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Articles tagged “taxis”

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Car service startup Uber has an ideal foe in the Washington, D.C. Taxi Commission

When it comes to calling, hailing, riding, or paying for a taxi, D.C. is one of the most nerve-racking places to ride -- anywhere. Fresh from defeat at the hands of New York's pros, it must be refreshing for Uber to deal with its dull-witted foes in D.C.

Skift | 12 years ago

Startups

UK’s Kabbee raises a multi-million dollar round for another solution to cab-hailing

Social travel planning sites are officially so last year. In their place we now have taxi-related tech startups that promise to make cab hailing so much better.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Mobile taxi network Hailo makes its North American debut in Toronto today

Uber is offering free services in Toronto this week to usurp the launch, but TechCrunch argues that Hailo’s superior driver-side experience and flexible tipping structure that will pay off in the long haul.

Skift | 12 years ago

Mobile taxi network Hailo makes its North American debut in Toronto today

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Turn your eyes to Amsterdam for insight into the coming taxi-hailing app wars

While San Francisco's poor taxi service provided an opening for services like Uber, Amsterdam and other European cities will be the real test markets for which car hailing services will become dominant.

Skift | 12 years ago

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Car service startups Uber and Hailo will go head to head over NYC taxis

The startups are still busy adjusting their services to fit within the city’s set taxi rules, but New Yorkers may be more willing than ever to try the new services after yesterday's taxi fare hike.

Skift | 12 years ago

Car service startups Uber and Hailo will go head to head over NYC taxis

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Uber launches new app in New York City today that’s not exactly legal

Uber has demonstrated it prefers to sin first and ask forgiveness later. But they have yet to meet a potential foe like New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission.

Skift | 12 years ago

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New York City taxis will start charging higher fares today

The city's Taxi and Limousine Commission should be doing a better job of alerting residents of the fare increase and its reasoning to temper the flood of complaints that should be expected this week.

Skift | 12 years ago

New York City taxis will start charging higher fares today

Cruises

London’s new Nissan taxi cabs: surely not the old silhouette

Environmental efficiency trumps nostalgia, in this case.

John O' Ceallaigh, Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago

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Video: Traffic analyst shows why New York City should reconsider adding 2,000 taxis

New Yorkers will have different opinions on the trade-off between quickly finding a taxi and paying higher taxi fares, but all will appreciate this video with 100 years of transit changes.

Skift | 12 years ago

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Cabbies cause gridlock in central London to protest Olympics VIP lanes

The VIP lanes will create minor benefits for the people who use them while at the same time cause major headaches for the rest of London's population.

Skift | 12 years ago