#Uber exploring dispatching yellow cabs

#Uber exploring dispatching yellow cabs

“#Uber exploring dispatching yellow cabs” After all but killing New York City’s taxi business, Uber is now exploring the possibility of dispatching yellow cabs, according to documents reviewed by The Post. An Uber executive has lobbied Taxi & Limousine Commission chief Aloysee Heredia Jarmoszuk on the idea’s “potential,” according to a September city lobbying disclosure….

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#Docs say taxis should require shots for drivers, riders

#Docs say taxis should require shots for drivers, riders

“#Docs say taxis should require shots for drivers, riders” Should you need a jab to hail a cab? With shared vehicles basically rolling petri dishes, epidemiologists say it would be “wise” to require drivers and passengers of taxis and other hailed rides to be vaccinated. “I certainly would be in favor of that,” Dr. Barun…

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#Elon Musk baffled by NYC agency snubbing Tesla taxis

#Elon Musk baffled by NYC agency snubbing Tesla taxis

“#Elon Musk baffled by NYC agency snubbing Tesla taxis” New York taxi regulators have snubbed a startup’s bid to launch an all-Tesla taxi fleet in the city — and you can count Elon Musk among those who are baffled. “??,” Tesla’s billionaire boss tweeted Wednesday morning in response to an article that summarized The Post’s…

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#NYC bans new electric taxi licenses

#NYC bans new electric taxi licenses

“#NYC bans new electric taxi licenses” New York’s taxi regulator voted Tuesday to stop issuing new for-hire licenses for electric vehicles, snubbing a ride-share company that wanted to launch an all-Tesla ride-sharing rival to Uber and Lyft.  The five-to-one vote by the Taxi and Limousine Commission blocks electric transit startup Revel from launching its fleet of…

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#AG Letitia James won’t sue NYC over taxi medallion debt

#AG Letitia James won’t sue NYC over taxi medallion debt

“#AG Letitia James won’t sue NYC over taxi medallion debt” New York Attorney General Letitia James has abandoned her threat to sue New York City into providing financial relief to taxi drivers burdened by debt from medallions purchased at inflated costs at city-sponsored auctions, her office said Thursday. James had threatened to sue last February…

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