Now that Uber has refused to assign trips to the new SHL PILOT PROGRAM why is there even a need to protest? Who would be crazy to bid for this license? Let’s recap: 1) You can’t pick up in most of Manhattan; 2) You can’t pick up at the airports; 3) You’re not allowed to pick up street hails; 4) and now Uber is refusing to dispatch to the…
Now that Uber has refused to assign trips to the new SHL PILOT PROGRAM why is there even a need to protest? Who would be crazy to bid for this license? Let’s recap: 1) You can’t pick up in most of Manhattan; 2) You can’t pick up at the airports; 3) You’re not allowed to pick up street hails; 4) and now Uber is refusing to dispatch to these licensees. That’s it. The program is dead. On the day of the auction this new SHL PILOT PROGRAM may take weeks to fill up (or may not fill up at all) instead of the few minutes it took for the EV license. Someone please explain to me WHY someone would be crazy enough to apply for this license. What am I missing here?
Our take is traditional black car & livery bases believe people will get these licenses to work for them (e.g., driver may not work for Uber/Lyft, outer borough/airport focused driver, NEMT focused driver, etc.). Ideally, what the traditional bases would have liked is the ability to directly claim some of these TLC Plates, but they didn't get that.
Now that Uber has refused to assign trips to the new SHL PILOT PROGRAM why is there even a need to protest? Who would be crazy to bid for this license? Let’s recap: 1) You can’t pick up in most of Manhattan; 2) You can’t pick up at the airports; 3) You’re not allowed to pick up street hails; 4) and now Uber is refusing to dispatch to these licensees. That’s it. The program is dead. On the day of the auction this new SHL PILOT PROGRAM may take weeks to fill up (or may not fill up at all) instead of the few minutes it took for the EV license. Someone please explain to me WHY someone would be crazy enough to apply for this license. What am I missing here?
They might change later on and start dispatching driver at the airport smh
Our take is traditional black car & livery bases believe people will get these licenses to work for them (e.g., driver may not work for Uber/Lyft, outer borough/airport focused driver, NEMT focused driver, etc.). Ideally, what the traditional bases would have liked is the ability to directly claim some of these TLC Plates, but they didn't get that.