Sentences with phrase «riding in a taxi»

Plus, factor in that you can review your Uber or Lyft driver and leave feedback, the experience blows riding in a taxi away.

When Ireland's team played Loyola of the South in New Orleans in the 1962 - 63 season, his black players weren't allowed to ride in taxis or stay in the same hotel with the rest of the team — which consisted of Egan and a couple of rarely used substitutes.

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

Even if you don't have a car, you'll need one if you ride in a taxi or want to go for a ride with a friend or family member.

The irked youth are riding in taxis and speed off after setting fire at vantage places, Tanko reported.

The vast majority of small children riding in taxis are not restrained in car safety seats, according to new research, even though there are tens of thousands of motor vehicle collisions involving taxis, limousines and car services each year.

and «Availability of Car Seats Offered by Taxi Companies in Urban U.S. Cities» at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2016 Meeting in Baltimore on May 1 and May 2 to shed light on how this legal exemption affects whether children are properly restrained while riding in taxis.

Years ago, the uneventful moments — waiting in line, riding in a taxi — would be filled with connecting ideas, being creative, reading, dreaming.

We begin near the end, with Reynolds» Deadpool riding in a taxi on his way to find Francis — or Ajax (Ed Skrein) as he prefers to be called.

We begin near the end, with Reynolds Deadpool riding in a taxi on his way to find Francis or Ajax (Ed Skrein) as he prefers to be called.

Many wonder whether or not they can receive compensation for taxi cab accidents, or if riding in a taxi is simply a risk in and of itself.

Multiple Passenger Vehicles Florida law allows people who ride in a taxi, Uber or Lyft may be able to seek compensation if they have been hurt in an accident.

Consider this scenario: You're on a business trip in India and while riding in a taxi to your meeting, the taxi crashes into another vehicle.

If you're renting a car or will be riding in taxis when you arrive, you may not be able to count on a car seat being available.

Not exact matches

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

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

Recession Ride Taxi in Essex, Vermont lets passengers pay what they want for their ride as well as for in - car driRide Taxi in Essex, Vermont lets passengers pay what they want for their ride as well as for in - car driride as well as for in - car drinks.

One crafty recipient took his stipend and invested in a motorbike to provide taxi rides.

Uber, which allows users to summon a ride through an app on their smartphones, has roiled the traditional taxi industry since it launched in Europe in 2011, triggering protests and clashes with local authorities.

Uber's latest investment in Brazil comes just weeks after Didi Chuxing, China's largest ride - hailing company, announced it was investing more than $ 100 million in Brazilian company 99, an on - demand taxi and ride sharing service.

An UberPOOL ride from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to the East Village in Manhattan which would cost $ 16 in a yellow taxi would cost as little as $ 7.50 with the carpooling alternative, according to fare estimates Uber released with the announcement.

Its Messenger service can detect when people are in need of services, such as a taxi ride or a marketplace listing, by scanning their written communications.

The 20 - minute Uber taxi ride to the airport in Toronto cost us $ 45.

«However, Parisians also have a choice when it comes to moving around in their city, and today's incident certainly discourages Parisians from choosing a taxi for their next ride.»

Nissan and DeNA look to launch their autonomous taxi service, Easy Ride, to the wider public in the early 2020s.

Neither did Uber primarily target nonconsumers — people who found the existing alternatives so expensive or inconvenient that they took public transit or drove themselves instead: Uber was launched in San Francisco (a well - served taxi market), and Uber's customers were generally people already in the habit of hiring rides.

At this year's Tribeca Film Festival, audiences can walk alongside the rangers protecting elephants in Africa, see what it's like to be a tree, ride in an automated taxi transporting passengers, or follow a Holocaust survivor's steps as he visits the concentration camp he was held in for the last time.

Other companies are studying the economics of using automated driving systems to replace human drivers in taxi or ride - hailing services, including Uber Technologies (uber) and Lyft (lyft), which is collaborating with General Motors (gm).

Delphi Automotive (dlph) will launch a small test fleet of automated taxis in Singapore next year, aiming to ferry passengers around a city district in one of the first real - world tests of automated rides on demand, the company said on Monday.

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.

Grab claims the company commands about 95 % of Southeast Asia's market in third - party taxi hailing and 71 % in private vehicle hailing, with about 3 million rides daily.

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.

Ford (f) also announced its intention to make self - driving cars for commercial ride - sharing or on - demand taxi services by 2021, a target the automaker says it will reach by expanding its Silicon Valley research lab, as well as investing in or buying autonomous vehicle technology startups.

Of course no one in the taxi industry or ride - hailing community openly disputes the priority of passengers» safety.

The TLPA isn't against ride - hailing apps in general — it endorses one called Taxi Magic — but it characterizes Uber's product and others as «rogue apps,» and published a white paper by that name.

While people like ordering a ride with a mobile app and not needing to pay in cash, other critics charge ride - hailing start - ups unfairly compete with taxi drivers by entering their markets without following regulations or fare schedules.

Uber, for instance, has exploited loopholes in laws written long before the digital era to ruthlessly expand both its ride - sharing and taxi services and its autonomous driving program.

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.

In the wave of support of its campaign against Uber, the taxi association found a new opportunity to make demands of the ride - hail company.

The company, based in San Francisco, has rapidly upended entrenched taxi and transportation industries with its model of letting people hail rides via their smartphones.

Companies like Uber and Lyft, which have created ride - hailing smartphone applications, are fighting long - entrenched incumbents in the taxi and limousine industry.

2.4 Direct ICBC to consult with stakeholders in developing an insurance product suitable for part - time and flexible vehicle - for - hire work and is applicable to both the taxi and ride - hailing industries.

In the first half of 2015, 97 % of customers who rode solo and paid by credit card took advantage of that option, leaving a median tip of $ 2, according to a Quartz analysis of data from the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission.

Ride - sharing apps have taken off among Vietnam's rapidly expanding middle class as they provide four - wheeled comfort in a country better known for chaotic swarms of scooters and Southeast Asia's most expensive taxi fares.

The fierce competitor that Kalanick is talking about is Didi Kuaidi, the no. 1 taxi and ride - hailing player in China.

Hungarian taxi drivers ended their demonstration against ride - hailing company Uber in downtown Budapest after talks with the development ministry on Thursday afternoon.

The focus is on taxi drivers and taxi operator firms because peer - to - peer ride services are not legal in Japan.

Meanwhile in Los Angeles and Dallas, where taxi fares for this sample trip are $ 16.35 and $ 11.25, respectively, while Uber rides in these cities would cost about $ 9.40 and $ 10.30.

Thus, a taxi in Chicago costs about 1.5 x an Uber car ride.

Creating possible competition for ridesharing companies such as Uber, for example, Nissan and DeNA are planning a test run of a self - driving taxi service — dubbed Easy Ride — in Japan.