Uber chose Sydney as one of the first places to roll out the ride sharing service and to pick a fight against a government that’s been remarkably supportive of transport and taxi apps since being elected two years ago. Uber probably won’t win that fight — the risks to private drivers and their passengers are real — but it has exposed widespread dissatisfaction with the current industry.
The protests from the New South Wales transport minister and bureaucrats arguing that taxi regulations protect passengers brings a wry smile from Sydney taxi users who’ve long become accustomed to rides in clunky, ill-maintained vehicles, often driven by people with no knowledge of the city’s suburbs.
This is an excerpt from Paul Wallbank’s article: Uber’s taxi offensive here to stay which appears on Business Spectator.
