In the Switzerland, uber right now offered a taxi service which is legal at least in Zurich. It is called «Uber-X» and conveys no individuals, but only drivers and vehicles with a taxi license. The taxi drivers must have passed a driving test for commercial passenger transport and regularly go to the doctor. The taxis have a tachograph. 
If uber legally may convey taxi rides under these conditions also in the city of Bern, the industrial police don't know yet. «Currently lawyers clarify whether is uber can be reconciled with the taxi regulation of in the canton of Bern», says Marc Heeb, head of the Bernese trade police. "Soon we will decide a clean solution and lets say under what conditions uber may convey taxis in the city of Bern."
In Zurich, it already works: no phone call, only with two clicks on the Smartphone can be ordered there a driver over the taxi app uber. The app locates the site of the customer via satellite and advised the fastest available driver. Whose directions - takes an average of six minutes in Zurich - can track the customers on their Smartphone. Or they will be informed by SMS: "Hi, your uber at this moment arrives! 
You do not need cash. The expenses will be debited from the credit card. A trip for which you would pay normally 30 francs in Zurich taxi cost 20 francs.

Soon, the uber-app in Geneva will work. And as one of the nearest towns, the Swiss offshoot of the American Internet company looking to Bern. «In the main city, there is keen interest in uber», says the head of uber Switzerland, Rasoul Jalali. Why would he know that? Because uber registers always exactly where the app is clicked. At the Bern main train station that is common - but still without the need a taxi. Because in Bern, uber has no driver. Not yet. 

In Bern about probably easy game had to find driver: in the city nearly 500 employees and independent Täxeler compete for the customers themselves. Sometimes, they must wait almost two hours for the next passenger. 

"A new competitor is totally unnecessary," commented also Markus Kunz, owner of the Bernese Nova taxis, uber plans. At Nova-taxi, you can order a vehicle three years via app. Nothing to uber say want bears taxi, the second great Bernese taxi company's Managing Director. Is obvious: the Bernese taxi services mainly resent the low prices offered by uber. Nova-taxi-chef Kunz because even blatantly Announces: "As soon as the first uber-taxi Bern leaves, I am no longer willing to pay licence fees and the cost for the proficiency testing of drivers of the city." Per year and car cost the companies against 2000 Swiss francs. For their taxis must waiting customers on the 15 official stands in the city. 

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About taxis, however, come only via Internet stuff to their customers. You need therefore no stands and no concession. Uber driver need only a permit for commercial passenger and a tachograph vehicle.

Kunz does not worried because uber is still: we have many regular customers with booked trips. Uber exists a taxi only immediately or not at all.» That many of his drivers could switch to uber, Kunz is not feared also. The uber drivers although receive 80 percent of sales. But the car, gas and repairs must pay them. 

«Via uber, the driver can drive more often much and earn more», however, trumps Jalali. He can even imagine, that hired taxi drivers at the same time as uber drivers are. As Kunz but dismissive: "we have a non-competition clauses in the contract of employment. (Berner Zeitung)

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Berlin and Hamburg wanted to ban uber - Bern clarifies 

In Berlin and Hamburg, the authorities wanted to prohibit the above car-sharing service. Uber still keep going. In the city of Bern, the industrial police clears currently, how she will respond to uber.The uber-app does not offer the same in all countries. That's why the Bernese taxi driver, can expect not that the authorities in the German cities of Berlin and Hamburg are attempting to ban uber.

 The uber service offered by the Swiss offshoot of the American company in the Switzerland, is legal in the city of Zurich. 

In Berlin and Hamburg, the authorities wanted to ban uber because customers there are taught at private drivers. «Uber-Pop» means this kind of mediation. The reason for the prohibition of "Uber-Pop": The authorities worry about the security of our customers. Because neither the driver nor the cars are approved for commercial passenger transport. In an accident, no insurance would pay under certain circumstances. 

Uber wanted to abide in Germany by the ban and now fought with success against the decision. The reason of the company: The current legislation came from a time before there were smartphones or Google. 

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