Taxicabs of the United States area. The president of United Cab discourages his drivers from carrying firearms, instead advising them to accelerate the car and crash into a lamppost or even a police car if they are threatened with a gun. Uber is a major competitor to taxi companies, providing on-demand for-hire car service through a smartphone app in many US cities. Uber services are generally treated as black-car services from a legal standpoint and are not generally regulated under Taxi laws. This can cause friction with both local governments and taxi companies. In June 2015, the city council voted unanimously to increase taxi fares;
Instant (app) user's tracked data. All the data stays only on the user's smartphone. It is meant to track habits, especially used by Quantified Self and lifelogging enthusiasts. Instant is a passive journaling app, that automatically journals the user's life with data from the smartphone and sensors. For health and fitness data it can also sync with Google Fit and Apple Health. Instant also can connect to the user's Apple Watch and Android Wear smartwatch. As of May 2016, Instant tracks the following activities: Instant won the Grand Prize of the Google Fit Developer Challenge in April 2015. It also won the