers braced for a major shakeup.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced
in his State of the City speech
in January he would propose legislation to allow livery
cabs in the outer boroughs to pick up people
hailing on the street — prohibited under current law.
Upper Manhattan residents scoffed at the perceived snub, arguing that
hailing a
cab can be as challenging there as
in the outer boroughs.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers on Friday reached a final agreement that signs off on $ 168.3 billion
in state spending for the coming fiscal year
in an agreement that includes disparate issues such as reforming the state's sexual harassment policies to placing a fee on ride
hailing vehicles and yellow
cabs in Manhattan to help fund mass transit.
Advocates of a bill to allow livery
cab drivers to pick up street
hails in Upper Manhattan are clamoring for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's support.
City Council Member James Sanders reportedly had a hard time
hailing a yellow
cab in Manhattan despite repeated calls to the TLC.
The Brooklyn Politics: It looks like the bill the legislature passed earlier this year to allow livery
cabs to accept street
hails in the outer boroughs like Brooklyn [and Queens] is officially dead:
A town hall held by state Sen. Jose Peralta (D - East Elmhurst) on the bill to bring livery
cabs that can be
hailed to the outer boroughs erupted into impassioned statements and heated arguments, mostly
in Spanish, from industry members on separate sides of the plan.
The city - issued medallions were worth more than $ 1 million on the open market
in 2013 just before ride -
hailing apps burst on the scene, but now they are worth less than $ 200,000, as more riders and drivers switch from
cabs to Uber or Lyft.
A State Supreme Court justice on Friday blocked the Bloomberg administration's plan to create a new class of livery
cabs, a setback
in the city's effort to expand street
hail service beyond Manhattan.
In return, the pols protect the medallion owners» monopoly on street hails and hold down the supply of cabs, even if it means stranding riders in rainstorm
In return, the pols protect the medallion owners» monopoly on street
hails and hold down the supply of
cabs, even if it means stranding riders
in rainstorm
in rainstorms.
Wisely or not, the city sold exclusive rights to pick up street -
hail passengers
in order to thin out a herd of
cabs whose competition had grown cutthroat (sometimes literally).
«We knew the dress was going to be used when
hailing a
cab,» explains Perez, who chose to dress her
in a cobalt Kate Spade dress and matching Prada bag (above).
We took cover
in the American Honey VIP tent, polished off our drinks and made a mad dash to
hail a
cab.
I feel very Sex & the City
in this stripes / / pleated skirt outfit... Like I'm Carrie Bradshaw trying to
hail a
cab on the busy streets of New York.
As we can already guess the ultimate guy for Mo, the rest is merely a plot that idles
in its own set paces, with a plethora of scenes of Montana running maniacally, waving her arms around as she stomps forward
in high heels through airports, trying to stop airline personnel from closing gates, or trying to
hail cabs just
in the nick of time.
When his wife's water breaks, Meyers's character
hails a
cab but turns his back briefly, so a stranger jumps
in it and takes off.