Sentences with phrase «in a taxi in»

It is perfectly legal to ride in a taxi in NYC without a car seat.

There were no seatbelts in any taxis in Bangkok, but in Phuket the taxi (private car) that took us back to the airport had rear - seat belts, which was a treat!

My mother started birthing me in a taxi in the Bronx.

In Animal Crossing: Wild World, Kapp»n asks the player a series of three questions while driving him or her to town at the beginning of the game in his taxi in order to determine the player's face style.

Perhaps hope will arrive in a taxi in the next few weeks.

Not exact matches

Above the heaving crowds of tourists and taxis, boxed in by adverts selling gadgets, soft drinks, and musicals, sat an unconventional billboard.

Any taxi ride in Lisbon, for example, is a white knuckler.

While it's true that Uber has done a pitiful job of engaging the governments in charge of regulating local taxi regimes — by and large, that's been a key part of the company's strategy — it's time Uber learned to play nice with the cities it hopes to conquer.

Bloomberg reported in 2014 that taxi riders in New York City tended to tip at around 20 percent.

No matter what kind of transport business you're in or whether your fleet consists of taxi cabs, bicycles, or 18 - wheelers, safety for drivers, passengers, other drivers, and your load is of utmost concern.

After the Times Square advert, EOS made another foray into the physical world in July: London taxis.

If you're going to be doing driving of any kind, whether it's transporting horses or driving a taxi or getting behind the wheel of an 18 - wheeler, it all starts with a valid driver's license, preferably in the state in which you plan to conduct business.

The adverts remained on the taxis for four weeks afterwards as they transported punters and tourists round the British capital — a physical reminder that though the cryptocurrency sector began in forums, chatrooms and underground recesses of the internet, it's no longer limited to them.

A Beijing Capital Airlines Airbus A330 taxis before takeoff at Vancouver International Airport in early January 2017.

«Right now, insurance on one cab runs $ 30,000,» he says, a figure that has doubled in the six years since he started Orcas Island Taxi.

At least in the case of ridesharing companies, these background checks don't always meet the rigor of checks required for taxi drivers in certain areas.

TUSK: When they opened in New York, they almost immediately got a cease and desist letter from the Taxi and Limousine Commission.

That said, the real muscle behind the pushback stems from disenfranchised cab operators, who must comply with a complex web of regulations and shell out for insurance, vehicle maintenance and exorbitant licence fees: In Montreal, cab drivers pay around $ 200,000 for a taxi medallion.

In January, the #deleteUber hashtag trended on social media after customers perceived the company as having undermined New York taxi drivers» strike in protest of the Trump administration's immigration baIn January, the #deleteUber hashtag trended on social media after customers perceived the company as having undermined New York taxi drivers» strike in protest of the Trump administration's immigration bain protest of the Trump administration's immigration ban.

The address was actually the headquarters of Montreal's taxi bureau, and the person behind the ambush was Hassan Kattoua, a local cab driver and one of many who are angry at Uber's presence in the city.

In addition to calling into question the effectiveness of the checks taxi companies use, Uber has also argued that the fingerprinting requirement is too onerous and may make it harder for the company to keep up a steady stream of new drivers.

It's not that complicated: These drivers are basically fulfilling the role of taxi driver as far as tipping norms are concerned, so add gratuity as though you're in a yellow cab.

Automotive electronics and parts maker Delphi and French transport company Transdev plan to use autonomous taxis and a shuttle van to carry passengers on roadways in France.

Two on - demand Renault Zoe autonomous taxis will be deployed in Rouen, Normandy, and a shuttle van will run between a rail station and campus in the university district of Paris - Saclay.

It is aiming to get the flying taxi service up before the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

That's why in many circles it's called a transportation technology company rather than a taxi company.

Uber also said that it is aiming to trial the flying taxis in Los Angeles, as well as Dubai and Dallas - Fort Worth in 2020

If I tracked everywhere you traveled in a taxi, what could I learn about you?

Its profits and stock took a hit in 2016 and 2017, due to write - offs from a poorly timed earlier bet: Signature had become a major financier of permits for New York taxi drivers, just in time for the Uber era.

In Tarija, a taxi can take you from one end of the small city to the other for less than $ 2.

A recent study from ConsumerAffairs looks at the safety of Uber, Lyft and taxi cars in cities around the U.S.

You take down the drop, which is the initial fare you get charged when you get in a taxi, from $ 4.25 to $ 3.25.

Khairullozhon Matanov, a 23 - year - old taxi driver who lives in Quincy, Massachusetts, faces one criminal count of destroying records and three counts of lying to officials in a terrorism investigation, according to court papers filed in U.S. District Court in Boston.

«In 2014, people talked about Uber disrupting taxis,» says James McQuivey, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester Research.

«In 2015, people thought it could disrupt taxis, rental cars, and car leasing.

And the G4S report cites taxi service Uber as an example of a business, famed for its electronic payment system, which saw exponential growth when it introduced a cash option in Asia, Africa and South America.

A new app called Arro wants to connect you with taxis in New York.

Hossam Yossri, who also works at McGuinness Management in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, told Gothamist that taxi drivers keep quitting, abandoning their vehicles to defect to Uber.

Newly available data from the Taxi and Limousine Commission that was analyzed by the New York Daily News shows total trips in the first half of 2015 were down 10 percent to 77 million, compared to same period last year.

The ruling came in a suit by Italian taxi groups, who alleged that Uber constituted unfair competition.

In 2016, Uber looked to shake off its «taxi - sharing 2.0» moniker by expanding into markets outside of its core ride - sharing business.

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Italian taxi drivers have been militant in their agitation against Uber, engaging in coordinated national strikes, advocating for new regulations, and on occasion refusing even to meet with Uber representatives to work towards compromise.

Founded in 2007 by Zimmer and co-founder Logan Green, Lyft's business model is fairly straighforward, even if it operates in a legal gray area: The company recruits and (background - checks) city car owners to become become part - time taxi drivers, who set the hours they wish to work.

Uber drivers, for instance, have been shown to pick up riders in the whiter areas of DC more regularly — though to their credit, Uber drivers have also been picking up the slack left over from racist taxi drivers in what may or may not be a sincere social marketing ploy.

In 2013, a taxi medallion was worth an estimated $ 1.3 million.

SideCar, its most direct competitor also based in San Francisco, has raised $ 10 million, while Uber, the extremely fast - growing on - demand taxi, car, and sedan service, has raised nearly $ 50 million.

Ties to President Trump and how Uber responded to a taxi strike in New York City resulted in a viral #DeleteUber campaign on social media.

As in many other locales, Italian taxis are heavily regulated and must hold operating licenses costing around 200,000 euros.

The #DeleteUber campaign on Facebook and Twitter erupted when Uber was accused of breaking a taxi strike in New York, right around the time Kalanick was taking heat for sitting on the president's business - advisory council in the midst of public outcry regarding Trump's travel ban.