BC plans to introduce a series of improvements to help the taxi industry modernize and remain competitive in anticipation of ridesharing services coming to the province by the holiday season.
The Province isn't about to allow Uber..just yet. But it is coming.
BC plans to introduce a series of improvements to help the taxi industry modernize and remain competitive in anticipation of ride-sharing services coming to the province by the holiday season.
One of the initiatives announced this morning is a new app-based technology.
The Province will invest up to $1 million to help the taxi industry develop an app with the capability of shared dispatch to allow the taxi sector province-wide to better compete with new entrants to the market. It will also allow customers to hail and pay for a taxi with a smartphone in the same way that they would for a ride-sharing service.
Beginning this summer, government will seek additional input from taxi drivers, the ride-sharing and taxi industries, police, airports, municipalities, ICBC and RoadSafety B.C. as the Province finalizes its plan in time for the 2017 holiday season.