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Car service app Uber faces driver complaints

Molly Wood Mar 28, 2013
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Car service app Uber faces driver complaints

Molly Wood Mar 28, 2013
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Services like Uber, an app which allows users to summon taxis with their smartphones, are changing the way we get around cities. But there are questions:  Does Uber properly share the bounty with drivers and does it operate in accordance with rules that govern taxis and limos in various cities?

Harvard Law professor Jonathan Zittrain joins Marketplace Tech host David Brancaccio to explain Uber’s “disruptive” technology and legal battles.

 

 

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