For every step of progress made by the ride-sharing industry in metropolitan havens like New York City, companies like Uber, Lyft, and SideCar continue to meet stiff resistance elsewhere. Take the city of Los Angeles for example, which just sided with traditional taxi operators by delivering sharply worded cease and desist letters to all three startups. The orders — signed by LA taxicab administrator Thomas M. Drischler — warn each company that their respective business is "operating an unlicensed commercial transportation service" within city limits. Uber, Lyft, and SideCar are each ordered to suspend all passenger pickups and any dispatches requested through their associated smartphone apps until they can obtain the requisite...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/25/4463498/los-angeles-deals-setback-uber-other-ride-sharing-apps-cease-desist-letter
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