enfant terrible of the taxi market: Uber CEO Travis Kalanick
The head of the ride-Group About Travis Kalanick, the taxi rules attacked around the world. Around the world would have drivers pay too much money for licenses to carry passengers may he said to the digital conference DLD in Munich. Many rules are meaningless. “In Germany, drivers must always return to their garage, in France you have to wait 15 minutes before you re allowed to get in the car,” Kalanick said. “These rules are only to protect the taxi trade.” In South Korea, limousine services are fully allowed -. As long as the passengers are not South Koreans
About mediated Rides in cars with drivers via App. The drivers get money for it – but do not need a special permit. In this way, Uber taxis makes competition. Therefore, Uber has made unpopular with the conventional taxi companies – and even some politicians. Specifically, the service “On Pop” was always forbidden, permitted by the courts again and again prohibited.
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Over is equal to several times in the criticism. First criticism is of Privacy: About three years ago Uber trying to evaluate which of his customers had a one-night stand. Second criticism is the strategy in high-demand times to raise prices. This had led after a hostage in Sydney at highly elevated prices. Kalanick said, Lodging sit now in all emergencies, this system – for example, in Paris after the attack on “Charlie Hebdo”
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third major criticism of the merits of the driver. Politicians and taxi companies throw Uber wage dumping ago: The driver earned too little. Travis said, in Munich, for example, initially About’ve found too few drivers. Then it will difficult for the customer and for the drivers. Because then Uber is less interesting for customers, the drivers were spending less time with rides and earned less.
Next idea: “Uber Pool” – bus service on demand
Despite the attacks on taxis Kalanick was more gently than before. About working with several cities to create new rules. Competition authorities across the EU would have been in favor of allowing Uber, Kalanick said. “These authorities see that the current situation is not good for the consumer and for the cities themselves.”
customers and drivers would have more choice of different driving services get called for the uber-boss. For customers, it would also give more favorable offers. Driver should be able to join a plurality of switching systems. Unemployed would have to be added soon in a position to get behind the wheel. So Uber could create 50,000 new jobs in the EU this year.
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“About unambitioniertes began as a side project,” says Kalanick. “My co-founder and I were only in Paris and wanted a taxi. And you know how difficult it can be to find a taxi in Paris “At home in San Francisco they realized it -. And surprisingly had a lot of demand
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Now About working out to combine trips. Customers who drive similar routes could go together. So cars would disappear from the street. “This is so much like a private bus service on demand.” Is a name for it all: “Uber Pool”. In this way a lot fewer cars would be needed: “We need 15 percent of the space in our cities to park these unused cars.”
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