The arrival of Uber, a platform and application for connecting individuals with other individuals involved in passenger transportation, angers taxi drivers who pay fees and a license to transport passengers and must comply with strict regulations. Taxi associations go to court for illegal labour and unfair competition. For Alain GRISET, President of the Union nationale des taxis, this is a "pure and harsh provocation". Images from Ubert’s website and testimonials from taxi drivers and customers.
A comparative report on the advantages and disadvantages of taxi and VTC transport, a transport service provided by private individuals offered by the Uber platform through the same journey on these two modes of transport. The advantages of VTC drivers' cars: a better service, the advantages of taxis: lower fare and faster ride with the use of bus corridors. Interview with Alain GRISET, President of the Union nationale des taxis and Pierre Dimitri GORE-COTY, President of Uber France, suprised by the price differential between VTC and taxis.
An explanation of how Uber Pop works, an app for smartphones that presents itself as a service for private individuals: it puts the driver in touch with his passenger. Testimony of a VTC driver with a hidden face, working as a VTC driver in addition to his professional activity and of a retiree registered as a self contractor working as a VTC driver for Uber, for him, it is not a question of a competitive but complementary activity