NYC Taxi Commission Nixes Cab-Hailing Apps

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday September 8, 2012 @12:01PM from the taking-cues-from-the-music-industry dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Uber is a company that creates apps to connect taxi and limo drivers with potential passengers. They've been rapidly expanding their service to cities across the country, but they're now getting pushback from New York City. This week the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission issued a public notice saying, 'A driver must not use any electronic communication device (PDF), including a cell phone or smartphone running a hail or payment app, while operating a taxicab.' The commission says its current contractual obligations forbid the use of such technology."

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Re:TLC by Anonymous Coward · 2012-09-08 12:13 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Why educate yourself about the issues with unregulated taxi services when you can spew stale talking points instead!
Re:TLC by TapeCutter · 2012-09-08 13:11 · Score: -1, Flamebait

I drove a taxi for three years, you are full of shit.

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