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TECHNOLOGY A23
Saturday 30 May 2015
Uber, Lyft push back against proposed NYC regulations
KAREN MATTHEWS panies to submit trip data Uber drivers and their supporters protest in front of the offices of the Taxi and Limousine Commission
Associated Press to the commission would in New York, Thursday, May 28, 2015.
NEW YORK (AP) — Rep- not invade passengers’ pri-
resentatives of Uber and vacy. Associated Press
Lyft warned Thursday that “We’re not requiring the
a New York City effort to submission of any passen- sues including fares, airport request a wheelchair-ac- sion’s Manhattan head-
regulate app-based ride- ger information or any in- pickups and the availabil- cessible vehicle. quarters before the hear-
hailing services will stall formation about lifestyle ity of wheelchair-accessi- TLC officials said they are ing, chanting “We love
innovation and threaten and habits at all,” Joshi ble cars. working with the Port Au- Uber!”
competition. said. “Simply date, time Ryan Wanttaja, assistant thority of New York and Drivers for Uber, yellow
The regulations “will be and location of pickup.” general counsel for the taxi New Jersey, which runs the taxis and traditional, non-
crushing to our thousands Representatives of the commission, said passen- region’s airports, to move Internet-based car services
of drivers,” Michael Alle- app-based car industry gers would have to agree car service vehicles to des- packed the hearing room
gretti, New York head of and its backers argue that in advance to so-called ignated lots at LaGuardia and applauded or booed
public policy for San Fran- the rules would be burden- “surge pricing,” which and Kennedy airports so the speakers.
cisco-based Uber, said at some to the industry. forces riders to pay a pre- that they don’t clog traffic. The commission may vote
a public hearing of New “Will you, the TLC, set the mium during high-demand A few dozen Uber drivers on the regulations at its
York’s Taxi and Limousine global standard for em- times. He said apps would rallied outside the commis- June 18 meeting.q
Commission. bracing the future or un- have to include a way to
But commission Chairwom- dermine that progress by
an Meera Joshi said the unfairly targeting transpor-
proposed rules changes tation innovation?” Alle-
are minor adjustments to gretti asked.
existing regulations that Diana Dellamere, a pub-
have been mischaracter- lic policy manager for Lyft,
ized by opponents. criticized a proposal limit-
She said a requirement ing the number of elec-
that car-service compa- tronic devices that a driver
nies inform the commission can use to two. Some driv-
of updates to their apps ers work for multiple com-
would not mean, as critics panies and have a phone
have charged, that Uber for each company.
and the other app-based “Drivers who might want
companies would have to to experiment with differ-
divulge technical informa- ent companies ... will be
tion. forced to choose, and of
“It’s not software, it’s not course they will choose
source code or any ad- the biggest company,” she
vanced programming,” said.
Joshi said. The regulations address is-
She said requiring the com-
Apple buys a maker of futuristic
augmented-reality software
BRANDON BAILEY jor tech companies see or computer-generated,
AP Technology Writer three-dimensional images
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — big potential for products to a real-world scene. Virtu-
Apple has bought a com- al reality can make viewers
pany that makes augment- that let users view the world feel as if they are immersed
ed-reality software, which in an artificial world.
adds information or images with extra features added Apple on Thursday con-
to real-world scenes when firmed the purchase of
viewed through a special by technology. Apple, Munich-based Metaio for
headset or even a smart- an undisclosed sum but did
phone camera. Google, Facebook and Mi- not say what it plans to do
It’s the latest sign that ma- with the technology.
crosoft are all working on
augmented- or virtual-reali-
ty products. Augmented re-
ality can add hand-drawn
sketches, navigational
directions, historic video
Saturday 30 May 2015
Uber, Lyft push back against proposed NYC regulations
KAREN MATTHEWS panies to submit trip data Uber drivers and their supporters protest in front of the offices of the Taxi and Limousine Commission
Associated Press to the commission would in New York, Thursday, May 28, 2015.
NEW YORK (AP) — Rep- not invade passengers’ pri-
resentatives of Uber and vacy. Associated Press
Lyft warned Thursday that “We’re not requiring the
a New York City effort to submission of any passen- sues including fares, airport request a wheelchair-ac- sion’s Manhattan head-
regulate app-based ride- ger information or any in- pickups and the availabil- cessible vehicle. quarters before the hear-
hailing services will stall formation about lifestyle ity of wheelchair-accessi- TLC officials said they are ing, chanting “We love
innovation and threaten and habits at all,” Joshi ble cars. working with the Port Au- Uber!”
competition. said. “Simply date, time Ryan Wanttaja, assistant thority of New York and Drivers for Uber, yellow
The regulations “will be and location of pickup.” general counsel for the taxi New Jersey, which runs the taxis and traditional, non-
crushing to our thousands Representatives of the commission, said passen- region’s airports, to move Internet-based car services
of drivers,” Michael Alle- app-based car industry gers would have to agree car service vehicles to des- packed the hearing room
gretti, New York head of and its backers argue that in advance to so-called ignated lots at LaGuardia and applauded or booed
public policy for San Fran- the rules would be burden- “surge pricing,” which and Kennedy airports so the speakers.
cisco-based Uber, said at some to the industry. forces riders to pay a pre- that they don’t clog traffic. The commission may vote
a public hearing of New “Will you, the TLC, set the mium during high-demand A few dozen Uber drivers on the regulations at its
York’s Taxi and Limousine global standard for em- times. He said apps would rallied outside the commis- June 18 meeting.q
Commission. bracing the future or un- have to include a way to
But commission Chairwom- dermine that progress by
an Meera Joshi said the unfairly targeting transpor-
proposed rules changes tation innovation?” Alle-
are minor adjustments to gretti asked.
existing regulations that Diana Dellamere, a pub-
have been mischaracter- lic policy manager for Lyft,
ized by opponents. criticized a proposal limit-
She said a requirement ing the number of elec-
that car-service compa- tronic devices that a driver
nies inform the commission can use to two. Some driv-
of updates to their apps ers work for multiple com-
would not mean, as critics panies and have a phone
have charged, that Uber for each company.
and the other app-based “Drivers who might want
companies would have to to experiment with differ-
divulge technical informa- ent companies ... will be
tion. forced to choose, and of
“It’s not software, it’s not course they will choose
source code or any ad- the biggest company,” she
vanced programming,” said.
Joshi said. The regulations address is-
She said requiring the com-
Apple buys a maker of futuristic
augmented-reality software
BRANDON BAILEY jor tech companies see or computer-generated,
AP Technology Writer three-dimensional images
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — big potential for products to a real-world scene. Virtu-
Apple has bought a com- al reality can make viewers
pany that makes augment- that let users view the world feel as if they are immersed
ed-reality software, which in an artificial world.
adds information or images with extra features added Apple on Thursday con-
to real-world scenes when firmed the purchase of
viewed through a special by technology. Apple, Munich-based Metaio for
headset or even a smart- an undisclosed sum but did
phone camera. Google, Facebook and Mi- not say what it plans to do
It’s the latest sign that ma- with the technology.
crosoft are all working on
augmented- or virtual-reali-
ty products. Augmented re-
ality can add hand-drawn
sketches, navigational
directions, historic video
