This news story is about a campaign between traditional taxi unions and private car hire services in France as the development of the GPS-enabled apps.
The GPS-enabled apps have been used by the car-sharing companies such as Uber, Snapcab and others to offer people finding available drivers in their neighbourhood through showing the location of private cars on the maps, which is a big challenge to the conventional licensed taxi market. According to some taxi drivers, they feel unfair and angry with the car-sharing companies because of the private drivers do not need to pay a licence fees, which means they do not comply with the same regulations as taxis.
Last year, the French government published a instruction that adopt 15 minutes waiting period for private hire services. However, the mandatory was overthrown by the Supreme Court which said the instruction was anti-competitive. As a result, taxi drivers brought a series of traffic jams to the capital to against the decision of abolishing the decree in February.
On the other hand, there are some suggestions from the report and the government which include taxi drivers should use higher GPS-enabled apps without the accessibility for private firms. And also, prohibiting the issue of new licences for an unfathomed time. Nevertheless, such private car services are increasing even many countries in the world are trying to manage the glut emergence of private car hire schemes.
To the aspect of Uber, “We’re here to stay”, through Mr Gore-coty, a general manager from firm Uber. They choose to stay that supporting public a more convenient way to order a private car. Although taxi unions have been maintained monopoly for several decades, but the city transport would be changed in the future.
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ReplyDeleteThis news report is a good example to see that the social system would be changed following the development of technology. Such as the ways we communicate was replaced by various kinds of social apps from face to face, from letters to telephones and internet; the ways we shopping was replaced by shopping online from going to the shops. Some people argued that the development of technology have been changed our lifestyles, values, attitude in a negative way, for example, the workers strikes, the frequent bias in the news for profit making or government persuading, the war between democracy and capitalism and so on.
ReplyDeleteBut in my views, as we know, the digital media is challenging the traditional media all the time, in other words, the traditional industries are struggling in the technological age, however, something old still exist. It depends on public’s choices. So that I believe that the transport system will be changed in the future but the taxi unions will still exist as well as the conflicts. I think the conflicts between the new and the traditional sometimes accelerate people have the right to think and determine a careful choice for what they want, what they need and what they like. What do you think, guys?
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ReplyDeleteThere always have controversial issues in media technology revolution. I believe that some people do not want to accept this revolution because of the benefit. If government has contributed some benefits or released several beneficial rules to these people, they would tend to try and enjoy the new technologies.
ReplyDeleteActually, sometimes governments do it, but it is a dilemma. Most people among the society, they are seeking the new technology, in the meantime, it threats the old industries. The old generations do not want to give up their traditional careers, they are searching fairness in the contemporary age. How can the government do? What are the beneficial rules? Could you give some examples?
DeleteIncreasing the pension, improving the social welfare, supportting the subsidies
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