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;
Hailo Hailo Hailo was a British technology platform that matched taxi drivers and passengers through its mobile phone application. Founded in London in 2011, the Hailo taxi service was available in 16 cities (as of December 2013). By May 2013, Hailo had enabled more than 3 million rides for passengers from over 30,000 registered taxi drivers. The Hailo Passenger App was available as a free download from the App Store and Google Play for both iOS and Android devices. In late 2016 Hailo was absorbed by mytaxi, a German e-hailing company belonging to Daimler Financial Services, to form the largest e-hailing