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Taxi for Uber - firm suspended in Nevada after legal challenge

on Nov 28, 2014 | 0 comments

By John McCarthy

Uber has been suspended in Nevada following a legal dispute which saw a judge impose an injuction on its use in the state.

The taxi-hailing app which allows users to summon a lift using their smartphones has rose to international prominence but has received considerable push back from existing taxi firms and government regulatory bodies.

Internationally, Uber is at the centre of a legal battle where it claims it is a technology firm and not a taxi company, a stance which it thinks means its drivers do not need to be licensed. While this dramatically reduces the overhead of Uber drivers, it Read full story ›

Source: The Drum