We summarize and highlight key moments during the public NYC TLC hearing on August 14th. Hearing focused on in-vehicle advertising. TLC set to revise rules and hold second public hearing.
I watched the public hearing live and the connection got interrupted like 3 times, I wouldn’t be surprised of thats the reason TLC didn’t uploaded it in one piece, the platform they use for doesn’t seem to be the best one out there.
3- I really don’t know if the TLC has ever been this serious about enforcing any kind of what they define as Illegal activities at airports but it can contribute to a fair game for everybody if it is done the right away, Terminal 5 its like a whole other taxi industry in there 😅, it would be good if they also keep an eye at Hotels in the city.
4- Ironic right? Now yellow cabs can officially say the work or partner with Uber, while Uber continue to benefit from it UR wise.
5- I can understand why the whole tipping through the tablets it’s important at least from a drivers perspective, drivers have always have always been skeptical about whether Uber keeps some of the tips or not, and of course some marketing can be used through the tablets to encourage passengers to tip, on the other hand, you can correct me if I am wrong but it does complicates business for other providers more than what the rules proposed do already and make things easier for most likely Uber and Lyft since they can simply decide not to partner with these providers in order to allow THEIR customers to tip on someone else’s tablet and as a consequence leverage their tablets as the only ones where passengers can tip. Tipping through the tablets will definitely give some automatic power to the apps across the interior advertising which its something the TLC needs to prevent.
I think letting the leasing companies make money on interior advertising is what seems fair (as long as drivers make the specified percentage just like VGM said), but can also understand why this matter can be complicated as well since the tablet providers will be put in a situation where later on they will complain about leasing companies not cutting a fair deal with them, causing them not being able to profit from it, or simply earning way less considering other factors along their deal with the leasing companies such as -25% for drivers, -15% (TBD) TLC provided content, minus operating costs, etc.
Hope rules proposed get amended to something that’s fair and beneficial for everybody, specially if that can bring new tablet providers that will enter the business allowing drivers to earn more than the 25% as a way of gaining market share.
I watched the public hearing live and the connection got interrupted like 3 times, I wouldn’t be surprised of thats the reason TLC didn’t uploaded it in one piece, the platform they use for doesn’t seem to be the best one out there.
3- I really don’t know if the TLC has ever been this serious about enforcing any kind of what they define as Illegal activities at airports but it can contribute to a fair game for everybody if it is done the right away, Terminal 5 its like a whole other taxi industry in there 😅, it would be good if they also keep an eye at Hotels in the city.
4- Ironic right? Now yellow cabs can officially say the work or partner with Uber, while Uber continue to benefit from it UR wise.
5- I can understand why the whole tipping through the tablets it’s important at least from a drivers perspective, drivers have always have always been skeptical about whether Uber keeps some of the tips or not, and of course some marketing can be used through the tablets to encourage passengers to tip, on the other hand, you can correct me if I am wrong but it does complicates business for other providers more than what the rules proposed do already and make things easier for most likely Uber and Lyft since they can simply decide not to partner with these providers in order to allow THEIR customers to tip on someone else’s tablet and as a consequence leverage their tablets as the only ones where passengers can tip. Tipping through the tablets will definitely give some automatic power to the apps across the interior advertising which its something the TLC needs to prevent.
I think letting the leasing companies make money on interior advertising is what seems fair (as long as drivers make the specified percentage just like VGM said), but can also understand why this matter can be complicated as well since the tablet providers will be put in a situation where later on they will complain about leasing companies not cutting a fair deal with them, causing them not being able to profit from it, or simply earning way less considering other factors along their deal with the leasing companies such as -25% for drivers, -15% (TBD) TLC provided content, minus operating costs, etc.
Hope rules proposed get amended to something that’s fair and beneficial for everybody, specially if that can bring new tablet providers that will enter the business allowing drivers to earn more than the 25% as a way of gaining market share.