Uber Taiwan Tax Controversy

In Singapore, the taxi industry was highly regulated and organized. Drivers are required to hold a valid Taxi Driver's Vocational License which could be obtained after completing their training course at the Singapore Taxi Academy and passing a theory test. Comparatively, Taiwan drivers only need to pass a basic driving test to become a cabbie. This difference in credentials shows the control and regulatory differences between the two cultures in the taxi industry. As a result of the rules and regulations in Singapore and the lack of rules and regulations in Taiwan, the regions gain two completely different types of taxi drivers. The Singapore taxi industry acquires employees that are professional and dedicated to their job because they see it as a career. The drivers there plan on staying in the profession for an extended period of time. In Taiwan the lack of rules and regulation in obtaining professional licenses

On one hand, in the last couple of years, there are some criminal activities endanger passengers by Uber’s drivers (Picchi, 2014). Because of these horrible things happened not only let Uber company lost a lot customs but also bring shame on Uber company (Picchi, 2014). Even though Uber claims they are going to do more background checks for drivers, the background checks cannot include all the aspects for the drivers (Picchi, 2014). About driverless cars there also some problem regard to safety problem for example: villainous weather, puddles on the street (Boudette,

Carpooling or ridesharing is a major process to avoid the congestion of vehicle in a particular place. This process is nothing but sharing the car to travel more than one member on the same vehicle. Uber, the transportation service has added this technique recently to manage the huge number of utilizers. If we are using this ride-sharing technique, we can reduce the each person’s other expenditure like fuel costs, tolls and pressure of driving.

However, In the future the situation for the public Transportation service in Singapore is forecasted to change, if it agrees in moving to the agreements model. It would turn to open up competition for the operating license as quite feasibly to make the tenders available for packets of routes rather than to the entire network, by this means they will be

In recent year, Uber has been rocked by a stream of controversies and negative publicity from scandals regarding CEO to questionable practices, sexual harassment, and discrimination claims, a d hacked attack. For instance, in February 2017, Susan Fowler a former engineer in Uber went public with allegations of discrimination and sexual harassment. During the same year, the self-driving car company Waymo which is owned by Google filed a lawsuit against Uber. The company accused Uber of theft of its technology. They sued Anthony Levandowski for stealing a raft of self-driving car trade patents and secrets which include information on lidar. Even though uber later fired this engine this lawsuit could be a fatal setback for the company. Moreover,

Uber illegality nature is deeply rooted in the company and is unlikely to change. As such, Uber should be punished for the laws that it has broken. This will help stop the normalizing of lawbreaking being spread to other industries and enable law abiding innovative

Since operating 7 years ago, Uber has seen a great business as alternative for taxi. In 2016, Uber service is accessible in 66 countries and more than 507 cities internationally. The rise of Uber become people favorite choice especially the one living in the urban center. Besides, the low rate charge for Uber also become one of the main reasons why people prefer to use its service rather than the traditional taxis. In some cases, taxi charges are quite high even though the distance is short but due to traffic jam, the duration waiting in a taxi to arrive may feel longer. Even so, some taxi drivers also have the tendency forgotten to switch on the distance meter on their taxi thus charged the passenger for an unreasonable price. Moreover, it

Although, to the state of Virginia, the service of Uber is claimed to be improper and unprofessional due to the fact that “Uber does not have the ‘proper authority’ to transport passengers”, the convenience and benefits Uber brings to the passengers and the society are undeniable.

Although this may seem convenient in many cases Uber is not always available in unpopulated areas so it is not reliable. Based on demand, a taxi drivers rate never sky rockets unlike Uber. When they have surge, which is when they are being requested more often than usually their rates increase extremely. A ride that may have cost you about five dollars during regular days has changed to almost $30. This division may be over soon because no drivers may be necessary in the near future because of the upcoming driverless cars. Even people who teach languages have been mimicked by software such as Rosetta

It seems they want to be a part of the economy now. Dare we say, they want to legitimize their approach and become a more traditional taxi service. Yet, there is still a problem. The company does not want to treat its drivers like traditional taxi drivers. So do they have a chance of winning this

Are they facing “hardship”? The answer is taxi license owners can be compensated. When New South Wales legalised the operation of Uber, the government offered compensation to taxi owners. In 2015, the New South Wales Premier, Mike Baird, stated that the government has sold and regulated taxi license plates and so has a responsibility to offer some protection for investors who own these plates. The perpetual owners of taxi plates will receive a $20,000 payment and multiple plate owners will receive a maximum $40,000. The total industry fund is budgeted at $250 million which will be used to play licensees who are facing disruption. Therefore, we don't forget those taxi drivers who poured their savings into taxi licenses over the past decades and the government will ensure that they can get the equitable assistance.

With the tax reductions and exemptions of new energy vehicles, the price of Tesla’s vehicles in China may decrease significantly and give the consumers incentives to purchase them. In addition, the Shanghai government announced that 3000 Tesla Model S owners will be

Uber is just a software tool, they don't own any cars, and are now the biggest taxi company in the world.

Because of some untrained drivers, how to protect the customer safety become one of the greatest challenges to Uber. There are customers be attacked accidents

The entry of the Uber taxi service into the industry has revolutionized the taxi transport industry. It has provided technological innovations that have modernized the charging system and operations of taxis. Through modernization, technological innovations, and operating under economies of scales the Uber taxis are able to offer very low prices to its consumers compared to the regular taxi operators. In result, the Uber transport business has in the past 6 grown to