Ride-hailing company Uber was recently dealt a difficult blow: A European Union (EU) court adviser paved the way for France to charge local Uber managers with running an illegal taxi service. According to a news report in Reuters, the opinion is non-binding. This prompted Uber...
French taxi drivers staged a three-day protest, which was marked with burning tires on main streets of the city and clashes with the riot police that clogged up traffic in Paris and brought the city to a standstill.
The saga of Uber and its trials and travails as it attempts to navigate new markets in Europe hit a new snag Thursday (Sept. 3) when things turned violent in Brussels. As The Wall Street Journal reported, Uber said at a press conference that it...
Uber announced that it decided to suspend its UberPOP services in France for safety reasons. Last week (July 2), anti-Uber protestors damaged Uber cars and even physically attacked Uber drivers in a desperate move to express their frustration. This is only the second time that...
October 09, 2017
Uber’s new CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, in an attempt to hit the reset button on the Travis Kalanick era, is hoping to move the ridesharing company away from its aggressive and scandal-prone reputation. As part of that effort, the ride-hailing firm has announced news of its intention to “pause” its UberPop service in Norway on October 30 […]
July 05, 2017
Ride-hailing company Uber was recently dealt a difficult blow: A European Union (EU) court adviser paved the way for France to charge local Uber managers with running an illegal taxi...
February 11, 2016
French taxi drivers staged a three-day protest, which was marked with burning tires on main streets of the city and clashes with the riot police that clogged up traffic in...
September 04, 2015
The saga of Uber and its trials and travails as it attempts to navigate new markets in Europe hit a new snag Thursday (Sept. 3) when things turned violent in...
