The Province isn't about to allow Uber..just yet. But it is coming.
BC plans to introduce a series of improvements to help the taxi industry modernize and remain competitive in anticipation of ride-sharing services coming to the province by the holiday season.
One of the initiatives announced this morning is a new app-based technology.
The Province will invest up to $1 million to help the taxi industry develop an app with the capability of shared dispatch to allow the taxi sector province-wide to better compete with new entrants to the market. It will also allow customers to hail and pay for a taxi with a smartphone in the same way that they would for a ride-sharing service.
Beginning this summer, government will seek additional input from taxi drivers, the ride-sharing and taxi industries, police, airports, municipalities, ICBC and RoadSafety B.C. as the Province finalizes its plan in time for the 2017 holiday season.