New Front in Ride Share Regulation: Regulating the APP

Welcome to New York City, home of regulating app. NYC Taxing and Limousine Commission is proposing new rules to require:

” smartphone app operators “must apply for approval of a modification” for certain changes to any app used to arrange vehicle rides for hire.”

Ride Share companies say: the proposal “effectively grant the commission veto power over software updates”

The city says: don’t worry, we’re just…” “codify[ing] basic safety and consumer protection requirements that most apps have already adopted, and, to a large extent, it is their best practices that are the backbone of the rules.”

NYTimes