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[tonysidaway]

Rival car firm Addison Lee is recruiting London-based drivers in the wake of the TfL announcement.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...rs-after-uber-license-loss-idUSKCN1C40WO?il=0

Uber's new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi will meet TfL's boss tomorrow, on the eve of the expiry of Uber's licence in London. Uber is due to appeal the ruling, and this will mean they can still operate in the capital until the end of the appeal process.

https://amp.theguardian.com/technol...ndon-transport-chief-in-bid-to-regain-licence

 

[tonysidaway]

The BBC has a story about what happened in Austin when Uber and Lyft left the Texas city after failing to weaken background checks via a referendum.

Essentially, local firms stepped in and provided reputedly better alternatives, including one not-for-profit version. Then this year state-wide legislation weakened background check requirements, Uber and Lyft came back, and the local alternatives lost business to them because many travellers came from outside city limits and already used the Uber or Lyft app.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41450980

 

[tonysidaway]

Uber lodged its appeal on October 13th, just before the deadline expired.

"A further hearing is likely to take place on 11 December."

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/tra...peal-just-hours-before-deadline-a3657776.html

Meanwhile talks are ongoing and Uber is promising to clean up its act.

Mr Byrne said Uber was taking part in a working party with the Metropolitan Police to develop a new policy for dealing with complaints of sexual harassment.

"We previously said it is the choice for anyone who wants to make the allegation whether they report it or not," he explained.

"The police have said to us that is not good enough, and we are making it a policy to change that."

He said Uber's technology, which allows it to identify drivers and track cars at all times during journeys, enabled the company to "be far more helpful in holding people to account with police investigations than a traditional private hire operator or taxi company".

And he said Uber was considering a policy which would block drivers from taking fares for more than 10-12 hours during a 24-hour period, in order to reduce the risk of them operating when too tired to drive safely.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/tra...licence-talks-continue-mps-told-a3655216.html

 

[Izuna]

Without Uber I really wouldn't know what to do.