In a letter of apology to Londoners on Monday, Uber’s new chief executive moved to repair his company’s reputation after the city’s transport authority said it would scrap the ride-hailing service’s operating license.
Dara Khosrowshahi issued a letter to London's Evening Standard newspaper acknowledging that the San Francisco company “got things wrong along the way” as it expanded. He said the company will appeal the London decision but will do so “with the knowledge that we must also change.”
“We won't be perfect, but we will listen to you; we will look to be long-term partners with the cities we serve; and we will run our business with humility, integrity and passion,” he wrote.to this:
On Tuesday, Uber Quebec's director general Jean-Nicolas Guillemette announced that the company is leaving the provinceon October 14, citing too-tough regulations there. The planned move was first reported by the CBC and confirmed by Uber on Tuesday. Several days before the company's announcement, it had warned that new rules proposed by the provincial Ministry of Transportation would force Uber to exit Quebec. Uber has a history of threatening Quebec lawmakers with leaving if the company's policy demands aren't met, but has only now followed through.
By all accounts, Quebec has been reasonable with Uber, especially considering that the city of London in the UK just banned the company entirely for not being a "fit and proper" taxi service. (Uber plans to contest the London ban.) Although Quebec has faced consistent pressure from taxi companies to regulate Uber like a traditional taxi firm, the province has declined to do so. Instead, last year the province granted Uber a temporary license to operate as part of a pilot project.
in only 24 hours. [Excerpts from the LA Times and Motherboard, respectively.]
Uber's new CEO is going to try to convince you that they've changed; that they've reformed, or learned the errors of their prior ways, or discovered the value of the communities that they're attempting to invade, but it's 99% horse shit. Seriously, it's almost pure manure; or pure PR, which is the same thing. Don't be fooled.