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Uber has decided to acquire Blacklane, a Berlin-based chauffeur booking platform, signaling a shift in its strategy by giving more prominence to the premium segment. According to Bloomberg, the American company has agreed to purchase the German platform, which is present in over 500 cities and 60 countries (including Portugal).
The Portuguese Taxi Federation and ANTRAL are requesting an urgent meeting with the Lisbon City Council to contest an agreement signed by Uber and Bolt. They argue that the creation of “specific zones” amounts to the “decharacterisation of TVDE” (private hire vehicle services).
The freedom of movement for passengers and drivers of TVDE vehicles in Lisbon will be more restricted starting this Thursday, following the city council's signing of a new protocol with the Uber and Bolt platforms. Several streets and avenues will have restrictions on passenger pick-ups and drop-offs, changing the current practice where it was sufficient to just...
Examples of “red zones” already defined by the Lisbon municipal authority include the central axes of Avenida da Liberdade, Avenida da República, Avenida D. João II, and Avenida Padre Cruz, the streets of São Pedro de Alcântara, Ouro, and Belém, as well as some narrow arteries in historic areas.
The “abrupt” rise in fuel prices justifies the drivers' request, who consider the platforms' position “incomprehensible and unacceptable”.
In a letter addressed to the platforms, the President of APTAD, Ivo Miguel Fernandes, states that in recent weeks there has been an “abrupt” increase in fuel prices, which has a direct impact on TVDE services.
The private passenger transport sector, which includes services such as Uber, Bolt, and taxis, is one of the most affected by the recent rise in oil prices. Since the conflict in the Middle East escalated on February 28th with the US and Israeli attack on Iran, fuel prices have soared in recent...
Should a user be able to choose to be driven by a driver who speaks Portuguese? And, during times of peak demand, should the fare be capped or have no limit at all? These are two of the points addressed by the proposals to revise the law regulating the activity of individual and paid passenger transport in unmarked vehicles.
