New York, NY – Hailing yellow cabs with smartphone apps is on hold in New York City a day after the experimental service began.
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An appellate judge agreed Wednesday to bar what’s known as ‘e-hailing,’ at least temporarily. A panel of judges is expected to weigh the case later this month.
A lawyer for e-hail opponents, Randy Mastro, says they’re gratified. He calls the program “fundamentally flawed” and illegal.
The city Law Department had no immediate comment.
The city decided to test the idea for a year. Officials say it expands riders’ options.
Car service owners sued. They say it’s unfair to them and is too broad to qualify as a test program.
A judge dismissed their suit last week. They then went to the appellate court.
Uber Technologies launched an e-hail service Tuesday.
can anyone explain why this would be a problem or “illegal”? They give no reasons, just broad statements…
There is language in the law regarding the difference between taxis and livery. Some of that pertains to the fact that a livery is requested and cannot be hailed whereas a taxi must be hailed. The livery group is arguing that an e-hail is a request for a taxi and therefore should be illegal.