Sentences with phrase «taxi driver on»

I'm here in Los Angeles to interview the artist Paul McCarthy, I tell a taxi driver on a freeway past the skyscrapers of downtown.

It «s a crime drama telling the story of a young Dublin taxi driver on the fringes of the criminal underworld and stars man - of - the - moment Jack Reynor and the massively talented young British actor Will Poulter.

Reynor plays a young taxi driver on the fringes of the criminal underworld who finds himself facing a life - changing moral decision.

The twists that Unknown throws up are mostly surprising in terms how little they make sense, even with Diane Kruger's taxi driver on hand for emotional and intellectual support.

Blanc stands accused of not paying a taxi driver on a trip to see a prostitute.

Glassland - which also stars up and coming Moyvane actress, Kate Galvin - tells the story of a young taxi driver on the fringes of the criminal underworld, who - in an effort to save his mother from addiction - is forced to take a job which will see him pushed further into its underbelly.

A common denominator needs to be found with the taxi drivers on how things should be regulated, he added.

Constant harassment from people following us down the road trying to sell us stuff we didn't want; street - smart kids trying to charm and hustle money out of tourists, beggars and amputees lying in the gutter, and grinning motorcycle taxi drivers on street corners offering «Boom - boom?

Taxi drivers on Isla Mujeres charge per trip rather than per person (please note that the cab drivers may pick up other passengers along the way if there is room in the vehicle.

Not exact matches

Between a raid by Revenue Quebec, 40 impounded cars, and quasi-vigilante action by taxi drivers, pressure on Uber is growing

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 ban.

Some people tried to track celebrities based on known sightings and home addresses, while another attempt even purported to be able to identify which taxi driver were muslim based on activity during the five prayer times a day.

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.

Uber, which allows users to book and pay for a taxi by smartphone, says its more than 30,000 London drivers enjoy the flexibility of being able to work when they choose and receive on average more than the minimum wage.

I was also glad to see Travis Kalanik, the CEO of «Private Driver (read: not a taxi) service» Uber, stand on stage yesterday at Startup School and announce Uber TAXI, a cheaper, more taxi - like servtaxi) service» Uber, stand on stage yesterday at Startup School and announce Uber TAXI, a cheaper, more taxi - like servTAXI, a cheaper, more taxi - like servtaxi - like service.

Transport for London (TfL) shocked the Silicon Valley firm last month by deeming it unfit to run a taxi service and refusing to renew its license, citing its approach to reporting serious criminal offenses and background checks on drivers.

Taxi and Uber drivers lined the esplanade in front of Brazil's Congress on Tuesday to demonstrate for and against the bill.

Believing these people, and afraid to miss out on the gold rush, small - time investors, grandma and grandpa, and barbers and taxi drivers invested their life savings in companies such as Pets.com, Webvan, and eToys.

London's transport regulator on Friday stripped Uber of its license to operate from the end of the month, affecting over 40,000 drivers in a huge blow to the taxi app.

In January, a #DeleteUber boycott erupted on Twitter after some users accused the tech company of trying to profit from a taxi driver protest against President Donald Trump's immigration ban.

Many of the departures have been blamed on the company's current PR mess, which began in January with the #DeleteUber boycott over accusations that the company tried to profit from a taxi driver strike against President Trump's immigration ban.

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.

* CEO Roberts learned «a lot» from London taxi driver (Rewrites with Comcast strategy, background on Brian Roberts)

Critics swiftly accused the ridesharing company of attempting to undermine or profit from a work stoppage by taxi drivers that had been called by the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, an AFL - CIO affiliate that represents many immigrants, and whose work has been largely focused on stopping the encroachment of ride - hailing companies like Utaxi drivers that had been called by the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, an AFL - CIO affiliate that represents many immigrants, and whose work has been largely focused on stopping the encroachment of ride - hailing companies like UTaxi Workers Alliance, an AFL - CIO affiliate that represents many immigrants, and whose work has been largely focused on stopping the encroachment of ride - hailing companies like Uber.

«The rate of fatality for taxi drivers is the highest for all jobs on the list except for military personnel,» Lee said.

Uber relied on undercover agents to undermine taxi drivers and their companies, Halunen wrote.

Police raided the Hong Kong offices of taxi - hailing service Uber on Tuesday and arrested five drivers for the «illegal use of vehicles for hire», police said.

The 37 - page letter describes how Uber hired people to spy on executives of overseas rivals, used undercover agents to impersonate taxi drivers, and scraped competitors» information from the Internet.

Regulator Transport for London last Friday deemed Uber unfit to run a taxi service and decided not to renew its license to operate when it expires on Sept. 30, citing the firm's approach to reporting serious criminal offenses and background checks on drivers.

Out on the streets, taxi drivers and Uber drivers held two separate protests in an attempt to rally support for their respective sides, but mostly just succeeded in clogging up traffic.

More recently, the state backed down when it agreed not to force Uber and Lyft to conduct the same security checks on its drivers that are required of taxi companies.

The European Court of Justice is expected to rule this year in a major case centered on whether Uber should be treated as a taxi service, which would mean it was subject to rigorous safety and employment rules, or merely as an online platform connecting independent drivers and waiting passengers.

In the case of Uber, by expanding the supply of drivers and offering a far better experience, many more customers decided to use taxi services rather than other modes of transportation, expanding the marketplace and eventually spurring on both innovation and competition.

«They're beating the cars with metal bats,» the singer Courtney Love posted on Twitter from an Uber car in Paris at a time of clashes between the company and taxi drivers in 2015.

Raising unprecedented amounts of money to outspend competitors, hiring key political PR experts to throw dirt on the taxi industry, and eventually ditching drivers to use self - driving cars.

Yet more affluent and cosmopolitan Chinese have flocked to Uber's service, attracted by fares that are on average at least 35 percent cheaper than taxis, with the cars generally more luxurious than cabs and drivers who offer free water and are typically more polite.

A version of this article appears in print on January 15, 2015, on Page A4 of the New York edition with the headline: Strikes by Taxi Drivers Spread Across China.

Geoffrey Crothall of China Labor Bulletin said the news media's focus on ride - hailing apps obscured the main complaint of the Chinese taxi drivers: that rapacious fleet companies charge onerous rental fees that leave drivers with little to show for their work.

As the Country Head of Singapore for Grab, Lim took Grab from being unheard of a few years ago, to having more drivers on the platform than all of Singapore's taxi companies combined.

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

Toyota said today it will invest 7.5 billion JPY — $ 68 million — in taxi firm Nihon Kotsu's tech division to develop an on - demand service for passengers and drivers.

Another organiser, Csaba Czifery, said government representatives at the talks declared they were on the side of taxi drivers.

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

Some of the rules that were outlined include requiring such services to share their data with local transport officials, signing up their drivers on labor contracts, insuring both the cars and the passengers and registering their cars as taxi services.

In April, hundreds of taxi drivers parked their cars outside the WA parliament and refused to leave until the minister responded to their concerns about the effect Uber was having on their livelihoods.

For example, I can recall one instance when I traveled to Mexico for a friend's wedding, and one of my friends asked the taxi driver for the identity of the singer on the radio.

Uber, whose chief executive was on President Trump's economic advisory council, was seen as attempting to subvert a taxi drivers» strike in protest of the ban.

Here in the United States and around the world, governments are trying to impose regulations on the taxi / driver start - up.

When I get into taxi I do not ask what church taxi driver goes to and what are his / her views on abortion.

In Taxi Driver, the camera even hangs on the awkward reactions of those around Travis Bickle as scene after scene of personal embarrassment leads to him to seek validation and purpose through redemptive violence.