Taxi industry in Germany criticizes Daimlers hidden cooperation with Uber Taxi Times Update 01-22-2015

What`s new in the taxi world? Our bilingual ‘Update’ summarizes the international news of the last days and hours. We recommend using a website-translator because some links can be in foreign languages.

International News

We don’t want to work for Uber: the author Andrew Keen criticizes the presentation of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick at the DLD conference.

http://meedia.de/2015/01/19/ueberraschende-erkenntnis-auf-burdas-dld-internet-regulierung-ja-bitte/?utm_campaign=NEWSLETTER_ABEND&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email

http://futurezone.at/digital-life/wir-wollen-nicht-fuer-uber-arbeiten/109.103.494

To the video of the conference

http://dld-conference.com/users/andrew-keen

Quote of the day

„Travis Kalanick came here yesterday wearing his Jesus-garb saying we can provide 50.000 jobs. And what do you do? Are you asking critical questions? Obvioulsy not!”

Andrew Keen

All-women cab companies on the rise across India amid sexual violence fears: The popularity of all-women taxi services is on the rise in India, following incidents of sexual violence on its public transport and the arrest of a driver belonging to the Taxi App Company Uber over a rape allegation.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/allwomen-cab-companies-on-the-rise-across-india-amid-sexual-violence-fears-9990285.html

Honda CR-V EU-Version: The 2015 CR-V is part of a wave of next-generation advanced and sporty vehicles from Honda, which demonstrate the brand’s pioneering approach to engineering and technology solutions that make life better for its customers.

http://www.netcarshow.com/honda/2015-cr-v_eu-version/

The good news

Philadelphia Cab Driver Gets $ 1,000 Tip For Two-Minute Drive: A taxi driver in Philadelphia was “shocked and overjoyed” when he received a $ 989.98 tip on a $ 4.31 fare.

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/philly-cab-driver-gets-1000-tip-for-3-min-drive/

News from Germany

Carpooling-Uber cooperation arrives in Germany: The Internet portal „Mitfahrgelegenheit.de“ has announced a partnership with Uber. In future, an Uber car can be called to get from home to the meeting point with the passenger.

http://www.sueddeutsche.de/news/leben/tourismus-mitfahrgelegenheitde—anbieter-kooperiert-mit-uber-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-150116-99-08149

Very angry at Mercedes: The taxi industry is very angry about this cooperation, because Daimler is involved with the Munich-based company Carpooling, the operator of „Mitfahrgelegenheit.de“.

http://www.finanzpressedienst.de/taxiverband-kritisiert-unheilige-allianz-von-uber-und-daimler-contra-taxibranche/

Fifty-Fifty Taxi Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2015 is launched: Young people can continue to travel for half the taxi fare.

http://www.krankenkassensuche.de/krankenkassen/pressemitteilungen/381/0/3804/