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CK_John

(10,005 posts)
Sun Jul 13, 2014, 11:38 AM Jul 2014

Is "Uber" the transition app to driverless cabs?


So much for the fast and hassle free cab service from Uber, the taxi drivers down in the streets of London are seriously upset. Uber which has taken car renting service to a complete different level is now under some serious threat as the traditional Taxi Organizations have decided to hit out against Uber. The first step taken by the Taxi organizations in the all out retaliation is the series of protests and now, the filing of criminal cases against 6 of the licensed Uber drivers. Moreover, the Taxi Drivers Organizations even tried to block the application down such that people have no other choices other than Taxis.

http://thenextdigit.com/8458/taxi-drivers-try-block-app-6-uber-drivers-face-british-criminal-case/
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Is "Uber" the transition app to driverless cabs? (Original Post) CK_John Jul 2014 OP
UNREC brooklynite Jul 2014 #1
Please reread op, it is a question asking "is it a transition app to driverless taxis" CK_John Jul 2014 #3
But its a question based on nothing in the article.... brooklynite Jul 2014 #4
They'll have a customer base when the driverless tech is ready to exploit. n/t targetpractice Jul 2014 #2

brooklynite

(94,572 posts)
4. But its a question based on nothing in the article....
Sun Jul 13, 2014, 01:25 PM
Jul 2014

...and the question isn't framed by any argument you make.

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