Startling: Uber returns to Budapest but will be very different
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We wrote in February that the popular ride-sharing service Uber would return to Budapest after being ‘banned’ by the new regulations of the Hungarian government in 2016. However, their service will be very different from what we are used to before.
According to infostart.hu, the American company awaits permission from the Hungarian authorities to start service in Budapest. However, it will be different from its old version. The new service will lack some advantages Hungarians used to like in Uber. For example, sharing a ride will not be cheaper than getting in a cab, and random drivers will not be able to transport passengers. That is what the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) told rtl.hu, as reported by Pénzcentrum.
Uber will be like any other Hungarian taxi companies
The re-establishment of Uber’s service is now waiting for permission concerning their dispatcher centre. The transportation company will operate as a joint subsidiary of the Főtaxi Group and Uber, F Mobilitás Ltd. Therefore, entering the market is only a plan.
Réka Bittera, the ride-sharing company’s contact in Hungary, said she cannot serve details until they get the permission. However, she shared some information about the “new Uber” in the Hungarian capital:
It seems that Hungarian dont know anything about competing and even dont let other company’s to compete with each other..
So what is the different between Bolt and old taxi’s with this ??