Uber also knows how to protest!

Yesterday, Uber held a protest in front of city hall in new York, where the transport Committee of the city passed the law to limit the issuance of licenses to new taxi drivers. The bill was introduced for discussion a week ago, but then Uber for the first time about it learned.

According to this document, the year carriers can increase their fleet by 1% from the current number of cars in the city. This will seriously limit the growth of new transport companies and will be a great victory for a traditional taxi. Thus, next year, Uber will be able to attract in new York, only 200 new drivers.

The proposed law will be effective for one year, and officials will study the consequences of the growth of taxi — speed urban traffic, air quality and noise levels.

First of all, the new law will hit the players with low market share — it will be difficult to compete with the big parks leaders. According to the representative mobile service Lyft, although the restriction applies to all carriers, the implications for Lyft will be much more serious. In Lyft say that this step of the city authorities will strengthen the position of Uber. Indeed, now Uber in new York is 90% of the mobile market, taxi, and Lyft is only 7%.

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