The woman raped in a cab in Delhi hired it through Uber. Profit without any accountability to follow norms is the driving principle of several companies like Uber. Here are some facts about the company which are easily available- UBER Controversies- Uber is a ridesharing service headquartered in San Francisco, United States (U.S.), which operates in multiple international cities. The company uses a smartphone application to arrange rides between riders and drivers.Customers use the app to request rides and track their reserved vehicles location. As of August 29, 2014, the service was available in 45 countries and more than 200 cities worldwide, and was valued at US$18.2 billion. Uber is the subject of ongoing protests from taxi drivers, taxi companies and representative bodies who believe that ridesharing companies are illegal taxicab operations that engage in unfair business practices and compromise passenger safety. As of September 2014, protests had been staged in Germany, France and England, among other nations, while incidents involving passengers have been documented.[8][9] Uber also continues to resolve issues with governmental bodies, including those of the U.S. and Australia. Countries where UBER facing Law suits: Australia in Vicoria, infringement notices were issued against them in Queensland, the Taxi Council Queensland issued public notification, warning KUBER customers that Ubers safrety measures are inadequate. Uber was banned in Brussels Belgium Germany: in Germany the company has been fined twice in the year of 2014 India: Finacial irregulations alleged by RBI South Korea: The Seoul city government released an official statement in July 2014 expressing its intention to seek a ban on Ubers smartphone app. The government stated that South Korean law prohibits fee-paying transport services that use unregistered private or rented vehicles US Sabotage against competitors The company issued an official apology on January 24, 2014 after documents leaked to the Valleywag and TechCrunch publications revealed that, earlier in the month, Uber employees in New York City deliberately ordered rides from Gett, a newly established competitor, only to cancel them later. The purpose of the fake orders was two-fold: wasting drivers time to obstruct legitimate customers from securing a car, and offered drivers incentives—including cash—to join Uber. Uber apologized in a statement on its website. Threatening journalists At a private dinner in November 2014, Emil Michael, senior vice president of Uber, suggested that Uber hire a team of opposition researchers and journalists, with a million-dollar budget, to dig into the personal lives and backgrounds of media figures who reported negatively about Uber. Using surge pricing Uber has also used surge pricing during extremely inclement weather, such as a July 8, 2013, rainstorm that flooded many streets in the greater Toronto area, and during Hurricane Sandy.
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 09:01:36 +0000
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