Eadie, Wyatt, want city regulations for ride-sharing companies
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Two city councillors want the city to establish an industry working group to help create regulations that would allow ride-sharing companies to operate in Winnipeg.
Coun. Ross Eadie and Coun. Russ Wyatt plan to introduce a motion to that effect at council Wednesday morning. Chief among their concerns are making sure that companies like Uber are on equal footing with taxi companies so that the city doesn’t see a decline in service.
Some of the issues the proposed working group would examine include how to even the playing field between taxis and ride-sharing companies when it comes to things like dispatching and payment methods.
Currently, Uber allows people to order their taxis through an app and use it to pay with a credit card as well. Their riders also have the ability to track their driver as he or she arrives. In contrast, people using taxis don’t have the same ability to order up or track a taxi.
