Uber to launch UberTaxi service in february / Uber宣布與計程車合作 2月推UberTAXI　　　　　　　　　　

Uber has announced that it will launch the UberTAXI service in February, partnering with the National Taxi Drivers Association. This feature will allow passengers to call taxis using the Uber app. Taxi drivers will pay no platform service charge in the launch period. The Ministry of Transportation said that it is glad to see Uber working with legal taxi companies, but it also stressed that Uber's continued use of unlicensed vehicles and drivers is still against the law. Uber has announced a new feature in partnership with the National Taxi Drivers Association. UberTAXI will be offered alongside UberBlack and UberX starting in February, allowing users to call taxis at the standard taxi fare rate. Uber will not charge a platform fee to drivers during the launch period. ==KU LI-KAI Uber Taiwan General Manager== The launch of UberTAXI shows that the car-sharing economy and the taxi industry can co-exist in a thriving and diverse market like Taiwan's. Uber stresses that the current UberBlack and UberX services will continue after UberTAXI's launch. However, its partner seems to believe otherwise. ==LIN SHENG-HO ROC National Taxi Drivers Assoc. Chair== We would only partner with them if they only dispatch taxis. There will be no partnership if there's anything else. The taxi industry is also divided over the possible partnership with Uber. The Taipei City taxi drivers' union says that this is only an attempt to cover up Uber's illegal business. The Ministry of Transportation says that it is glad to see Uber working with legal taxis, but that the dispatch of private vehicles is still illegal. ==HU TI-CHI Senior Tech. Specialist, MOTC== The platform's legality still depends on its operations model. If it's dispatching vehicles and charging fees, it still needs to register as a taxi service. Simply calling itself UberTAXI doesn't make it legal. The Ministry says that it is unclear on the specifics of Uber's new service, but that Uber still needs to register if it offers more than an information platform, and will still be fined if it does not. Translated by JOHN CHEN TRANSLATED BY：JOHN CHEN Uber宣布，二月將推出新服務，與中華民國計程車駕駛員工會全國聯合會合作，未來民眾打開Uber的app，將會看到菁英優步，尊榮優步和UberTAXI，可供選擇，UberTAXI收費將比照一般計程車跳表收費和費率，Uber初期也不會對計程車業者收取平台費。 ==Uber台灣總經理 顧立楷== 推出 UberTAXI 展現了車輛分享經濟和計程車 可以在台灣這樣健全 和多樣化市場中共存 Uber公司強調，目前有的菁英優步和尊榮優步不會因為Uber TAXI出現後消失。但求證Uber合作對象-中華民國計程車駕駛員工會全聯會，卻有不同的說法。 ==中華民國計程車駕駛員工會全聯會理事長 林聖河== 我們只要他是(派遣)小黃 才會跟他合作 如果有別的我們不會合作 Uber是否真能與計程車合作，計程車業內部也有雜音，台北市計程車駕駛工會就直指這是混淆視聽，企圖以合法掩護非法，交通部則回應，樂見Uber與合法業者合作，但如果繼續派遣自用小客車，依然是違法經營。 ==交通部簡任技正 胡迪琦== 平台的部分還是要看他 整個經營的模式 如果說他有派遣車輛 並且收取費用的事實的話 那還要申請我們的計程車客運服務業 也並不是說 我稱呼自己為UberTAXI就是合法 交通部表示，目前還沒有看到Uber具體服務內容，但如果Uber做的不只是資訊服務平台，就要依法申請，若有違法就會繼續開罰。 記者 薛宜家 謝其文 台北報導