What`s new in the taxi world? Our bilingual ‘Update’ summarizes the news of the last days and hours. We recommend using a website-translator because some links can be in foreign languages.
Message of the day
Nissan’s frustrating taxi deal: Actually, all 14,000 classic New York Yellow Cabs should only be Nissan NV 200. That was the contents of a billion dollar contract between Nissan and the New York City government. But currently only some 500 Nissan NV 200 cabs in yellow and black are operating in Manhattan.
http://www.heise.de/autos/artikel/Kasten-Bedenken-2211363.html
Vergleichstest Taxizentralen
Hansa-Funk wins the test: In a detailed customer survey by the business magazine „Focus Money“ concerning their experience with taxi radio circuits, three of them were awarded the rating „very good“. 40 percent did not attain the quality seal.
https://taxi-times.com/funkzentralen-im-qualitaets-test-3x-note-sehr-gut/
Quote of the day
„I’m so happy travelling a longer distance by taxi, where otherwise I would have taken the train“.
A taxi passenger is happy that currently he is reimbursed half of the fare of a taxi trip by myTaxi in Hamburg. He does not need to worry about refinancing this campaign.
Competition
Uber’s China Deal: Cooperation worth millions of dollars between Uber and the Chinese search engine giant Baidu allows the dispatcher, among other things, access to the card programmes.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/17/us-baidu-uber-deals-idUSKBN0JV0DE20141217
Legal action in Brussels: The Brussels Mobility Minister Pascal Smet wants to sue UberPOP.
http://www.cnet.com/news/uber-could-face-criminal-charges-in-brussels-reports-say/
Legal action in Brussels: The Brussels Mobility Minister Pascal Smet wants to sue UberPOP.
http://www.cnet.com/news/uber-could-face-criminal-charges-in-brussels-reports-say/
Cars
The Swiss choose their favourite car: A Swiss magazine organized the nation-wide vote for the „Swiss Car of the Year“. Among the winners is the new VW Passat.
http://www.schweizer-auto-des-jahres.ch/
New sales chief at Mercedes-Benz in Germany: Andreas Bösche, who just few weeks ago assumed responsibility for the new taxi section at MB, is getting a new head of department. As of April 1, 2015 Dr. Carsten Oder will be the new manager of Mercedes-Benz Sales Germany (MBVD).
