New start Uber decided to pull its services from NYC cabs. Seems as if city officials were giving the start up some trouble. I actucally used the app recently while out of town and everything went smooth. The idea of calling a cab via an app should be a sure fire hit. Especially in a city like NY. Hopfully Uber and NYC officials can fix things and bring the app service back.
In early September, the company launched its taxi-hailing app in more than 100 New York City cabs. But in a blog post Tuesday, Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick said the company had decided to pull the app from New York, saying the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission had “put up obstacles and roadblocks in order to squash the effort around e-hail which they privately have said is legal under the rules.”
“We’ll bite our tongues and keep our frustration here to ourselves,” Kalanick said.
Last month, David Yassky, chairman of the commission, said New York taxi drivers could not accept payments through Uber because it violated contracts the city has with two companies that provide the technology that allows passengers to swipe credit cards in the backseat.
