Taxis vs Uber saga
This is one perfect example of people's resistance to change.
IN cities all over the world an ugly war is being fought by "traditional" taxi companies against a new form of competition from Uber and other ride-sharing services.
These newcomers' methods aren't news anymore. Through a mobile application, customers can find and reserve vehicles in their immediate area in minutes. From Los Angeles to Sydney and Singapore, these services are shaking up the taxi business and are facing heavy resistance.
Historically, taxis have fought for their place in the urban transportation spectrum by staging strikes and paralysing cities such as London and Paris, leaving hordes of passengers stranded. But the taxi industry's resistance to the rise of Uber and similar services is a futile attempt to put the brakes on innovation.
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