According to a decide, Uber is now operating legally in Cancun after ready 4 years for a allow to take action. Cab drivers consider that Uber must be topic to the identical restrictions set out within the state’s mobility legislation as them.
Under Quintana Roo’s mobility legislation, public transportation suppliers should acquire a authorities concession to function. However, Uber has claimed that it’s a non-public firm and never a public transportation supplier, so it solely wants a enterprise allow.
Although Uber now theoretically has permission to legally do enterprise in Cancun, the battle is probably going not over. First, accommodations, the airport cab drivers’ union, and airport authorities should determine whether or not Uber can function of their respective zones. In addition, members of quite a few cab unions have expressed their displeasure with the choice loud and clear, and a few of them plan to problem it.
Due to the escalating hostility between Uber and taxi drivers, some Uber drivers have even refused to serve clients. On some events, the battle has even led to violence. In the newest incident, a day earlier than the choice, an Uber driver choosing up vacationers from the road was allegedly attacked by cab drivers with stones.
Uber, after all, is proud of the decision after years of preventing to be accepted as authorized and exempt from rules governing public transportation.
“Uber has been available in the state since 2016; and today it is legally confirmed what the company has maintained since its inception: that it does not require a public transport concession to operate in Quintana Roo. Year after year, we have sought to contribute to the Quintana Roo community, and decisions like this motivate us to redouble those efforts,” an announcement put out by the corporate reads.