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 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 who have undergone life-support training and are able to offer aid before the arrival of emergency services to the location of the incident. Good SAM App has more than 5000 registered users including doctors, nurses, paramedics, fire fighters, police officers and potential patients. Since its release the app has gained a multinational reputation in several countries including UK,