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;
DiDi a $100 million stake in 99 in January 2017, which also gave it the management rights in the app. In the same month, DiDi authorized LEDI Technology Co. as its franchisee to operate taxi-hailing business in Taiwan. February 2018: DiDi launched its new app in Hong Kong, which is an upgraded version of Kuaidi Taxi. The Kuaidi Taxi app had been used since 2015. It was also announced that DiDi will, along with SoftBank Group, begin a venture in Japan. April 2018: DiDi starts operation under its main name in Mexico, their first market outside Asia where operates with this