Apologising to London, Uber CEO offers change to keep licence


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 26 Sep 2017

A message on the Uber app is seen on mobile telephone in London, Britain, September 25, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

LONDON: Uber's new boss Dara Khosrowshahi apologised to Londoners for the taxi app's mistakes and pledged to make changes as the Silicon Valley firm tries to overturn a decision to strip it of its licence in one of its major markets. 

The British capital's transport regulator on Friday deemed Uber unfit to run a taxi service and decided not to renew its licence to operate, which will end this week, citing the firm's approach to reporting serious criminal offences and background checks on drivers. 

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