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;
Good Smartphone Activated Medics Australia, Brazil, USA, Ireland, Spain and Finland. Good SAM is a free app which is geared towards Android, iOS and Windows Phone. GoodSAM app is currently available in English, French, Spanish and Afrikaans. Since its first official release GoodSAM app has been featured on numerous news channels and programmes including BBC news, Sky news, CBS news and Click. Good Smartphone Activated Medics Good Smartphone Activated Medics (GoodSAM) is a cross platform Alerter/Responder application for smartphones co-founded by Mark Wilson, Ali Ghorbangholi and Ali Haddad in 2013. When activated GoodSAM app intends to alert Emergency services as well as nearby individuals