To the Taxicab Authority’s enforcement staff, Uber drivers are like any other illegal operator. Philosophical differences are what have driven the debate over Uber and other ride-sharing companies seeking to operate in the state. “We’re not going to get into an argument over philosophies,” “We’re going to enforce the law,” said Bruce Breslow, director of the state’s Department of Business and Industry, which oversees the Nevada Transportation Authority and the Nevada Taxicab Authority. Regulators, meanwhile, say they will enforce the state’s transportation statutes and regulations, which means they probably will cite drivers and impound their vehicles if they’re caught transporting customers without a license. In the company’s initial rollout, Uber drivers will not pick up customers in the city’s resort corridor or at McCarran International Airport but will be able to drop off passengers at those locations.Ĭompany officials say the service will be available across the Las Vegas Valley and in Reno and Carson City with rates that are 10 percent to 20 percent below taxi rates. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)Īfter months of strategizing, representatives of Uber say they will launch their controversial ride-sharing platform in Las Vegas and Reno this afternoon. Uber, the ride-sharing company, is launching its operation Friday afternoon. 23, 2014, near The "Welcome to Downtown Las Vegas" sign on Las Vegas Boulevard. Uber driver Maria Nekljudova of Las Vegas poses for photo near historic Las Vegas mural at 1441 South Las Vegas Boulevard on Thursday, Oct.
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