Uber and Lyft are two new, rapidly growing competitors in the taxi and limousine space. They are upending the traditional taxi and limo model in city after city. Now the taxicab industry in New York City is fighting back. NYC cabs could be getting their own app. This is something that should have happened years ago. If the traditional cab industry were innovative on its own, it would have come up with this idea years ago. However, it was happy to keep things just the way they were.
New York Cabbies May Try Operating Uber-Style
Posted by: Jeff Kagan December 11, 2014 06:30 AMUber and Lyft are two new, rapidly growing competitors in the taxi and limousine space. They are upending the traditional taxi and limo model in city after city. Now the taxicab industry in New York City is fighting back. NYC cabs could be getting their own app. This is something that should have happened years ago. If the traditional cab industry were innovative on its own, it would have come up with this idea years ago. However, it was happy to keep things just the way they were.