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Israel: Antitrust commissioner calls for Uber-style ride-sharing

By  |  September 7, 2016

Antitrust Commissioner Michal Halperin on Wednesday called on the government to advance ride-sharing, a service made popular by companies such as Uber and Lyft, to compete with taxi cabs.

Though Uber operates in Israel, the UberX service that allows regular people to accept payments for giving rides remains illegal. Transportation Minister Israel Katz remains a staunch opponent of opening the market to such services, which often offer transport at cheaper prices than traditional taxis.

“We cannot allow the interests of taxi-owners to prevent or delay changes to the existing regulatory policy, which aims to open the transportation sector to competition and implement modern technologies that provide clear increases to well-being,” Halperin said in a letter to the Transportation Ministry.

Full Content: The Jerusalem Post

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