Taxi operators need to embrace, not obstruct, the urban mobility revolution

GoCarShare was established in 2009. Drummond Gilbert is its chief executive officer, Alastair Thompson is chief operating officer, and Giles Bailey is a board member.

GoCarShare was established in 2009. Drummond Gilbert is its chief executive officer, Alastair Thompson is chief operating officer, and Giles Bailey is a board member.

As our cities grow and sustainability and environmental concerns become core to providing robust, pleasant and competitive places to live and work, mobility is changing. This is also changing the role of taxis and other shared vehicles. The role of a number of the existing providers, such as the black cabs in London, New York’s famous yellow cabs and even the local private hire/ minicab vehicles in a UK provincial town is being challenged. On 11 June we saw taxi strikes around Europe and...

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