Sentences with phrase «traditional taxi companies»

Uber is successful because they operate outside the confines imposed on traditional taxi companies.

Traditional taxi companies use Taxify's web - based dispatcher and fleet management systems to manage their back - end and unite under Taxify's consumer facing app to stay competitive against expanding networks like Hailo and Uber.

Not exact matches

A new report shows corporate travelers are increasingly relying on the ridesharing service, posing a threat to both traditional taxi and rental - car companies.

Ride - sharing companies can currently operate in New York City under an arrangement with the city's powerful regulator, the Taxi & Limousine Commission, that treats them like traditional for - hire car companies rather than full ride - sharing platforms built in part on casual drivers.

Traditional licensed taxi drivers in major cities have been the most vocal opponents of expanded operating rights for the ride - sharing companies, and now they could benefit from new technology that will put them on more even competitive footing.

Peer - to - peer taxi companies like Uber and Lyft have faced incessant legal action initiated by traditional municipal taxi services.

The tension between our traditional idea of a taxi and the updates to the model that UberX, Lyft, and Sidecar provide is at the heart of the debate between government regulators and the companies in question.

That's right: unlike traditional taxi medallion companies or a black car service, almost anyone can drive for UberX, Lyft, and Sidecar.

Many of Uber's opponents in the UK insist that the company's business model is exploitative in nature and only allows it to beat its competitors by not providing its drivers with fair benefits, which is a notion that the tech giant repeatedly denied, insisting that it's not a traditional taxi service.