Tag: ridesharing

Phil AmmannJanuary 30, 2015
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After a major expansion push, Uber Technologies is now in 277 cities around the world, at times eluding longstanding local regulations that hampers the smartphone-based ridesharing service. Nevertheless, as resistance mounts, Uber is working overtime to negotiate agreements in a number of jurisdictions to meet existing laws, reports The Wall Street Journal, even though those […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 27, 2015
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4min203
Uber, the ridesharing tech company, scored a rare win over Miami-Dade County, where it has faced a wall of resistance from county commissioners. Ballard Partners, which had represented Miami-Dade in Tallahassee for several years, is dropping the county in favor of the San Francisco-based technology firm, which recently hired the lobbying firm for its Florida efforts. The […]


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