e-hail
Stop-and-go e-hail effort hits another speed bump
Today, an appeals court issued yet another temporary restraining order on the city's stop-and-go effort to allow New Yorkers to hail taxis with their smartphones. More
Livery-backed councilmembers object to 'e-hails'
On Valentine's Day, members of the livery car industry filed suit against New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission, charging that the Bloomberg administration had violated the law when it approved a one-year taxi app pilot program that would allow smartphone users to hail cabs by tapping their iPhones and Androids. More
(3)Taxi commission approves a test-run for smartphone-hails
Today, New York City's taxi commission voted to approve a one-year taxi app pilot that will allow New Yorkers to, for the first time, hail cabs by smartphone.
A taxi commissioner bets against rules allowing taxi apps in New York City
"I foresee the rules as written not passing," said Frank Carone, a Taxi and Limousine commissioner. More
