With Uber, GetTaxi, Hailo, UbiCabs, Kabbee, Addison Lee and other services already offering Londoners the option of booking a car in just a few presses, the question of whether the capital needs ...

UberTAXI, the company’s latest venture, was announced on the company’s blog with a photo of a black cab sporting the company’s logo, calling for London to welcome Uber into its cherished black cab ...

Another chapter in the ongoing saga between city cab regulations and on-demand taxi apps: cab app Hailo, which in London relies on a portion of the city’s black cabs to power its ...

In 2024, passengers are set to have the option to book black cabs through Uber. After longstanding tensions, a union for drivers said they “have no interest.” By Isabella Kwai Reporting from London ...

If you want to hail one of London’s iconic black cabs, you’ll soon be able to do so by pulling up the Uber app. Uber Technologies Inc. launched in London more than a decade ago but has faced stiff ...

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Since Uber launched, taxi-booking companies have scrambled to create their own mobile-first services that give customers plenty of options, but ultimately lock customers to their fleet of drivers. A ...

Eager for a fight, London's black-cab drivers vow to battle Uber to preserve a livelihood they say is under threat from the rule-breaking ride-hailing service. Katie is a UK-based news reporter and ...