Uber's London Licence Appeal Off To Flight Start: No, You Lot Cannot Create Driver Middle Tests Via Video Link
From The Register:
Amid Greyball together with hack cover-up, app biz isn't endearing itself
Amid Greyball together with hack cover-up, app biz isn't endearing itself
H5N1 contrite Uber told Westminster Magistrates' Court today that it "fully accepts" final year's conclusion past times Transport for London (TfL) to revoke its taxi operating licence every bit "justified".
TfL, the capital's carry regulator, wants the ban upheld, inwards utilisation because of fears that spy-on-regulators tech Greyball was used inwards London.
TfL yanked Uber's licence to piece of job its ride-hailing app final twelvemonth because it was non satisfied that the theater was, legally, a "fit together with proper person" to run individual hire cabs inwards London.
H5N1 taxi theater whose licence has been revoked past times TfL tin conk on to piece of job until the effect of whatever appeal....MUCH MORE (it gets worse)
TfL opposes Uber's appeal. Its barrister, Martin Chamberlain, told the courtroom inwards his written submissions that it should convey Uber's "historic bear into account, when determining whether it is at 1 time a stand upwards for together with proper someone to concur a PHV operator's licence".
Barristers Tom de le Mare QC together with Ranjit Bhose QC volition order the courtroom on behalf of Uber that the taxi-app-cum-operator welcomes "the chance to conk on to demonstrate its fitness together with propriety, together with is committed to trying to create that every day".
No, yous cannot carry out centre tests past times video link
Uber's written submissions included the staggering admission that its drivers were taking centre tests over a video-call-your-doctor service called Push Doctor. It said: "[Tom] Elvidge [head of Uber U.K. together with Ireland] accepts that, alongside hindsight, the centre tests offered past times the Push Doctor service may non direct maintain been adequate." TfL insisted to the fellowship that these medical checks "could solely move conducted inwards person"....
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