Vincent Pickert

Le Regard Libre N° 18 - Vincent F. Pickert (our guest of the month)

With Uber banned in Spain, Nevada and India, anti-Uber protests in Paris and debates at Toronto City Council, tension is mounting around the Californian giant. Indeed, the alternative service to traditional cabs is causing concern: anyone can, at low cost and with just a few clicks, take advantage of or offer cab services. For Uber Pop, the most controversial service, no license, training or certification is required: registration on the app is all that's needed.

Unfortunately, this disruptive technology suffers from its innovative nature. Cab unions, politicians and citizens respectively accuse Uber of unfair competition, lawlessness and destroying traditions - in London, for example, with the famous “Cabs”. In the spirit of conservatism and justice, the “sharing economy” service is being banned from more and more parts of the globe.