The taxi drivers in major cities of Europe protest. The reason, an application has screwed their livelihood. Licensed taxi drivers against illegal cab.
Uber is an app that is currently ng-trend among motorists. They can join the Uber to be 'taxi' for the riders who are within range of their GPS.
Uber apps launched since 2009. According to company data developers, Uber has now exist in 70 cities in 37 countries. This application makes the population of the city is easier to find a
vehicle that could be 'boarded' only with the help of a smartphone.
Reported
by Mirror.co.uk, Thursday, June 12, 2014, the workings of this
application involves an internet connection and a Global Positioning
System (GPS). When
the application has been downloaded, mobile users can instantly detect
drivers who are close to the location of its existence. Detection is what requires the involvement of the internet and GPS technology.
With
the Uber app, smartphone users can track the location, pay through
their mobile phones, or pay a joint with others through the credit card
system. Ease of ways like this that make Uber widely used by the passengers.
So easy, many people no longer want to take a taxi. No wonder if the taxi drivers in Europe feel the great threat of the application. The reason, the driver of any vehicle can be a 'taxi' like Uber, particularly private vehicles. It is not even necessary to have a license to be able to attract passengers.
Uber
General Manager UK and Ireland, Jo Bertram said that Uber has gone
through a very rigorous audit and the most comprehensive. Audit was then made Uber obtain permission to deploy private vehicle rental services.
From the Uber site is known, there are several advantages that can be felt when the users use the service Uber. The
first is a quick and easy access, reliable, clear pricing, no need for
cash and can share the bill so that it can provide comfort. Even the users can send comments and suggestions in real-time, which can also be used as a reporting tool if no adverse rider.
In that application, everyone can join the 'taxi' Uber. Originally he had a private car and want to download this application. Uber think, many people feel more comfortable being in the 'personal vehicle' Uber rather than in a regular cab.
Negative Effects
The protests did not have negative effects for Uber. Along with the 12,000 taxi drivers gathered in the streets to protest
the Mayor of London and Uber, thousands of people flocked instead
directing their finger on the Internet to find and download Uber.
"Indirectly,
this protest makes us greater. Lot of the people in London who started
aware with our application. They provide support for our new service
that is innovative. Today we look at the number of downloads and
registrations are pretty much over at launch 2 thaun ago in the UK, "said Bertram.
In fact, Bertram continued, there was an increase up to 850 percent in the number of visitors registering applications. This figure is up from the previous Wednesday.
"This
clearly shows that the people in London want Uber to be great. They
support us. We are proud to be in London. We were able to serve the
residents of London and we are still here. Uber in London," said
Bertram.
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