Germany prohibits Uber transport service
The Uber transport service â€" or carpooling company urban, as we called â€" has just been banned in Germany, after a decision by the regional court of Frankfurt. According to The Guardian, the American company will pay up to € 250 000 for each trip, if "caught".The Guardian noted that the complaint was made by the Cab Deutschland and the Court ruled that the Uber violates the Law of carriage of passengers.Founded by Garrett Camp and Travis Kalanick, in 2009, under the name of UberCab, the company is expanding rapidly into Europe. However, she is being the target of criticism from taxi companies and lobby has been banned from operating in the city of Brussels, Belgium â€" anybody caught transporting a client of Uber can pay € 10 thousand.In Germany, however, the Uber promise not to accept the Court decision. "You can't put brakes to progress. The Uber will continue with its operations in Germany, "said the company, which announced yet appeal the decision and, if necessary, exhaust all the possibilities.The Uber lets call a taxi through an application for smartphone, which then will bind the private taxi drivers. Funded by Google and Goldman Sachs, the app can realize that cars are closer to the person who called them, saving you time and money.The application also calculates the price of trip â€" which varies from city to city â€" and lets share taxis with others. At the end of the trip, the driver is evaluated.Last summer, thousands of taxi drivers clogged cities like London, Paris or Madrid in protest against Uber. In April, the Uber was looking for a director-general for Portugal. Our country should not escape the rule of the protests.Foto: bfishadow / Creative Commons
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