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Über is rolling back to Spain with the UberX licenced taxi company in Madrid and a refreshing setting.
Over a year after the ban in Spain, Uber is back in the United States today with the formal start in Madrid and a new tactic: regulatory affairs. About was expelled from Madrid at the end of 2014 after printing and protesting demonstrations of locals taxi groups - a well-known history for Uber all over the globe.
However, instead of continuing anyway - and fining his riders, as was the case elsewhere - Uber has formally separated from Spain in recent month. But Uber does not go to the pub with its full range of products, such as the disputed UberPop, which turns anyone who possesses a vehicle into a motorist.
At least for the time being, Madrid's tourist and inhabitants will only be able to use UberX with the help of professionally licenced riders. It is a remarkable step by Uber, as Madrid is one of the largest European capitals, but it is also a sign of Uber's increasing readiness to cooperate with regional governments. Uber has often gone against the mark in the past and has kept the business going, although the locals have insisted that he retreat.
For example, in Australia and France, Uber continues to provide service in violation of regulatory authorities and has been reported to pay penalties on driver name. However, as we saw with the lights on in Moscow at the beginning of the month, Uber is taking a "soft-quiet" stance by adhering to the law.
Part of the deal is that the taxi operator will only use taxi riders enrolled in the city. However, this is only a small part of the history of this issue - recognizing that the best way to make progress is to keep the bill on your side and take one small leap after another into awareness.
The introduction of UberX Madrid will limit the California company's exposure in the Spain capitol - after all, only so many licences are permitted on the market. That is what Uber calls an "artificial cap" that "prevents both those who want to be riders from doing so and those traffic jam saving schemes like uberPool that demand a certain size from being viable," as the firm noted in a newsflash.
We went on: Simultaneously, the current situation clearly does not serve the interests of travellers, chauffeurs or their towns in Spain or many other parts of the globe. Working together, we can make sure that Uber and the on-demand sector improves transport, creates new possibilities for transporters and improves the life of citizens in all towns and cities. What's more, we can help to make the most of the economic and social benefits of the Uber region.
In spite of his frustration, Uber appears to be more willing to take the shot than has sometimes been the case in the past. Following the violence that shook France and led to the detention of two Uber leaders, the firm no longer needs poor PR. It therefore recognises the obligation to work "in partnership" with civil servants in the Member States in which it is active.