The robotaxi features face-to-face symmetrical seating that eliminates the steering wheel and can change directions without the need to reverse.
If users have a route suggested via Google Maps and want to use a taxi for the trip, Sixt Ride is now available as a Germany-wide provider of spontaneous mobility.
The settlement states that Uber and its entities violated local taxi laws, which mandates transportation companies have a taxi license in order to operate.
The car rental association claims that the new mandate unfairly favors taxi drivers.
The Syracuse Common Council Airport & Transportation committee says there is little that could be done, since state law supersedes city law.
Honolulu police are investigating a road rage incident in which an Uber driver waved a knife at a Charley's Taxi. Despite a visible license plate, police do not guarantee that the perpetrator can be found.
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board accredited five taxi-hailing and ridesharing companies following Uber's exit from the country.
Certify's quarterly SpendSmart report shows an increase in ride-hailing use among business travelers, although car rentals and taxis are still holding their ground in certain markets.
Anonymous taxi drivers spoke to ProjekMMO, a Malaysian newspaper, with complaints of reduced income after ridesharing services were permitted to operate in the country.
Careem may resume operations in the country when it obtains the appropriate licenses.