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New York Supreme Court dismisses Uber's challenge to vehicle caps
Uber's bid to overturn New York City's ride-hailing caps didn't last long --New York's Supreme Court has dismissed the company's request to annul the cap law implemented in August 2018. The court rejected Uber's claim that NYC had overstepped its bounds. There have been far less specific delegations of power that have passed muster before, according to the Supreme Court. It also rebuffed Uber's assertion that other laws preempted the caps.
Uber told Engadget it was "disappointed" with the outcome, claiming that it "punishes" drivers who are obligated to rent cars. In the past, it has argued that the caps would hurt outer boroughs (with less access to mass transit) and wouldn't fix NYC's problems with traffic congestion.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by JoeMerchant on Sunday November 03 2019, @01:11AM (5 children)
82 years ago, New York City implemented the taxi medallion system to prevent Manhattan's streets from becoming a useless gridlock of "free market" taxicabs hoping to earn a living - essentially putting some limits to prevent an utter tragedy of the commons failure of the surface street system.
Why Uber/Lyft/Bozo's rideshare system thinks they're any different from a Taxi is beyond me. Willful stupidity is no exemption from the law.
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by fustakrakich on Sunday November 03 2019, @02:51AM (4 children)
They're just pushing things as far as we let them. They should be regulated like any other transport service, with all vehicles and drivers bonded/insured and certified roadworthy.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday November 03 2019, @03:14AM (3 children)
By the time all of the court cases are over, there will be a fast and furious transition to driverless. Waymo and Uber execs will collect the medallions and put them on display. Scalps of the dead-in-a-ditch taxi drivers.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 03 2019, @05:11AM
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Sunday November 03 2019, @01:35PM
Driverless cabs still need medallions, they're still using the public streets.
If Uber could fly, then I'd grant them exemption from the medallion system, for the surface streets at least. Manhattan would likely need an even more restrictive medallion system for air-cabs.
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(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Sunday November 03 2019, @08:11PM
Uber lost $5.2 billion in the last quarter. I think that winds up being over $55 million per day.
Nobody at Uber will be buying anything if they can't keep finding more of other people's money to lose.