Los Angeles, CA is revitalizing and modernizing the taxi industry to compete with Uber and Lyft

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The Los Angeles City Council approved an ordinance to revitalize and modernize the taxi industry to compete with Uber and Lyft by overhauling the city-regulated franchise system. The ordinance granted ride-hailing applications access to traffic and other city data in order to make dispatching riders more efficient. The ordinance also reduced cosmetic requirements for taxis to a simple decal and removed the cap on the number of authorized cabs with 10-year permits.

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Los Angeles Looks to Save Taxi Industry With New Apps

Competing against the venture capital-funded apps, traditional taxi companies shrank or went out of business, and drivers left in droves as the small industry grappled to find new technology.

Los Angeles Taxi Commission launches new taxi calling app – Annenberg Media

For the first time since the 1990s, the LA city taxi permitting system has been changed. On Tuesday, the LA city council unanimously voted in favor of an ordinance that is expected to drastically deregulate the industry.

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