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As I chronicled in the Atlantic six months ago, upstart limo dispatch service Uber is embroiled in a long-running war with the DC taxi commission. Uber allows you to order a sedan service from ...
Popular towncar provider Uber announced Monday that it would roll out a new service called UberTaxi, allowing customers to book a regular DC taxi with its Uber app for smartphones. Legislation ...
Uber is offering a partnership with D.C. taxi drivers to provide them with 100% access to Uber trip referrals. D.C. taxi drivers are being notified of the program and details about how to sign up.
Private car service Uber entered Washington, DC a month ago and has loaded up lots of local support.But now it has hit a regulatory traffic jam. Taxi Commissioner Ron Linton personally led a sting ...
I’ve been reading the DC Taxi Commission’s case against UberX and it’s mighty odd. The basic story is that while people like using Uber, Uber is quite expensive and Washington DC has ...
Uber is once again getting attacked by a crusty local bureaucracy, this time in the federal capital of crusty bureaucracies — and its newest city — Washington, DC. The antagonist now is DC’s ...
“Certainly any politician is going to work to reward his supporters once they’re in office,” Jack Jacobson, a spokesman for taxi rider advocacy group DC Taxi Watch, told the Washington Examiner. “I ...
Washington, DC, will soon join Waymo's growing list of cities offering fully autonomous taxi rides. Waymo announced it'll launch its driverless ride-hailing service in the nation's capital in a ...