It is not just U.S. taxi drivers who are upset over Uber. In some European cities yesterday, taxi drivers took to the streets without passengers yesterday to clog traffic in protest over the unregulated Uber. The protests in Europe focus on the same issues raging in the United States: licensure, training, insurance, fare regulation and safety. Uber is now valued in the $17 to $18 billion range, so this start-up is quickly turning into a giant. Uber’s liability to injury victims is an issue we are following closely as this type of service becomes more popular.
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