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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) Declares Uber a Transport Service

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday December 20 2017, @05:54PM   Printer-friendly
from the if-it-walks-like-a-duck dept.

canopic jug writes:

After a period of consideration, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has decided that Uber is a transport service, just like any other taxi company. There is lot to say about Uber's use of untrained, non-professional drivers and other abusive practices.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 21 2017, @05:44AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 21 2017, @05:44AM (#612705)

    Ford's model wouldn't be viable without extensive automation. Just look at their factories. They can have many thousands of cars on the assembly line at the same time. Their technology allows a computer to match robotic arms to nearby car parts in real time without requiring a huge human-based system. That makes it a technology company. And what equivalent laws are there? The protectionist schemes for horse chariot companies?

  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday December 21 2017, @08:02AM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Thursday December 21 2017, @08:02AM (#612731) Journal

    That makes it a technology company.

    Indeed. I'm not sure why you were trying for sarcasm there.

    And what equivalent laws are there? The protectionist schemes for horse chariot companies?

    There are many such laws. For example, the laws on labor unions throughout most of the developed world that give them an undue negotiation advantage once they become established in a business. Or the laws and high liability that follow from a product which is so natural dangerous. Some are helpful, some merely help create the current oligopoly situation.