Complete nonsense. Looking at the Reuters article this Mashable article links to, it doesn't given further information.
The only citation noted is "unfair competition to taxi companies". A quick search found an article on Techcrunch that goes into ever so slightly more detail.
In particular, the court in Rome says that Uber is a transportation company but doesn’t respect transportation laws — rates aren’t set by the transportation authority. That was the main contention point for traditional taxi associations as they can’t compete with Uber on price.
I guess because it's too innovative and cheap, it has to be barred.
Complete nonsense. Looking at the _Reuters_ article this _Mashable_ article links to, it doesn't given further information.
The only citation noted is "unfair competition to taxi companies". A quick search found an article on [Techcrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/09/uber-is-now-banned-in-italy-for-unfair-competition/) that goes into ever so slightly more detail.
> In particular, the court in Rome says that Uber is a transportation company but doesn’t respect transportation laws — rates aren’t set by the transportation authority. That was the main contention point for traditional taxi associations as they can’t compete with Uber on price.
I guess because it's too innovative and cheap, it has to be barred.
Complete nonsense. Looking at the Reuters article this Mashable article links to, it doesn't given further information.
The only citation noted is "unfair competition to taxi companies". A quick search found an article on Techcrunch that goes into ever so slightly more detail.
I guess because it's too innovative and cheap, it has to be barred.