Though losing one city won't seriously slow down either Uber or Lyft, the rush of alternatives suggests some shortsightedness in their decision to play chicken
with city regulators.
Johnson said the group's mission will be three-fold: To unite companies facing similar issues, to educate the public about the sharing and peer - to - peer economy, and, most importantly, to work
with city regulators when it comes to legal matters.
Not exact matches
Other times, we were able to work
with regulators and
City Hall to help them understand the value of Uber.
The media outlet also said that Barclays had «started scouting the
city for office space this month and has been in contact
with Irish
regulators about expanding its operations,» according to its unnamed sources.
We don't like to barge in and not be licensed, we like to work
with the
regulator to help the
city create a better transportation matrix.
Together over the course of the past year, Uber and Lyft have spent up to $ 9 million in a vain effort to overturn the
city's proposed safety measure, viewing Austin as an important test case in the broader struggle between local
regulators and Silicon Valley upstarts
with novel business models and global ambitions.
Another early morning in Vancouver, BC and a meeting starts
with a full house of equity crowdfunding industry participants including entrepreneurs, lawyers, investors, securities
regulators, government, tech and finance executives who want to make sure this
city keeps its crown as the entrepreneur and tech startup capital of Canada.
The Bitcoin Center NYC has also played a vital role in the promotion and preservation of the crypto - currency
with city's famous news outlets and
regulators.
Missions assigned to leaders of local chapters include creating standards, managing local communities, and lobbying
with city authorities and national
regulators.
«While our investigation is ongoing and we will inform the
City if this conclusion changes, our review indicates that Uber has not used the Greyball technology
with respect to
regulators in Portland at any time during or since the implementation of Portland's [Transportation Network Company] regulations and pilot program in April 2015,» Uber wrote.
With the yellow cab industry teetering on the brink of insolvency, New York
City is poised to roll out what its top taxi
regulator called a «tremendous opportunity»: surge pricing.
-- YELLOW CABS COULD BEGIN SURGE PRICING — POLITICO's Dana Rubinstein:
With the yellow cab industry teetering on the brink of insolvency, New York
City is poised to roll out what its top taxi
regulator called a «tremendous opportunity.»
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 driv
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 driv
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.
Cities, counties, and state legislators and
regulators all have political interests in the schools that may or may not line up
with the interests of a school district's current board and management.
Advocates, for example, files
with state
regulators, not the
city, and the state requires only a semi-annual report.
City regulators denied the merger in August, saying Exelon's generation mix — including a fleet of aging nuclear plants it is struggling to keep afloat — did not appear in line
with Washington's goal to add more renewable and distributed energy.
Federal agencies, state
regulators, grid operators,
cities, and other stakeholders are all grappling
with how to define and manage system resilience.
«Arkansas - based Murphy Oil Corp. has been meeting
with environmental
regulators from the State of Wisconsin and the federal government to find out what permits it would need to launch its own $ 6 billion refinery expansion in the lakeside
city of Superior.
And after all, this is coming from a company
with a solid and golden reputation for collaborating
with cities, communities and
regulators.
City - based competition partner Suyong Kim took the lead for WilmerHale as Morrisons claimed compensation totalling # 100,000 after a dispute
with the OFT relating to the
regulator's dairy cartel investigations.
Unlike many of our
City competitors, we handle environmental compliance at an operational level on a day - to - day basis, negotiating
with regulators and resolving complex regulatory issues.
As Justice Dunphy points out, «[t] he goal of statutory interpretation is not to start
with the desired outcome that the
regulator seeks in light of new developments to see what means can be found to stretch the words used to accomplish the goal,» [69] which as he says is what he would have had to do in order to rule for the
City in this case.
Which perhaps offers a route for service providers that have lots of data to build better relations
with the
regulator — by providing insights that
city planners can benefit from.
The
city's transport
regulator is overhauling laws for private hire vehicles to bring them in line
with new technologies.