Post by account_disabled on Nov 25, 2023 10:07:26 GMT
Young companies that invent new means of transportation using the Web are getting angry with the old world of taxis. The two worlds collided during a round table. In order to break the deadlock, they are asking for reimbursement of taxi licenses from the state. There it was the public who screamed.
The clash continues between taxis C Level Executive List and new modes of transport, resulting from Web and mobile technologies. The representative of Taxis bleus defended, responsibly but with a strong dose of bad faith, the positions of taxi drivers against new players such as Blablacar, SnapCar or Moovit, who showed themselves mercilessly. The discussion took place on December 4 during a round table organized at Swiss Post headquarters, on the theme of innovative modes of transport.
The room refuses to pay the billions of euros
On the one hand, the CEO of Taxis Bleus asks that we understand the taxi drivers who have invested a fortune in their license. On the other hand, supporters of innovative means of transport rebel and end up demanding that taxi licenses be reimbursed so that we can move to a truly competitive market. On the other hand, it was the audience – around two hundred people – who booed, refusing to pay the billions of euros that this represents.
Frédéric Mazzela, founder of Blablacar, the carpooling site, got his feet wet. “ Are we talking about 15 minutes? he asked as the roundtable droned on in political correctness. This is the 15-minute deadline imposed on new providers of transport services by private car with private driver, VTC (tourist vehicles with driver). They are required to wait 15 minutes before charging a customer, which puts them at a disadvantage compared to taxi drivers who do not have this constraint.
It was the unions who negotiated
Yann Ricordel, general director of Taxis bleus, worked to defend the vision of taxis, although he himself was not involved in the negotiations which led to this 15-minute deadline. “ It was the unions who negotiated, ” he recalls.
The DG puts forward two arguments, he believes that we must understand the taxi drivers who have gone into debt for their license and he emphasizes that there are jobs to defend in the call centers of taxi companies. “ Put yourself in the place of taxi drivers who invested up to €140,000 for their license in France, and we cannot transfer them for 10 years. In New York, a license has even just been negotiated for $1 million. For our part, we must adapt our economic models. »
30% of reservations by mobile App in the future according to Taxis bleus
The mobile application should represent 30% of taxi orders at Taxis bleus in the coming years, announces Yann Ricordel, CEO of Taxis bleus. He intends to moderate the significantly higher figures announced by Dave Ashton, founder of Snapcar, a VTC service bookable by mobile application intended mainly for businesses. Snapcar is a competitor to Uber or LeCab. Dave Ashton estimates that the mobile app currently accounts for 5% of bookings. He expects that this will be 95% of reservations in 2018.
The clash continues between taxis C Level Executive List and new modes of transport, resulting from Web and mobile technologies. The representative of Taxis bleus defended, responsibly but with a strong dose of bad faith, the positions of taxi drivers against new players such as Blablacar, SnapCar or Moovit, who showed themselves mercilessly. The discussion took place on December 4 during a round table organized at Swiss Post headquarters, on the theme of innovative modes of transport.
The room refuses to pay the billions of euros
On the one hand, the CEO of Taxis Bleus asks that we understand the taxi drivers who have invested a fortune in their license. On the other hand, supporters of innovative means of transport rebel and end up demanding that taxi licenses be reimbursed so that we can move to a truly competitive market. On the other hand, it was the audience – around two hundred people – who booed, refusing to pay the billions of euros that this represents.
Frédéric Mazzela, founder of Blablacar, the carpooling site, got his feet wet. “ Are we talking about 15 minutes? he asked as the roundtable droned on in political correctness. This is the 15-minute deadline imposed on new providers of transport services by private car with private driver, VTC (tourist vehicles with driver). They are required to wait 15 minutes before charging a customer, which puts them at a disadvantage compared to taxi drivers who do not have this constraint.
It was the unions who negotiated
Yann Ricordel, general director of Taxis bleus, worked to defend the vision of taxis, although he himself was not involved in the negotiations which led to this 15-minute deadline. “ It was the unions who negotiated, ” he recalls.
The DG puts forward two arguments, he believes that we must understand the taxi drivers who have gone into debt for their license and he emphasizes that there are jobs to defend in the call centers of taxi companies. “ Put yourself in the place of taxi drivers who invested up to €140,000 for their license in France, and we cannot transfer them for 10 years. In New York, a license has even just been negotiated for $1 million. For our part, we must adapt our economic models. »
30% of reservations by mobile App in the future according to Taxis bleus
The mobile application should represent 30% of taxi orders at Taxis bleus in the coming years, announces Yann Ricordel, CEO of Taxis bleus. He intends to moderate the significantly higher figures announced by Dave Ashton, founder of Snapcar, a VTC service bookable by mobile application intended mainly for businesses. Snapcar is a competitor to Uber or LeCab. Dave Ashton estimates that the mobile app currently accounts for 5% of bookings. He expects that this will be 95% of reservations in 2018.