Uber suspends UberPOP taxi-ordering app in France after violent protests
- 9 years ago
It has revolutionised the way many people book a taxi.
But now Uber has announced the suspension of its budget UberPOP cab-ordering app in France.
The US firm has thrown in the towel, saying this is largely to protect its drivers who have been the victims of violence as licensed taxi drivers vent their anger at what they see as unfair competition.
“We have decided to suspend UberPOP in France from 1800 GMT this Friday evening, primarily to assure the safety of Uber drivers,” Uber France head Thibaud Simphal told Le Monde daily, adding that some drivers had been targets of violence.
“The second reason is that we want to create a spirit of reconciliation and dialogue with public authorities to show we are acting responsibly,” he said.
UberPOP is suspended in France after clashes with taxi drivers and executive arrests http://t.co/R7GeGgkwKu pic.twitter.com/Kk5EQnY7uq— Bloomberg Business (@business) 3 Juillet 2015
Prime Minister Manuel Valls welcomed the decision but said Fran
But now Uber has announced the suspension of its budget UberPOP cab-ordering app in France.
The US firm has thrown in the towel, saying this is largely to protect its drivers who have been the victims of violence as licensed taxi drivers vent their anger at what they see as unfair competition.
“We have decided to suspend UberPOP in France from 1800 GMT this Friday evening, primarily to assure the safety of Uber drivers,” Uber France head Thibaud Simphal told Le Monde daily, adding that some drivers had been targets of violence.
“The second reason is that we want to create a spirit of reconciliation and dialogue with public authorities to show we are acting responsibly,” he said.
UberPOP is suspended in France after clashes with taxi drivers and executive arrests http://t.co/R7GeGgkwKu pic.twitter.com/Kk5EQnY7uq— Bloomberg Business (@business) 3 Juillet 2015
Prime Minister Manuel Valls welcomed the decision but said Fran