Sentences with phrase «in the taxi business»

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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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

The official Denver report on the Democrats» largesse four years ago includes testimonials from small business entrepreneurs, including a taxi company that reported a 42 % increase in business over comparable weeks, and a shuttle bus company that did 60 % more business than usual.

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.

In Russia, it agreed to merge its ride - hailing business in the country with Yandex, a local search - engine leader that also runs a popular taxi - booking apIn Russia, it agreed to merge its ride - hailing business in the country with Yandex, a local search - engine leader that also runs a popular taxi - booking apin the country with Yandex, a local search - engine leader that also runs a popular taxi - booking app.

It leads to a more collaborative and less hierarchical society, since a CEO in civilian life may end up taking orders from a taxi driver in the service, as well as future business partnerships.

But pundits in awe of Silicon Valley's prowess analogize today's green energy companies to the disruption of landline phone businesses after the advent of cell phones or the disruption of taxis by Uber.

Seemingly overnight, the new business models have swooped in on the old - school taxi and limousine industry.

Redeemable noncontrolling interests presented in our condensed consolidated balance sheets relate to the equity incentive arrangements we have made available to the senior employees of the Taxi, Classifieds and E-commerce segments, pursuant to which such persons are eligible to acquire depositary receipts, or receive options to acquire depositary receipts, which entitle them to economic interests in the respective business unit subsidiaries.

E-commerce segment includes our Yandex.Market service; Taxi segment includes our Taxi business (including Yandex.Taxi and Uber in Russia and neighboring countries) and Food Delivery business (including Yandex.EATs and UberEATs); Classifieds segment includes Auto.ru, Yandex.Realty and Yandex.Jobs; Media Services segment includes KinoPoisk, Yandex.Music, Yandex.Afisha and Yandex.TV program; Media Services were broken out from Experiments and now constitute a separate business unit; Experiments segment includes Zen, Yandex.Cloud, Yandex.Health, Yandex.Drive and Yandex Data Factory.

Indeed, data from the New York taxi business suggest a modest impact in the United States.

The embattled Uber founder decided to step down from President Donald Trump's business advisory board mere minutes before the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, a union that claims to represent 50,000 drivers in New York, was scheduled to protest the ride - hailing startup at the company's driver office in Long Island City, New York.

Taxi, the ridesharing business built up by the Russian search giant over several years and the current leader in the market, in what will be a separate, joint venture valued at $ 3.72 billion.

Uber's relationship with law and regulatory authorities around the world has often centered on whether the company is classed as a transportation business, and specifically, in some jurisdictions, as a taxi company.

Stepping out into the hot and humid Delhi night, everything looked the same but there was certainly a sense of change in the air: everyone from taxi drivers, to business people and politicians seem to feel a new confidence that India can now move forward.

Stepping out into the hot and humid Delhi night, everything looked the same but there was certainly a sense of change in the air: everyone from taxi drivers, to business people and politicians seem to feel a new confidence...

The McFly.aero Technology and Business Incubator on Thursday launched its initial coin offering (ICO) to build a network of flying cars for mass use as air taxis in cities.

Other politicians should not take this as their cue to establish a «Joni Mitchell's Big Yellow Taxi Stand» in Swift Current, Sask., or an «Avril Lavigne's Sk8er Boi Skate Park» in Napanee, Ont., and please do not consider a «Taking Care of Business Park» in Winnipeg.

The organization also hosted events with Uber's Chief Advisor David Plouffe in September 2015 (listen to audio) and October 2016 (listen to audio) as well as an event with the Vancouver Taxi Association in June 2016 (listen to audio), in an effort to better inform the regional business community about the evolving ride - for - hire industry.

In the chiaroscuro of neon - lit darkness, the virgin receives her impossible annunciation across a taxi hood, arrested amid the confusion of strange arrivals and ordinary business.

In France, top Uber executives have been arrested on charges of running an illegal taxi business.

Five of the six recommendations for making those early mass transit improvements rely in whole or in part on New York City: overhauling the city's parking placard system, which de Blasio has expanded; improving traffic enforcement in New York City, which his NYPD controls; reforming the city system that governs taxis and for - hire companies like Uber; assessing the impact of bus congestion on the central business district; and identifying transit improvements in the outer boroughs.

While private vehicular traffic, delivery trucks, and yellow taxis are also to blame, the report found that ride - hailing cars spend an average of 11 minutes of unoccupied time during weekdays in Manhattan's business districts

De Blasio abandoned the plan in January 2016, but earlier this year the Taxi and Limousine Commission imposed a regulation forcing the businesses to turn over trip data so the city can track tired drivers.

The Assembly budget proposal includes imposing different fees on taxi and for - hire vehicle trips, but would not impose a charge on regular motorists driving in the central business zone.

Now it may be the case that Ahlam Jaoui of her parents» house in Bay Ridge, who is signed up to find work as a trade show brand ambassador, who is willing to pose wearing a hijab and say that she wants to drive a taxi, and whose LinkedIn profile lists her as still working for an out - of - business investment company, is also a well - positioned power broker who can convince lawyers and business owners in Westchester and New Jersey to contribute thousands of dollars to Mayor de Blasio's re-election campaign.

«Over the last two years we have worked closely with the tourism and business community, as well as the initial local governments that handle the bulk of the taxi service in our region,» said Assemblyman John McDonald, the Cohoes Democrat who backed the bill.

Nor did Cuomo see passage of a larger congestion pricing plan, instead settling for what he's calling a first step: a surcharge on taxi and app - based rides in the Manhattan business district south of 96th Street.

Calling a special session can open an can of undesirable worms for the governor in the form of news conferences and press releases pushing lawmakers take up a variety of unfinished business and side causes (independent redistricting, the taxi cab medallion bill, among others) or other issues (the millionaires tax).

There were arguments at an Assembly roundtable yesterday both for and against ride - sharing, an airing of concerns about worker protections and insurance coverage as well as pleas from business leaders to do something about current taxi service in the state Capitol.

McDonald believes the present taxi businesses operating in upstate New York can co-exist with ride sharing services, but he says the taxi indsutry needs something of an upgrade.

ALBANY — Having secured a victory in the streets of New York City and over its mayor, the ride - sharing company Uber announced a legislative and public relations push on Tuesday to expand its business to taxi - and job - challenged cities like Buffalo, Rochester and Albany.

In this case the Mayor of London proposes to continue his current low emissions scheme, but, rather than widen it to penalise smaller vehicles belonging to small businesses, instead to boost the market for innovative alternatives such as electric vehicles, low - emissions taxis and hybrid buses.

One Mr. Tetteh is a taxi driver in Adabraka told Citi Business News there is the need for further reduction.

The Observer has learned that Ydanis Rodriguez, the chair of New York City Council Transportation Committee, will join a meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 23rd in a Midtown location at which he will propose a bailout to rescue medallion owners, who have witnessed the value of their investment plummet as Uber and other ride apps disrupt the traditional taxi business.

As an April 1 budget deadline looms, the company says the boards set up to oversee ride - hailing in Suffolk and Nassau counties are stacked with taxi and limousine owners — the very people that are Uber and Lyft's direct business competitors.

Defending the taxi industry, particularly green cabs that operate beyond Manhattan, First Deputy Mayor Anthony Shorris said 75 percent of Uber's fleet remains in the central business district of Manhattan.

Considering current transportation options, Hunter said she anticipates there is enough room for ride - hailing services to be in the transportation market without putting taxi business owners out of business.

The campaign will feature ads citywide run on television and radio, as well as in taxis and on buses, urging shoppers to support businesses affected.

Beating giants like Uber and Google to the tape, Nutonomy set up the pilot taxi service in Singapore, collecting real customers from the city - state's one - north business park.

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24 - hour reception services, Personal Guest relations service, organized excursions, late checkout upon availability, 24 hour security, first aid kits, beach lifeguard, luggage service and room, Limousine transfer to and from the airport (upon request at extra charge), laundry and dry cleaning service (at extra charge), VIP Breakfast in the Candia Gourmet Restaurant (only for VIP rooms & Suites), Wi - Fi access throughout the hotel (free of charge), Internet corner, transportation to and from Knossos Royal Conference centre, daily bus service (once a day) to and from Hersonissos, daily coach services to and from Heraklion and Aghios Nikolaos (with charge), taxi on request, car, motorbike and bicycle hire, two business meeting rooms (capacity of 80 people each), Aldemar Knossos Royal Conference Centre at the neighbouring sister hotel Knossos Royal with capacity of 900 seats.

Located in the heart of Kota Laksamana's entertainment and business district, the 245 - key new build Park Hotel Melaka is 90 minutes from Kuala Lumpur International Airport and a 10 minutes» drive from the Melaka Sentral bus and taxi terminal.

Location is in close proximity to the Radisson Hotel, San Pedro Belize Express Water Taxi, Mirab Department Store, restaurants and other well - known businesses.

«The harbor businesses are also in support of the new water taxi service,» Long said.

Water Jets International have been in the Belize water taxi business for over 20 years.