Ride-hailing company is dissatisfied with Ministry of Transportation proposals
Taiwan News
Date: 2019/03/27
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Uber is considering leaving Taiwan. (By Central News Agency)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – United States ride-hailing company Uber Technologies is considering a withdrawal from Taiwan again due to new regulations proposed by the government, Japan’s Nikkei Asian Review reported Wednesday.
The new law would require Uber to charge hourly and daily fares instead of a rate based on the distance, while hailing a Uber car on the street would also be banned, the report said.
Because of the Ministry of Transportation’s proposals to changing the rules, it would become difficult for Uber to run “properly,” leading to an eventual reconsideration of all its operations, the company’s policy chief for North Asia Emilie Potvin told the Nikkei Asian Review.
The plans pit rental car agencies, which work with Uber, against taxi drivers, who put up strong resistance about the competition from the American company. [FULL STORY]
