Todd W. Schneider:Analyzing 1.1 Billion NYC Taxi and Uber Trips, with a Vengeance ShareTweet Toleave a commentfor the author, please follow the link and comment on their blog:Revolutions. R-bloggers.comoffersdaily e-mail updatesaboutRnews and tutorials aboutlearning Rand many other topics.Click...
Or is de Blasio lashing out at ride-hailing companies from his cushy position in the pocket of the taxi industry? Both Uber and de Blasio’s arguments are somewhat specious. Uber’s suggestions that the proposed bill would wipe its fleet out entirely are silly — the company is already well...
Uber Now Costs Less Than a Taxi in NYCdoi:urn:uuid:d1d3b3e137217410VgnVCM100000d7c1a8c0RCRDIf you're looking to get around town in New York City, Uber is now less expensive than a yellow cab. The car service app has lowered its prices by 20% to compete with taxis.Katie Roof...
Uber, hit by driver shortages and a surge in food delivery requests during the pandemic, will list New York City taxi cabs on its app, a partnership that until recently would have been unthinkable with both camps fighting ...
“As a veteran of the New York taxi industry and an entrepreneur, I knew there had to be a better solution, so I set out to design and build a ride-hailing service that New Yorkers actually want to use,” Medvedovskiysaidin a release. “Today, we have a service that is transparently...
Manhattan, not surprisingly, accounts for by far the largest number of taxi pickups of any borough. In any given month, around 85% of all NYC taxi pickups occur in Manhattan, and most of those are made by yellow taxis. Even though green taxis are allowed to operate in upper Manhattan, ...
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In April, the Metropolitan Police wrote to TfL expressing concerns over the safety of passengers, including the risk of sexual assault. The letter from the Met Police's taxi and private hire team head Inspector Neil Billany cited one case of an Uber driver allowed to continue...
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Getting into a taxi in an unfamiliar city can be nerve-wracking. You have no idea how much the trip should cost or if the driver is taking the most direct route. In New York City, taxi riders cannot get an advance estimate for taxi fares. The NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission’...