What`s new in the taxi world? Our bilingual ‘Update’ summarizes the international news of the last days and hours. We recommend using a website-translator because some links can be in foreign languages.
International News
Uber is suspending UberPOP in Spain: The company’s decision to halt operations follows an injunction issued against it by a Spanish court.
http://uk.businessinsider.com/uber-is-suspending-its-operations-in-spain-2014-12?r=US
China bans private drivers in taxi app clampdown: China’s transport ministry has banned taxi hailing apps such as Uber Technologies Inc and local rivals Kuaidi Dache and Didi Dache from using cars and drivers without taxi licenses in a bid to regulate the rapidly growing sector.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/09/us-china-apps-taxi-idUSKBN0KI07E20150109
Uber driver struck golf instructor: Before the collision, the driver had made almost 1,300 trips with Uber. He has since been suspended.
http://nypost.com/2015/01/05/driver-who-fatally-struck-golf-instructor-worked-for-uber/
Mercedes-Benz unveils self-driving car: The latest concept car is a driverless living space.
Daimler’s car sharing unit car2go expands to China: The Stuttgart-based auto giant says car2go will launch in the western city of Chongqing, the initial base in Asia.
Quote of the day
„Taximeter manufacturers cannot keep up with programming.“
From a statement of the Regional Taxi Federation as to why taxis with invalid taxi fares are on the road in Thuringia in Germany.
Photogenic passengers: A taxi driver from Wales has photographed his customers. Not to be missed.
http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/mike-harvey-south-wales-taxi-photos-101
News from Germany
The leading German political party CDU wants to get Uber out of the legal gray zone: A draft for loosening the rules for transporting passengers is to be adopted at the weekend during a meeting of the National Executive.
Taximeter with incorrect fares: In Thuringia almost everywhere increased taxi fares are valid from January (for financing the minimum wage). However, there is still a big problem to input the new tariffs into the meter.
http://www.ltv-thueringen.de/page/presse/-d_15830-t_news_detail/
Taxi focus of the press: Several press reports shed light on the first day on which the legal minimum wage must be paid.
http://www.haz.de/Hannover/Aus-der-Stadt/Uebersicht/Was-bedeutet-der-Mindestlohn-fuer-Hannover
http://www.come-on.de/lokales/luedenscheid/mindestlohn-trifft-taxi-gilde-4602776.html
http://www.rbb-online.de/extra/2015/Jahresvorschau-2015/beitraege/mindestlohn-fuer-taxifahrer.html
News from Switzerland
Uber was not an option on New Year’s Eve: This is the result of an evaluation from Google Trends.
