Uber launched a new partnership with Italy's biggest taxi dispatcher, meaning it’s now possible to hail a cab via the app.
Rome became the first city in Italy to agree to allow Uber to enter the local taxi market, according to Italian media reports.
Taxis can be summoned via the app, which gives an estimate of the cost upon booking. However the final price of your journey will be determined by the taxi meter.
Rome’s taxi drivers staged a series of protests in recent weeks against the planned expansion of Uber and a new decree containing provisions for deregulating the highly protected taxi sector.
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