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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 531

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Taxi driver Shlomo Yitzhaki speaks to Channel 12 on August 21, 2023. (Screen capture/Channel 12)
August 21, 2023, 11:35 pm
‘Drive, you stinking leftist’: Taxi passenger assaults driver as own daughter watches
70-year-old files police complaint after passenger with a toddler breaks his nose, lacerates his forehead in Tel Aviv
By ToI Staff
An illustrative photo of an Uber car (Skoda) in Warsaw, Poland, in 2019. (MOZCO Mateusz Szymanski via iStock by Getty Images)
July 5, 2022, 11:29 pm
Uber to relaunch ride-hailing operations in Israel with licensed cab drivers
Company to compete for passengers and drivers with Gett and Yango, in a return to the local market 5 years after being restricted
By Ricky Ben-David
Illustrative: Line of taxis waiting for passengers (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)
November 27, 2017, 12:39 pm
Court bans Uber ride-sharing activity in Israel
Judge says drivers without taxi licenses cannot pick up passengers due to lack of insurance
By ToI Staff
A GetTaxi vehicle in Tel Aviv. (Courtesy)
From the WebOctober 19, 2017, 4:54 pm
VW is said to back own tech rather than fund Uber rival Gett
Bloomberg: Volkswagen AG, Gett’s most important investor, has decided not to partake in Israeli firm’s latest funding round, people familiar say
Taxis drivers demonstrate at Ben Gurion Airport outside of Tel Aviv against the airport's planned 12% reduction in cab fares, June 12, 2017. The placard says 'no discount.' (FLASH90)
June 13, 2017, 1:31 am
Taxi drivers disrupt airport services over rates dispute
Airport said to reach compromise with cabbies after they protest plans for 12 percent discount on list prices
By ToI Staff
A GetTaxi vehicle in Tel Aviv. (Courtesy)
May 3, 2017, 11:20 am
Israeli ridesharing startups face tough drive on streets of New York
Gett-Juno deal aims to give on-demand mobility rivals Uber and Lyft a run for their money
By Shoshanna Solomon
A GetTaxi vehicle in Tel Aviv. (Courtesy)
April 27, 2017, 3:45 am
Israeli rideshare rivals Gett, Juno join forces
$200m buyout aims to position the two transportation companies to compete with better-known rivals Uber and Lyft in ultra-competitive New York market
By AFP and Luke Tress
A GetTaxi vehicle in Tel Aviv. (Courtesy)
April 26, 2017, 1:57 pm
Gett reportedly negotiating $250 million acquisition of Juno
Move would help the two Israeli transportation companies compete with rivals Uber and Lyft in New York City
By Luke Tress
A GetTaxi vehicle in Tel Aviv. (Courtesy)
May 25, 2016, 10:40 pm
Volkswagen pumps $300 million into Israeli taxi app Gett
Deal with the ridesharing start-up will allow 2 companies to share data, explore collaboration for future projects
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Line of taxis waiting for passengers (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)
From the WebOctober 1, 2015, 5:29 pm
Taxi tensions for Israeli ‘kosher’ cab app
With just one touch of a button in Jerusalem, you can now order a taxi with a carseat for the baby, a cold drink, fresh flowers — or a ‘mehadrin’ driver, Buzzfeed reports
A shared sherut taxi on the way to Tel Aviv, January 10, 2013. (Photo credit: Louis Fisher/Flash90)
From the WebMay 25, 2015, 3:41 pm
Yet another ride service — only this one is different
Crain’s NY Business: A new ride service called Via has its roots in Israel’s ‘sherut’ taxi service.
A GetTaxi vehicle in Tel Aviv. (Courtesy)
From the WebDecember 1, 2014, 4:48 pm
GetTaxi cuts Russia price to $1 to fend off Uber
Bloomberg: Moscow cab passengers get a major windfall as the taxi battles heat up there
Illustrative: Line of taxis waiting for passengers (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)
November 25, 2014, 5:25 am
GetTaxi pans racist customer
After anti-Arab Facebook comment, taxi order service tells woman it’s not interested in her business
By ToI Staff
From the WebFebruary 6, 2014, 12:41 pm
GetTaxi booking stands used by Facebook, W Hotel, Gordon Ramsay
Mobile Entertainment: A new kiosk being launched in London, Israel and Russia and, soon, New York, will help the Israeli start-up to expand
Roy Povarchik
December 29, 2013, 1:04 pm
Roy Povarchik
4 services for your online shopping addiction
A little help to go ‘window shopping’ for the impulse buyer
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