Articles tagged “taxis”

Expect to see plenty more travel-infused partnerships over the coming months, because everyone wants a bite of a recovery that could smash records this year.

As app-based ride-hailing services become widespread in personal use, it's no surprise that corporate travel use is also increasing — even if some employers aren't fully on board yet.

It's tough to say that Bloomberg's lasting legacy will be New York City's transportation transformation with so many changes taking place in the past 12 years. We can say with confidence that the improvements are still just small steps towards insuring the city keeps pace with well-designed sustainable urban initiatives abroad.

Plenty has been written about the e-hail companies' battles with regulators and new economy versus old. But their biggest challenge will be running what's basically a Ticketmaster for rides when the barrier for entry -- and costs, too -- are lower for existing players.

UberX’s greatest competitors might not be peer-to-peer ridesharing startups; they’re the taxi e-hailing apps that are gaining legitimacy and providing users a cheaper, faster way to access a transit option they already know and trust.

The court’s decision marks the beginning of a long process before e-hail apps are permanent part of city transportation; however, Bloomberg is now only a uniform taxi fleet away from bringing his taxi vision to fruition in NYC.

The fate of the pilot program will be decided on by Monday, but we are certain that this will not be the end of legislative confusion, no matter what that “final” decision is.

Getting to the front of the line must be more lucrative than whatever these cab drivers paid the Massport employees, but certainly not enough to cover whatever fines they’ll be slapped with.

Hailo can block passengers and drivers for bad behavior, but the question now looms whether the TLC will block Hailo for jumping the gun.