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;
Thiruvananthapuram City Police Mobile App Thiruvananthapuram City Police Mobile App Thiruvananthapuram City Police Mobile App , also known as TCP app, or UR Safe(TM) (previously known as iSafe)"," is the official mobile application for the citizens and public by the Thiruvananthapuram City Police in Kerala, India. The mobile application is developed by UST Global, a global digital technology services company for end-to-end IT services and solutions for Global 1000 companies. The ‘UR Safe’ feature of the app helps people, especially women, to send instant alerts to the police control room by using the "Panic Button" or by a long press of volume rocker (down) key