Solombrino Promotes Fingerprint Checks For Drivers

Taxi drivers in Boston are now getting fingerprinted as part of a new requirement. All of the city’s taxi drivers will have to get fingerprinted every year as they renew their taxi license.

The change comes as state lawmakers are weighing whether to include fingerprinting as part of background checks for ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft.

Scott Solombrino, president of Dav El / BostonCoach Chauffeured Transportation Network, is part of a coalition called Ride Safe Massachusetts, which is pushing for regulations for transportation network companies. He is also a board director of the National Limousine Association.

Radio Boston article and link to Solombrino radio interview here

Related: Mass. Poll Finds Uber, Lyft Riders Want More Safety

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Scrutiny Intensifies For Uber In Wake Of Driver Killings

New questions are being raised about the safety of popular transportation network company Uber. In Kalamazoo, Jason Dalton confessed to killing 6 and injuring 2 others and did the shootings while driving for Uber.

WXYZ-TV ABC 7 Detroit article and video here

Related article: 14-Year-Old Victim “Comes Back” From The Dead

Related LCT blog post: Time For Overdue Action

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“Swift” Justice: NY Drivers Push Back On Unfair Uber Pay

The Uber Drivers Network, a vocal group of Uber and Lyft drivers who have organized strikes and protests in New York City, will soon have a new tool to wield in their battle for better working terms. As early as this month, instead of petitioning Uber and Lyft, the group plans to launch its own ride-hailing app to compete with them.

The group has been working with a development company for about a year to design and produce the app, which the group currently calls “Swift.”

Fast Company article here

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LANJ President: Uber Scoffs At Safety

Two of our main transportation hubs, Newark Airport and Newark Penn Station, have been in the news recently, but not because of the air or train travel of its passengers.

The issue: Uber — and other transportation network companies (TNC) — continue to reject city ordinances and are not regulated like other for-hire transportation companies.

LANJ President Jeff Shanker column in the Newark Star-Ledger

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iCars To Hold Show Floor Demos At International LCT Show

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The team behind iCARS, an on-demand ride reservation app that uses legal, licensed limousine companies, will feature a product demo throughout the exhibit hall hours Feb. 29-March 2 during the International LCT Show in Las Vegas.

iCARS drew a strong turnout for its on-the-spot demo sessions Nov. 8-10 during LCT-NLA Show East in Atlantic City, N.J.

At ILCT, the iCARS team of Daniel Shifrin, Gary Bauer and Wayne Ahora will hold successive 15-minute presentations along with one-on-one Q&As based on attendee interest and traffic flow.

iCARS, which launched last year in San Francisco and plans rollouts in major cities during 2016, held its first major promotional event around the Super Bowl 50, from Feb. 4-8. iCars ran a number of special point-to-point black car service offers in honor of the event. 

Within the City of San Francisco, iCARS ran point-to-point luxury sedan service for $50 per ride. For this offer, up to four passengers had to be scheduled or booked on-demand through the iCARS mobile app, using a verified credit card.

For those traveling outside the city to celebrate, iCARS offered point-to-point service for trips of less than 60 miles for $188. Airport transfers during Super Bowl Week were: San Francisco International Airport to or from downtown San Francisco hotels, $94; Oakland International Airport to downtown San Francisco, $124; and Mineta San José International Airport to downtown San Francisco, $164.

iCars is emerging as a safe, legal app transportation network for limousine operators that offers a 85% / 15% revenue split between operators/iCars and maintains the duty of care and professionial quality of the limousine industry.

As an alternative to Uber, it goes beyond ordinary rideshare apps by enabling individuals and organizations to schedule immediate and/or future chauffeured car trips driven by professional, thoroughly-screened chauffeurs without the worry of “surge pricing” for customers, and without complicated, binding, lengthy contracts for operators.

LCT background article: iCARS President Outlines App Potential For Operators

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