(ANSA) - Trieste, June 13 - The Italian country manager for
the taxi service Uber on Friday said the company is looking to
launch its cell-phone-application service in Milan.
Prices would be lower than currently applied elsewhere by the application, which is already active in London, said Benedetta Arese Lucini, who spoke at the State of the Net conference in the northern city of Trieste. Taxi drivers across Italy were part of a Europe-wide strike on Wednesday against the Uber cab-hailing app they fear is co-opting their livelihood while sidestepping regulations. Uber allows passengers to connect with nearby drivers at the push of a button on their smartphone. Opponents say it violates laws setting out the roles and characteristics of taxi drivers and chauffeur car rentals. Based in California, Uber allows users to see where the closest participating car is and book it after agreeing a set fare paid by credit card.
Prices would be lower than currently applied elsewhere by the application, which is already active in London, said Benedetta Arese Lucini, who spoke at the State of the Net conference in the northern city of Trieste. Taxi drivers across Italy were part of a Europe-wide strike on Wednesday against the Uber cab-hailing app they fear is co-opting their livelihood while sidestepping regulations. Uber allows passengers to connect with nearby drivers at the push of a button on their smartphone. Opponents say it violates laws setting out the roles and characteristics of taxi drivers and chauffeur car rentals. Based in California, Uber allows users to see where the closest participating car is and book it after agreeing a set fare paid by credit card.
