New York's Uber drivers will soon be allowed to turn their black cars into yellow cabs. The Taxi and Limousine Commission have approved a pilot program that will let up to 400 drivers convert any TLC car less than two years old into a yellow taxi. The move comes after a number of yellow cabbies who had painted their cars black in order to work for Uber are now regretting making the switch. The city hopes the program will bring down expenses for drivers, as well as make it easier for hacks to switch from working in one part of the industry to another.
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The Taxi & Limousine Commission has quietly adopted a pilot program
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Up to 400 licensed cabbies will be allowed to paint over their black livery cars and hit the road for street hails in yellow cabs
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Uber promises drivers $30-an-hour driving around New York
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Some drivers have become disenchanted with the app-based taxi firm
Not so hot: Uber is disputing claims drivers are leaving en masse, pointing to company surveys that claim its @placeholder drivers make around $30 an hour, which they say is twice what yellow cab drivers earn