This.Its evolution. Much like Blackberry found out, you need to change with the times and keep up with what the consumer wants or see your market share evaporate.
This will likely put an end to everyone whining about Uber insurance issues. I don't understand why the taxi industry is so concerned about Uber insurance. They should focus on how to compete with Uber because the city isn't going to shut them down.All is fine with Uber until a serious accident happens, the insurance companies reject the claim for whatever reason,then the shiiiit will really hit the fan. At that time huge law suits and liabilities will occur and the insurance industry will cease to underwrite Uber putting them underwater in N. America and it is coming. The political will to stand up to Uber is lacking but market forces will dictate their demise.
Uber has contacted an insurance company (Intact) and is working to get a policy that can work for all of it's drivers although this would be a very hard thing to do as there is nothing like it in the industry.Does anyone know if that cab driver who hung on the Uber car has been arrested? I think what he did was so wrong and I was watching another news clip where an officer told a driver to get his finger out of the officers face. I swear it was the same cabbie that hung on the car. If so, something really should be done about that guy.
Also, why would Uber not contact an insurance company to have them make a policy addon for specifically for Uber drivers. I would think that any insurance company that did this, could get a jump on new insurance revenue, no? Could they not broker some sort of deal to get that covered? Why can't Uber drivers just purchase commercial insurance?
I have to admit I don't what some of the legal requirements are and how they work.
You bigoted much.Just saw a guy from CP 24 interview a member of the Bangledesh(sp) Taxi Association. I wouldn't be surprise if many, maybe a majority, of cab drivers are Muslims. Let see how the meeting with the Chief goes. I think the Chief said that Uber is illegal but his hands are tied.
They bitch but there service (collectively) sucks and who can forget the girl shot dead after getting denied service from two cabs because the distance she needed to go was too close.I'm so sick of this taxi protest bullshit!
Good points.You don't blame them for their lack of innovation, and letting a competitor gain traction in the market? Or you don't blame them for taking advantage of the monopoly that they've had for years that's allowed them to ignore the concerns of their customers? Or both?
The right thing is to buy a proper licensethere is a difference
a lot of immigrants came over and went in huge debt to buy a plate then uber destroys them
put yourself in their shoes
I think the city should buy the fucking plates back
Look, the city makes huge money from those plates and some kind of guarantee should be attached to the contract , while nothing is in writing there should be a moral obligation on the part of the city, which reaps huge financial rewards from the plates and this windfall comes for free, so reimburse those that got screwed through no fault of their own
It is called doing the right thing
You're right, but I must admit that I screamed 'terrorist!' when a cabbie drove off after I told him it was only a few blocks.I fear we reached a new low on this board. Just saying a cab driver is Muslim is now bigoted.
Uber has shaken up Toronto's taxi landscape, but now the ride-hailing service appears to be setting its sights on public transit.
UberHop launches in Toronto on Tuesday. The service lets commuters share an SUV-ride to and from the financial district from four areas: Liberty Village, Fort York, CityPlace and the Distillery. Uber is also soliciting suggestions for new routes.
This week, Uber is offering the service for free. After that, commuters will pay $5 per trip.
Right now my main focus is on moving 1.8 million people a day on the TTC — I can't see Uber or anyone else getting anywhere near that.
However, many of the people targeted by the new service likely commute by transit like the busy 504 King streetcar line, which transports some 60,000 people a day.
So is the TTC worried about Uber courting its customers? Not really.
TTC CEO Andy Byford said he received an email this morning asking him to sign up for the service, which he joked was "kind of ironic."
"Right now my main focus is on moving 1.8 million people a day on the TTC — I can't see Uber or anyone else getting anywhere near that," Byford said.
Still, Byford said the TTC would be taking a look at the service as there are strict rules when it comes to who can and can't operate public transit here. The TTC also previously announced that it plans to run the new, larger streetcars on the King route to make the trip better for commuters.
For Liberty Village dwellers, this isn't the first time someone has pitched an alternative to the streetcar.
In September of 2014, Taylor Scollon and a colleague launched Line 6, which was essentially a bus service from Liberty Village to the downtown core. But after a brief trial, Scollon and his team shut the project down, citing concerns about violating the city's regulations.
Uber Canada, meanwhile, also launched a carpooling service (UberPool) during this summer's Pan Am Games. The company's UberX service, which allows anyone to work as a cab driver, has drawn the ire of Toronto taxi owners and drivers, who staged a citywide protest against it last week.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/uberhop-1.3363805