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;
Transport in Jakarta neighbourhoods of the city. Plenty of taxi cabs are available in the city. Many companies operate & maintain pools of different model of cars in their own brands. Taxis operated by app-based ride hailing companies GO-JEK and Grab also have wide presence. The emergence of ride hailing companies, known in Indonesia as "taksi online" (online taxi), has reduced the conventional taxi companies operating in Jakarta from 32 to 4 companies (Blue Bird, Express, Gamya, and Taxiku). Although "ojek" are not an official form of public transport, they can be found throughout Indonesia and in Jakarta. They are especially useful when